Lately Posts

In my work as a designer of bespoke events--weddings and engagements, product launches, birthday bashes--I’ve had the good fortune to bring beauty and magic to many celebrations. And to be honest, until a few years ago, I never really thought about t...

There are few journeys in life that are truly universal. Death is one of them, and recent current events have put the topic front and center, making our mission at Farewelling even more relevant and important than it was when we launched at the end o...

A few years after someone we love has passed, many of us find ourselves wondering which is better: to celebrate their birthday or mark the anniversary of their death?  Luckily with William Shakespeare, we don’t have to decide. With regard t...

Even in “normal” times, addressing someone else’s loss can be awkward and difficult. Most of us like to avoid any talk around death or grief. Now, as we navigate a global pandemic, when due to COVID-19 restrictions we can’t just show up at someone’s...

If you’ve lost a loved one during COVID-19, aka Coronavirus, we are so very sorry. Restrictions from the pandemic have made funerals nearly impossible for the time being, and what’s worse, we can’t gather and hug and remember and comfort each other....

Death is never easy, but amid the current COVID-19 epidemic, losing a loved one is even more heartbreaking. Severe restrictions on visiting the sick have been enacted for safety, but they have also limited our ability to offer physical comfort and sh...