Sympathy Flower Alternatives

July 11, 2022

If you are tired of giving out sympathy flowers as a gift after funerals, you're not alone. We have some unique alternatives that you should consider, read on! 

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When attending a funeral service for a loved one, it is common for guests to show up with sympathy flowers on hand. While flowers are a big part of funerals, it is not the only sympathy gift available to give a grieving family. If you are tired of giving out sympathy flowers and would like an alternative, read on for some of our suggestions! If you are in the area and are looking for affordable cremation services in Fontana, CA then give us a call or stop in for a visit so that we can address any questions or concerns that you may have. We look forward to speaking with you! 

Purchase a Gift Card 

Rather than giving the immediate family sympathy flowers, we recommend getting something more useful such as a gift card. A gift card is a great gift to offer a devastated family for many reasons. When people experience grief after a tough loss in life, it is not at all uncommon for the heavy feelings to result in neglecting basic needs such as eating, maintain proper hygiene, sleeping, and more. So, to combat this we recommend purchasing a gift card for either a food delivery service or a restaurant. Again, even simple tasks such as eating can seem like monumental efforts under the effects of grief, so by giving the family a gift card for food you are showing concern for their health and wellbeing, which is much more proactive than offering sympathy flowers. It doesn’t matter where or when you give the family the gift card, so long as you hand-deliver or mail it with some words of condolences, we are sure that they will appreciate the gesture. 

Bring a Meal or Groceries

Again, grief can make a lot of simple things extremely difficult, including eating regularly which is why we recommend that you either bring the immediate family a meal or pick up some groceries for them. Cooking the family, a meal yourself is especially meaningful as not only does it convey the fact that you are concerned about their health and wellbeing, but it also demonstrates that you were willing to put in the effort to make sure that they were taken care of during such a difficult time in their life. 

Light a Few Candles 

If you’re looking for a simpler gift to give the grieving family in your life, then we recommend giving them a few candles. Candles are a great gift to give those who are grieving as they can be viewed as a symbol of a life that will continue to live on long after death. Additionally, candles are an awesome gift because they can be easily personalized by going online. We recommend checking out the online options available to you as you can choose between engraving a quote, words, names, dates, pictures, or even scripture on the candle itself. Whether or not you choose to personalize the candle is completely up to you, it is still a meaningful gift on its own! 


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