It is always welcome to send flowers for a funeral service after someone that you knew and especially someone that you loved has passed away, though there are some pieces of etiquette that you’ll want to make sure you observe when you decide to follow through on this tradition.
Many of these pieces of etiquette are pretty common sense and relatively simple and straightforward, but it is still important that you’re aware of these details to make sure that you never step on any toes or crossed the line (even inadvertently) – especially in as sensitive a situation as a time of mourning can be.
Here are some of the most important pieces of proper etiquette for funeral flowers you want to observe when it’s time to send floral tributes for a funeral service.
Understand and respect your relationship to the deceased and any survivors
The most important thing that you are going to want to really focus on before you send any type of floral arrangement for any funeral is the kind of relationship that you shared with the deceased as well as the relationship that you have with any of the survivors.
Though there aren’t any hard and fast rules regarding sending flowers, the truth of the matter is that there are some accepted practices you want to observe – especially if you aren’t a member of the immediate family of the person that has passed away.
Be respectful, honor of the deceased as well as the survivors, and you’ll never have to worry about your funeral flower arrangement going unappreciated. Instead you’ll be able to choose the most appropriate floral gifts for these people you care so much about, without every worrying about crossing a line of etiquette along the way.
Be sure of where to send your flowers in the first place.
It’s also important that you are sure to send flowers to the right location or you run the risk of crossing boundaries that you may not have even known existed.
Funeral traditions are changing on an almost daily basis these days, and some folks are going to want to hold more traditional services than others. You’ll need to know exactly what kind of services will be held before you start to send flowers to a funeral home or a burial site.
It’s also always a good idea to contact someone (ideally not someone in the immediate family, as they are likely dealing with a lot of extra stress and pressure in these difficult and challenging times) to verify when and where you should have your flowers delivered for the service – if they should be delivered to the funeral home at all!
If you are unsure of how you should approach this situation, consider sending those flowers directly to the survivors themselves. These kinds of arrangements convey your feelings just as well without you having to worry about breaching etiquette, and they may even be better received.
