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 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 | Jul 22, 2016 | Funeral music, Life celebration, Pre-planning funeral, Preplanning your funeral, Uncategorized
Anyone else want a disco ball at their funeral? I met a woman last night who, upon hearing about my business, practically cut me off to tell me that she’s already told her husband she wants a disco ball at her funeral. Or more precisely, in her mausoleum....
by Kyle Tevlin | Jul 14, 2016 | Death, Funerals, New Zealand, Personalized funeral, Pre-planning funeral, Preplanning your funeral
Here’s a little inspiration for you from the New Zealand Listener. A rhapsody of praise for the self-created, celebratory funeral from one Kevin Ireland. He and his wife decided, in their 70s and after attending one too many morbid funerals, that they wanted...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jun 2, 2016 | Funerals, Pre-planning funeral, Preplanning your funeral, Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking a lot about issue of knowing we should get our funeral plans done in advance, and even—halleluia!— actually wanting to, and still not getting around to it. And let’s face it, unless you have a terminal diagnosis or are pushing 90s,...