You can choose to pre arrange your own funeral as to how it would be. This is called preneed funeral arrangement. It is getting very popular nowadays because it gives one freedom to determine one’s own funeral type and also lets you decide the budget of the whole process. Preneed funeral arrangements Guatemala negate all chances of unpleasant surprises or going overboard with spending. It ensures that the entire funeral arrangement is done within the stipulated budget. It also does not put any kind of a burden on your loved ones.
 

To start with going about pre arranging your funeral you need to devote some time to research. Call and visit some funeral homes and get quotes from them regarding the type of funeral you want. Collect a couple of brochures from them and compare them with regards to services offered, goods and individual cost of each component. Find out the costs of caskets, coffins, vaults and urns. You could also visit the cemetery and check out the location of the plot. It is possible for you to get a contract if you purchase the cemetery plot. You can make enquiries from the funeral home director about all options. You can personalize and customize the funeral as you want. Discuss the breakdown of cost in detail so that you know how much you would be getting charged. You can check out the facilities and merchandise such as caskets and urns. You can also ensure that you get cremated or buried and how and where your cremated remains would be scattered or dispersed or whether you would rather have them kept in an urn at home.


Honoring a dead man’s request and carrying out his wishes is a respectful gesture. A dying man’s final request should be followed because any loving family would respect his wishes. When a person pre plans his own funeral he specifies his wishes and makes it amply clear as to how and where he should be cremated or buried. The family members are relieved of the stress of planning the funeral in their time of such profound grief. It is extremely thoughtful of a person to pre pay for his own funeral because his family would not have to pay any money during the funeral. 
 

People who plan their funeral prior to their death lighten the burden on their families and it is really thoughtful and considerate of them you can find out about funeral insurance as well which offers insurance for funerals. When you choose to pre arrange your funeral you are free to explore all options as to what type of funeral you want, what kind of service you want, the clergy presiding over the funeral, whether you want your funeral service to be held in a church or elsewhere, you can select the music, flowers and décor of your choice. You can also specify whether you would like to be cremated or buried. For a traditional burial, you can choose your own casket or coffin and the plot at the cemetery you would be buried.
 

A lot of people nowadays like to be cremated instead of buried because cremation proves to be a cheaper option than burial. Cremation is also a more environmental friendly process than burial. Burial utilizes embalming fluids which contain environmentally harmful gases which contaminate the groundwater. Cremation is done by placing the body in a casket inside a furnace or chamber lined with refectory bricks. All the accessories are removed before cremation is done to ensure safety. The charging process is pretty state of the art nowadays and is controlled by highly sophisticated computers. All these machines and gadgets make the cremation very safe and legal. Legal permission from relevant authorities is required before cremation can be carried out. 
 

The cremated remains are collected after the cremation is complete. These remains are collected and gathered in an urn and given to the immediate family. The family members then either bury the urn or keep it at home as per the wishes of the dear departed. The cremated remains are also scattered over or dispersed over a mountain, woods, national park or a water body such as an ocean, river or a lake to honor and carry out the deceased’s wishes.


Article by Dunbar Winston of FuneralesReforma, who is a specialist in hispanic estate planning. For more information on servicio funerario Guatemala and funeraria Guatemala, visit his site today.