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What you want, written down where your family will find it.

Your family should never have to guess. These guides cover recording your funeral wishes, writing an order of service, and the letters that sit alongside a will to carry everything a legal document cannot.

Record your wishes alongside your will

Watercolour of an empty wooden bench in a garden of remembrance, rose beds and a low brick wall in soft autumn light

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Direct cremation: what it is, what it costs, and who it suits

A cremation with no service and nobody present, at a fraction of the cost. Why families choose it, what it leaves undone, and how to ask for it.

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The funeral order of service: what goes in it and how to write one

Part programme, part keepsake. The standard structure, what to put on each page, and why writing your own in advance is a quiet act of kindness.

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Watercolour of a hymn book and a sprig of rosemary on a wooden pew, light through a stained window

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Recording your funeral wishes: what to write down and where

Funeral wishes are not legally binding, and the will is usually read too late. Where to record them so your family actually has them on the day.

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