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If cremation was not an option I would want to be buried in my yoga pants and v-neck tee shirt. That's just how I roll!
Many years ago my sisters and I were at the funeral home making final arrangements for our Mom. We were standing in this hallway near the entrance and looking in a window display (just like at a department store) of mannikins dressed in "final attire" you could buy for your loved one. I suppose it opened down the back for ease in dressing. Anyway, we are standing there looking at these really hideous clothes, nothing like what our Mom would wear, and one Sis says "Man, Mom wouldn't be caught dead in that." We all three looked at each other and then burst out laughing. The whole rest of the meeting with the funeral director was hopeless. We kept bursting into laughter at the most inappropriate times.
I have left specific orders with the people to whom I belong that I not be buried in the uncomfortable, unnecessary and non-tax-deductible obscenity called a business suit!
I am not going to be buried so it does not really matter however, I have left instructions that at the wake I am to be in my favorite jammies WITHOUT shoes or slippers and a fresh pack of smokes and my favorite zippo lighter with me. Then I am going to be cremated and tossed anywhere but the Ocean, I am absolutely afraid of the water.
I agree, your husband's wishes should be followed, and people who know him should understand. I just buried my Mom. On her last visit, she had left her favorite light pink sweater set with me, saying that at least I'd have it to lay her out in if she died. So that's what she was in, and she looked gorgeous. She was very petite, so a dark or bright color would have looked overwhelming. I also coordinated the casket flowers to blend with the pink. I put her in dark pants but the blanket covered most of it, which was good because the pants were big for her.
As for me, I don't even want a service at this point. I am funeral-ed out.
Most of the time when you go to funerals the deceased is dressed in a suit and tie (man) or in a dress (woman) but how would you feel if they chose a different attire? When my husband dies someday he wants to wear a black T-shirt and jeans. I see nothing wrong with it because my husband was not a suit and tie guy either. Do you think is disrespectful or tacky? What would you want to wear for your funeral? I would choose dress pants and a nice shirt but that's me. I really don't wear dresses all that much.
I intend to be cremated to the dressing part is irrelevant. Otherwise I don't think it matters a rap what a person is buried in. Good grief, it's a corpse, not a Christmas present!
Most of the time when you go to funerals the deceased is dressed in a suit and tie (man) or in a dress (woman) but how would you feel if they chose a different attire? When my husband dies someday he wants to wear a black T-shirt and jeans. I see nothing wrong with it because my husband was not a suit and tie guy either. Do you think is disrespectful or tacky? What would you want to wear for your funeral? I would choose dress pants and a nice shirt but that's me. I really don't wear dresses all that much.
You bring up a good point. I would imagine most people don't think about what they will be dressed in. You should wear what you want and who cares what anyone else thinks...they can choose what they want to wear when they die. That's the problem with too many people. They want to make choices for others.
Maybe we should go out the same way we came in...naked Imagine the stir that would cause, lol.
I had a friend that was buried in his Santa costume. He was the best Santa ever and actually had that twinkle in his eye. My husbands coworker was buried in his uniform. We intend to be cremated with our ashes scattered in the Bahamas with our pets in the garden where we had our honeymoon. There will be no wake but an informal party at my house with videos, pictures and funny stories. No tears please, just fond memories, good food, and lots to drink.
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...they can choose what they want to wear when they die. That's the problem with too many people. They want to make choices for others.
Imagine the stir that would cause, lol.
