Guides
Simple, practical guides for planning a celebration of life.
How to Plan a Celebration of Life
How to plan a celebration of life, step by step — choosing a date and place, gathering memories, and shaping a gathering that feels like the person you love.
Read the guide →How to Collect Photos and Memories From Family After a Loss
After a loss, photos and stories scatter across everyone who knew them. A gentle, practical way to collect memories from family before they slip away.
Read the guide →How to Create an Online Memorial Page
How to create an online memorial page for someone you've lost — gather photos and memories from everyone who knew them, share it with a link, and keep it. Free, no account needed to contribute.
Read the guide →How to Make a Memorial Slideshow, Step by Step
How to make a memorial slideshow, step by step — from gathering photos to music, timing, and playing it without a hitch on the day.
Read the guide →Memorial Slideshow Ideas for a Celebration of Life
Creative memorial slideshow ideas for a celebration of life — choosing photos, ordering them, adding music, and building a slideshow that moves the room.
Read the guide →How to Create a Memory Book for a Funeral or Celebration of Life
How to create a memory book for a funeral or celebration of life — gather stories and photos, choose what goes in, and turn it into a keepsake the family keeps.
Read the guide →What to Do With Photos After a Funeral
The photos are everywhere — poster boards, shoeboxes, five phones. A practical, gentle way to gather them after a funeral and turn them into a keepsake.
Read the guide →Celebration of Life After Direct Cremation
Direct cremation gives your family time. Here's how to plan a meaningful celebration of life on your own schedule — with no funeral home involved.
Read the guide →What to Say at a Celebration of Life
What to say at a celebration of life — how to open, what to include, and examples you can adapt. Plus how to share a memory in writing if speaking isn't for you.
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