by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 29, 2016 | Acceptance of death, alternative containers, Caskets, funeral costs, Life celebration, New Zealand, Personalized caskets, Pre-planning funeral, Uncategorized
It’s that time again. Another vote for the power of making your own casket courtesy of The Guardian. “Scores of retirees across the country have formed clubs so they can get together and build their own coffins.” “I had a deep-seated feeling that people’s...
by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 23, 2016 | Acceptance of death, Life celebration, Personalized funeral, Planning your own funerals, Pre-planning funeral, Preplanning your funeral
A few words today about the “What do I care, I’ll be dead” train of thought that some people favor as a way to avoid funeral talk. Fair enough, your absence from the event cannot be argued. However, the loose connection in that rationale is that your...
by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 15, 2016 | Acceptance of death, Death, Death games, Funny death
I Want a Fun Funeral loves all things fun, and games are particularly irresistible. How about a game called Morbid Curiosity that’s after my own heart… for the sole purpose of making the topic of death easier to discuss, and having fun in the process. Since I...
by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 15, 2016 | Acceptance of death, Death, Death games, Funny death
I Want a Fun Funeral loves all things fun, and games are particularly irresistible. How about a game called Morbid Curiosity that’s after my own heart… for the sole purpose of making the topic of death easier to discuss, and having fun in the process. Since I...
by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
I Want a Fun Funeral is about taking it up a notch, refusing to settle for a generic, boring funeral, and making sure your personality is in it! And this can only happen if you make some decisions in advance and write them down. And what *I, Kyle* do is teach you all...
by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 2, 2016 | Classes, Planning your own funerals, Pre-planning funeral, Preplanning your funeral
Shameless Promotion Opportunity! As summer is unofficially coming to an end and we look ahead—whether reluctantly or excitedly—to the next season, here’s what I Want a Fun Funeral has to offer for local folks. Hoping this goes in the “excitedly” category....
by Kyle Tevlin | Aug 26, 2016 | Planning your own funerals, Pre-planning funeral, Preplanning your funeral, Uncategorized
I always tell the amazing fun funeral planners in my workshops that writing down what you want is essential. I even mention it to strangers sitting at a bar if we happen to get on the topic. Which if you’re me, is not a rare event. Chalk one up for my life, I...
by Kyle Tevlin | Aug 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sometimes your vision is crystal clear, such as the disco-ball-in-the-mausoleum-lover from a few posts’ ago. But other times it can be totally unobvious (not actually a word), yet there is something… just a gnawing little something, where you know that the...
by Kyle Tevlin | Aug 12, 2016 | Death, Funeral music, Uncategorized
Trivia! Do you know… The name of the theme music to the 1955-1965 show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents? “Funeral March Of A Marionette” written in 1872 by French composer Charles Gounod. According to Wikipedia, Hitchcock died on April 29, 1980, at 80 years old. His body...
by Kyle Tevlin | Aug 12, 2016 | Death, Funeral music, Uncategorized
Trivia! Do you know… The name of the theme music to the 1955-1965 show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents? “Funeral March Of A Marionette” written in 1872 by French composer Charles Gounod. According to Wikipedia, Hitchcock died on April 29, 1980, at 80 years old. His body...
