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When my mother passed, my sister and myself had to choose what she would "wear". My mother made most of her clothes and ALWAYS had matching earrings.
We picked out one of her favorites and the earrings that she wore with that outfit. Then we realized that the "dangle" type earrings would not work, for obvious reasons. We chose something she would wear "post" or "stud" type earrings with, so they would not dangle down the side of her neck.
Lol.
We let her go barefoot, she was not much of a shoe person anyway and we figured her feet wouldn't be showing anyhow.
I just don't understand why someone would have an issue with what the deceased wears in the coffin but apparently it bothers several people I know. I am going with what ever my husband desires because he has already told me. He's 40 so he has a long way to go before we get into that situation.
Dying is one of the few totally personal choices that is left to anyone these days. If someone wants to be buried naked, in a clowns suit or any way they wish... that is their choice and ONLY their choice.
I can't imagine anyone having an opinion on this issue because it's no one's decision except the deceased person.
When my mother passed, my sister and myself had to choose what she would "wear". My mother made most of her clothes and ALWAYS had matching earrings.
We picked out one of her favorites and the earrings that she wore with that outfit. Then we realized that the "dangle" type earrings would not work, for obvious reasons. We chose something she would wear "post" or "stud" type earrings with, so they would not dangle down the side of her neck.
Lol.
We let her go barefoot, she was not much of a shoe person anyway and we figured her feet wouldn't be showing anyhow.
Isn't that something -- I thought of the "dangling earring" issue (I myself wear HUGE earrings), but luckily, my Mom had not been an earring fan. I did put her pearl necklace on her, which is about 16" and didn't quite lay right with the top she had on, so the funeral lady and I just put them up higher on her neck and tucked the excess in the back. I didn't have shoes on her either. None of her shoes were in great shape and you couldn't see them under the blanket anyway.
She looked so beautiful that, early the next day before anyone else arrived in the room, I took a couple photos. I printed them out at home on my own printer and then deleted the images from my camera. They are in an envelope in my memorial booklet and I just looked at them last week, for the first time in the eight months since she died. I never would have thought of taking a photo, except a friend said her mother looked so beautiful in the casket that she wished she had taken a picture. So I did. And I'm glad I have them.
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.
My brother was an electrician. He was not a suit and tie kind of guy, ever. He wanted to be buried in his jeans and a favorite sweater, and he was.
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