Cremation ceremony
One of twenty-three terms in the resource centre
At a cremation with mourners present, the coffin is brought into the crematorium chapel for a service, and the committal follows at the end. The cremation itself takes place afterwards, out of sight, and the ashes are usually ready within a few days. A direct cremation has no ceremony at all: there is no service and no mourners, and the cremation happens on a date set by the crematorium.
Funero arranges direct cremation, at a fixed £1,295. We do not arrange services at the crematorium, and a direct cremation cannot be attended. If your family would like time with your loved one first, we can arrange a private viewing at our chapel of rest in London or Nottinghamshire, which costs £150.
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The service, minute by minute, is in what happens at a cremation service, and the cremation itself in how long a cremation takes. A cremation with no service at all is a direct cremation, which we arrange for a fixed £1,295.
Related terms: Cremation and Eulogy. Every term, explained.
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