hestiaIdeas for a farewell
Food that gathers people
What they cooked, or what they always asked for. People stay longer when there is food, and staying longer is usually the point. Several families have said the catering mattered more than the service did.
How it can look
- Their own recipe, cooked by the family, however imperfectly.
- Everyone brings one dish, which means nobody has to organize anything.
- A repast with room for people to speak as they eat, rather than beforehand.
Words you can use with a funeral director
We would like to serve food afterwards, and some of it will be cooked by the family. Is that allowed in your space, and is there a kitchen we could use?
This sits with
Other ideas families have used
- At home, the night beforeA vigil, a rosary, a novena, people sitting in the front room with the door open. Often…
- A table of their lifeA long table, and the things they actually touched. Reading glasses, a tool from the shed,…
- Music that was actually theirsNot what is usually played, but what they really listened to. The song from the kitchen…