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Reading through the names and notes left by the loved one will provide great comfort for you and the family; the memorial funeral or memorial guest book will be a treasured heirloom for years to come. A funeral or memorial guest book is a register that friends and family can sign, sharing condolences, memories, and best wishes at a viewing. A funeral guestbook, or memorial condolences or memorial book, allows the families and friends of the deceased person who died to share they attended the funeral, as well as maybe one or two favorite memories that they had of the person who died. The funeral guest book is a record of who attended a memorial service or cremation, much like the wedding guest book, so that family members can easily send out Thank you cards afterward.
Funeral guest books are a great way for others to offer condolences and pass on loving memories, quotes, photos, and more about the person who died. Custom guest books also act as a memento, which can be filled with loving memories to be looked back upon, remembered, and treasured for years. While you might want to include a traditional guest book that is signed by the people attending the funeral, you might also want to let them share thoughts and memories about the person who died. While this is common, sometimes people seem to get mixed up on whether or not to include a guest book at the funeral memorial.
Some funeral directors might offer an alternative guestbook, such as a sympathy book or a memorial card, in which the funeral attendee may write down his or her most treasured memories to be shared with the family for reading after the service. In fact, your local funeral home or funeral director may offer to create a memory book as part of its traditional services. Instead of simply handing out the funeral program or asking people to sign a guest book, you may even be able to request that people bring a piece to contribute to a memorial book. If a funeral memory book is not prepared in time for the service, you may want to move pages from a guest book to a memory book at a later date.
