How Alicia did it for Poppa
- Lots of laughter
- Plenty of music
- Celebration of life
Danielle's story
- Simple and straightforward
- Unattended cremation
- Keeping costs low
Richard's story
- Gaining rights to an existing grave
- Switching funeral directors
- Elvis funeral songs
Katie's story
- Low cost
- Pets at the funeral
- Funny songs
Roger's story
- Large funeral
- Irish Catholic ceremony
- Taking ashes overseas
Planning Alastair’s funeral
- Large ceremony
- Live music
- Bentley hearse
Marsha's story
- No-fuss funeral
- Simple service
- Lots of guests
Saying goodbye to Ollie
- Small and intimate
- Hospital chapel
- Donations instead of flowers
Last Post on the bugle for Lance
- Military funeral
- Soldier pallbearers
- Football club colours and songs
How Steph did it for Liz
- Humanist funeral
- Visiting the chapel of rest
- Planning from a distance
Celebrating Polly’s life
- Celebration of life
- Colourful clothes
- Quintessentially British
A final ta-ra to James
- Peaky Blinders theme
- 1920s dress code
- Custom coffin
Szczepan’s story
- Rainbow coffin
- Champagne on arrival
- 200+ guests
Shaun’s story
- Celebration of life
- Football anthems
- 200+ guests
How Sunny did it for Bapu-Ji
- Hindu funeral
- Prayers and hymns
- 200+ guests
Planning Nanna May’s funeral
- Planned remotely
- Visual tributes
- Funeral keepsakes
A joint funeral for Pauline and Johnny
- Joint funeral
- Two hearses
- Shared eulogy
Nigel’s story
- Planning two funerals at once
- Horse and carriages
- Keeping ashes
How Pat planned her own funeral
- Planning ahead
- Writing your own eulogy
- Quirky coffin
How to arrange a funeral step-by-step guide
Need to arrange a funeral? Not sure where to start? We've put together this guide to make planning a funeral easier.