Planning a wedding? You might want to consider your local funeral home for the event.

In order to survive in an increasingly competitive marketplace, funeral homes are offering their facilities for functions other than final respects - weddings, anniversaries, and meetings of community organizations, for instance.

And cost-conscious couples planning to tie the knot are discovering that funeral homes offer an affordable alternative for their nuptials.

Many people may not be aware that pet funeral homes and services exist. Pets are just as much a part of our family as people and when a pet passes away, the grief can be overwhelming. The sadness and sorrow of losing a pet can be just as hurtful and horrible as losing a person.

Many counselors, to help with the grieving and mourning process may suggest that the family plan a funeral for their pet; a formal way to say good-bye, just as if they were saying good-bye to a person. And yes, there are funeral homes for pets.

What happens when families decide to use the method of cremation for their loved ones, but then leave the remaining ashes unclaimed at the funeral parlor or cemetery? How do funeral parlors handle this and what do they do with the cremated remains?

It was not a pretty sight when a man's decomposed body was found in a sealed casket at an upstate New York funeral home that was shut down approximately two months ago. What a shocking revelation that must have been for the auctioneer who found the body.

Seventeen years ago one funeral home in Gerogia started a picnic to show appreciation for the work that Gainesville's Police and Firefighters do. Today, seventeen years later that picnic draws thousands growing in popularity, despite the fact that is it offered by a funeral home.