How important is cost when choosing a funeral home?

When choosing a2 funeral home the difference in pricing typically determines the level of service you will receive. 

A quick internet search of funeral homes in your area will likely yield many results. If you haven’t had experience with a funeral home previously, it may be difficult to choose. You may wonder if you should go with the least expensive location, or if it’s better to choose a more expensive option. 

Funeral homes have a built-in fee for the services of their director and staff, often called a Basic Services Fee. This fee covers a wide variety of services that the funeral home can provide from helping file paperwork to spending time with you planning the details of your service to assisting you in locating reputable vendors. 

Funeral directors take pride in planning services that honor your loved one’s memory and most will go out of their way to incorporate important details. Their community connections can also save you time and headache by helping you locate everything from an officiant for your service to a vendor for the specific type of flower your loved one wanted. 

Many of the cheaper or discount funeral homes can do so because they don’t offer the same level of service that other funeral homes do. 

Discount services or directed cremation services may not help with service planning at all, leaving this all up to the family to do on their own. While it may seem like doing it all yourself is a great idea, when it comes time to do so, it often adds more stress to an already stressful time. 

Don’t hesitate to ask your funeral director if there is something specific you want at your loved one’s service. Odds are they will be more than happy to make it a reality.