Memorial Services in Wellington
A memorial service is a gathering held without the person who died present
Some families hold one after a direct cremation. Some wait until relatives can travel. Some choose it because they want a simpler farewell now, and time to gather properly later.
We can help you plan the service, find the right place, arrange someone to lead it and take care of the practical details.
Call us on (04) 385 0745 at any hour and we will talk through what may suit your family.
When families choose a memorial service
A memorial service can be useful when:
- The cremation or burial has already happened
- Family need time to travel to Wellington
- The person who died wanted something less formal
- You want to gather at a later date, with more time to plan
- The farewell is being held somewhere personal, rather than at the graveside or crematorium
There is no single right shape for it. We will help you decide what matters, and what can stay as simple as you’d prefer.
Where it can be held
You can hold a memorial service in one of our chapels, at a church, at a marae, in a hall, at a club, at home, or somewhere else that meant something to your family.
We will help you think through the size of the gathering, access, parking, catering and whether people need to join by livestream.
What we can help you arrange
We can help with:
- A celebrant, minister or other person to lead the service
- Music, readings and photo tributes
- Service sheets and memorial books
- Livestreaming for people who cannot be there
- Flowers, catering and room setup
- Transport, timings and the order of service
You can involve us as much or as little as you need.
What a memorial service costs
A memorial service is priced according to what your family chooses: the venue, the size of the gathering, catering, livestreaming, printed material and anything else you ask us to arrange.
You will have a written quote before you decide anything. No set packages. No pressure to spend more than you want to.
We can help you plan it
Whether the service is soon or months away, we will help you work out what needs deciding and what can wait.
