Celebration of Life Planning Guide
Plan a gathering to remember someone, with care.
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Help me plan a celebration of life. The person being remembered and what they loved: [PERSON_LOVED]. Family wishes and constraints (religion, culture, budget): [WISHES_CONSTRAINTS]. Number of guests and venue ideas: [GUESTS_VENUES]. Be gentle and practical. Provide a flexible outline: gathering, welcome, readings or music, shared memories, a way for guests to contribute (memory book, photo wall), refreshments, and closing. Include a task list with roles for family and friends so that one person is not overwhelmed, a simple budget table, and a message for invitations. Add notes on accessibility, children, and quiet space for people who need it. Do not provide legal or religious guidance; mark legal and venue requirements as items to confirm with the venue and the family's advisers [VERIFY] for [JURISDICTION]. If I mention distress, remind me that support from friends, a counsellor, or a helpline in my area may help. Also add a short list of questions to help the family choose what feels right, and a checklist for the day itself that includes a person to greet guests and someone to care for the family so they can be present. Add a practical section on the weeks before the gathering. Provide a checklist of decisions the family may need to make (date, place, who speaks, how to share memories, flowers or donations in lieu, food), a simple message to circulate the details to friends and relatives, and a way to share the task of calling people so that one person does not carry it all. Suggest ways to include guests who cannot travel, such as a recorded message or an online condolence page, with the family's consent. Add a short list of things that often help on the day: a person assigned to greet guests, a quiet room, tissues and water, a simple order of events printed for those who want it, and someone who knows where the keys and paperwork are. Close with a gentle reminder that there is no single correct way to remember someone. Keep this non-clinical: no diagnosis, no treatment, no medication suggestions. If anything I write suggests I am in danger, put a short crisis-resources message first and point me to a local helpline.
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