More than anything else we work with you to ensure the service we create is a tribute to the distinctive character of the person we are saying farewell to. This involves some big picture decisions in terms of the selection of the venue, displays of photographs and choice of music, but it is the subtle details that make a funeral truly memorable.
This is where you will find our Funeral Planners to be invaluable and their advice is available at no extra charge as part of our service. Indeed in our experience, the additional effort involved in arranging a more memorable funeral usually makes very little difference to the eventual cost.
Your relationship with your Funeral Planner at Seasons begins the moment you call us and extends for as long it takes to ensure the service we are arranging on your behalf is as memorable as we can possibly make it.
Broadly speaking our services cover the following:
Transferring the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home
Registering the death with the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Dispatching medical certificates to the relevant authorities
Consulting with you and your family about the funeral service
Liaising with the cemetery or crematoria on your behalf
Booking the church or venue of your choice
Providing Seasons chapels for funeral and memorial services
Preparing the deceased for viewing and supplying a private viewing room
Embalming by our qualified specialists if required
Supplying the hearse and other transport as necessary
Arranging floral displays
Collecting floral tribute cards
Obtaining signatures on the attendance cards or book
Arranging catering for a gathering after the funeral service
Developing keep-sakes, which may contain the ashes of the deceased
Advising on the storage or dispersal of the deceased's ashes
Supplying personalised mourning stationery as requested
Recording the service on video or audio and supplying DVD or CD copies
Use of our library, which contains books on the process of grieving and renewal that is suitable for all ages