While flowers arenรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt necessary for this portion of the funeral, some find comfort in having centerpieces of their loved oneรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs favorite flowers or colors. Not sure if you should send or bring flowers to a funeral or memorial service? This complete funeral flower etiquette guide covers sympathy dos and donรขโ‚ฌโ„ขts for services, wakes, cremations, and viewings.

Sending funeral flowers to a grieving friend or family member seems like it would be pretty cut and dry, but flowers each have their own meanings, and you donรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt want to convey the wrong message. You can send flowers to a funeral as well as sympathy flowers, but be aware that if there are a lot of flowers, they may get left behind or not noticed by the family of the deceased. Floral arrangements have been an integral part of funerals for many years. Learn about the etiquette of funeral flower arrangements for caskets here.