Flowers and Funerals

My husband sadly lost his uncle Emanuel on this holiday season. I did not know his uncle that well, I had only met him once, but his daughter and son have always been good to me. So it was with great sadness and deep sorrow that I learned about his passing away.

What's even more tragic is that my husband's family did not allow me to attend the funeral, nor did they think I should go to Uncle's Emanuel's house and pay my respects, because in the Greek tradition, a pregnant woman should not be allowed in places of mourning, to emotionally spare her and her baby the trauma of having to be surrounded by so much sadness.



Thus, my husband had to go alone and extend my regrets to the family. I thought about sending flowers to the family but was not sure what kind to send and where to send it. But thanks to 1-800 Flowers I was able to figure it all out.

Before this incident, I did not even know that 1-800 Flowers offered such a wide variety of floral arrangements specific to these sad occasions. They also provide you with information about your options: whether to send the flowers home or to the funeral home, and which flowers are appropriate for each case.


I ended up ordering a funeral standing spray, from 1-800 flowers which was delivered right in time for the funerals, and although I was not able to attend, I knew that my simple act of kindness, no matter how small it was, meant a lot to his family.