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How to Choose Funeral Flowers | Coady Florist Cambridge MA
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Funeral and sympathy Flowers are one of dan's specialties
At Coady Florist, funeral and sympathy flowers hold a special place in the work we do. Dan Marquardt, owner and master floral designer, has a particular gift for creating tributes that are both beautiful and deeply personal. He understands that when someone you love passes away, choosing flowers can feel like one more difficult decision on top of so many others.
That is where experience matters. Dan takes the time to listenโto learn about the person who has passed, their personality, their favorite flowers or colors, and what they meant to those around them. While designing, he keeps the person and their stories at the heart of his work.
From traditional casket sprays and standing sprays to custom funeral wreaths, Dan works closely with families to create a tribute that feels exactly right.
If you are not sure what kind of floral arrangement to choose, you do not have to figure it out alone. Tell us about the person you are remembering, and we will help you create something truly meaningful.
How to Choose the Right Flowers for a Funeral or Memorial Service
At Coady Florist, we help families and friends choose appropriate funeral and sympathy flowers with care and sensitivity. Whether you are looking for a traditional funeral spray, casket cover, standing spray, or a smaller sympathy basket or vase arrangement, we can help you select something that is meaningful and appropriate.
What Flowers Are Appropriate for a Funeral?
๐น Roses โ Often associated with love, respect, remembrance, and enduring affection.
๐ทLilies โ A classic choice for funeral arrangements and often associated with peace and restored innocence.
๐ธ Carnations โ Long-lasting flowers that can represent remembrance and affection.
๐บ Chrysanthemums โ Commonly used in funeral and sympathy arrangements, particularly in traditional designs.
๐ชปHydrangeas โ Full, soft blooms that work beautifully in larger sympathy arrangements.
๐ Orchids โ An elegant choice that can convey sympathy, admiration, and lasting remembrance.
๐ผ Daisies โ A softer, more cheerful choice that can be appropriate when reflecting someone's personality.
ย ๐ฟ Delphinium, Snapdragons, and other seasonal flowers โ Useful for adding color, height, and a more personalized garden-style feeling.
ย The most meaningful choice is often not simply the flower itself, but how the arrangement reflects the person being remembered.
How Do You Choose the Right Funeral Flowers?
1. Consider Your Relationship With the Person
A close family member may choose a casket spray, standing spray, large tribute arrangement, or another prominent floral display.
A friend, coworker, neighbor, or extended family member may choose a sympathy arrangement, basket, vase arrangement, or standing spray tribute.
2. Think About the Personality of the Person
If the person loved colorful flowers, a colorful arrangement may be a more personal tribute. Someone who loved gardening might be remembered with a garden-style arrangement. Someone who had a favorite flower or color could be honored by incorporating that preference into the design.
Personalizing the flowers can make the tribute feel more like the person who is being remembered.
3. Consider the Color of the Flowers
White: Peace, reverence, simplicity, and remembrance
Red: Love, deep affection, and respect
Pink: Affection, gentleness, and remembrance
Yellow: Friendship, warmth, and cheerful memories
Purple: Dignity, respect, and admiration
Funeral Ribbon / Banner
When sending a floral tribute to a funeral or memorial service, one of the most meaningful personal touches you can add is a ribbon banner draped across the arrangement with words indicating your relationship to the deceased.
The Relationship: The ribbon usually states your familial or personal relationship to the deceased. For example, if you are honoring your husband, the ribbon simply reads "Husband" (or "Beloved Husband"). Other common designations include Mother, Father, Grandmother, Brother, Son, Uncle, Cousin, or Dear Friend.
Choosing the right word helps offer immediate comfort and personalization, ensuring your final tribute speaks directly and respectfully from the heart.
Casket Cover Sprays
A Casket Cover Spray is a large floral arrangement designed to be placed directly on the casket. It is typically selected by immediate family members.
Sympathy Casket Satin Pillow
A formal funeral pillow corsage is designed to rest gracefully inside or alongside the casket, acting as a soft, comforting focal point during viewings and memorial services. Typically purchased by immediate family members, close relatives, children, spouses, or grandchildren
Standing Spray
A standing spray is a large arrangement displayed on an easel. These are commonly sent by family members, friends, organizations, coworkers, and other people who want to make a visible tribute at the service.
Wreaths - Round
Funeral wreaths are circular floral tributes that symbolize remembrance and continuity. They can be traditional and formal or customized around a particular theme, color, flower, or personal interest. We also have Crosses and Hearts.
Wreaths - Hearts
Funeral wreaths are circular floral tributes that symbolize remembrance and continuity. They can be traditional and formal or customized around a particular theme, color, flower, or personal interest. We also have Crosses and Hearts.
Wreaths - Cross
Funeral wreaths are circular floral tributes that symbolize remembrance and continuity. They can be traditional and formal or customized around a particular theme, color, flower, or personal interest. We also have Crosses and Hearts.
Baskets
A smaller sympathy flower arrangement may be sent to the funeral home, or more often, it may be sent directly to the family's home. Vase arrangements, baskets, and smaller bouquets are appropriate ways to let a grieving family know that you are thinking of them.
What Should You Write on a Funeral Flower Card?
"With deepest sympathy."
"Thinking of you and your family during this difficult time."
"With heartfelt condolences and loving memories."
"Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family."
"Remembering a wonderful person and sending our deepest sympathy."
If you knew the deceased personally, a brief personal memory can make your message especially meaningful.
Funeral Flowers Sent to
The Funeral Home:
Funeral Flowers Sent to
The Funeral Home:
please provide,
๐ The full name of the deceased
๐ Name and address ofย funeral home
๐ Date and time of the service
๐ Any specific delivery instructions
Charlestown, Cambridge & Somerville: Families rely closely on neighborhood providers anchored by the historic Carr Funeral Home on Bunker Hill Street in Charlestown, which shares the community with George L. Doherty Funeral Service in Powder House Square. Within Cambridge and Somerville proper, operations include Keefe Funeral Homes on Massachusetts Avenue and Rogers Funeral Home Inc on Cambridge Street.
Medford & Winchester: Comprehensive services just to the north are managed by the Dello Russo Funeral Service facility on Main Street and Beals-Geake-Magliozzi Funeral Home on Governors Avenue in Medford, while Winchester residents utilize the centrally located Costello Funeral Home and Lane Funeral Home.
Belmont, Arlington & Watertown: Moving into the western tier, families find a dense cluster of localized options. Belmont features a prominent cluster along Trapelo Road, including Brown & Hickey Funeral Home, Brasco & Son, and Short Williamson & Diamond. Arlington choices include a primary branch of Keefe Funeral Home, DeVito Funeral Home on Massachusetts Avenue, and Rogers & Hutchins Funeral Home. Watertown families are served along the Mount Auburn Street corridor by a second DeVito location, specialized providers like Aram Bedrosian, Giragosian, and Faggas, alongside Nardone Funeral Home on Main Street.
Boston Proper, Allston, Brighton & Brookline: Downtown Boston and the historic North End rely heavily on J.S. Waterman & Sons-Langone Chapel on Commercial Street, alongside Casper Funeral & Cremation Services and O'Brien Funeral Home. Allston and Brighton look primarily to Lehman, Reen & McNamara Funeral Home on Chestnut Hill Avenue. In Brookline, primary services are run by Bell-O'Dea Funeral Home, as well as Levine Chapels and Stanetsky Memorial Chapels along Harvard Street.
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