Funeral order of service

It is quoted per job, because the number of copies, the format and the paper are what move it, and most services need fewer copies than a printed price list starts at. Send the wording, how many and the date, and you have a written price, GST and delivery included, the same business day.

Printing and delivery take 2-4 working days from payment, which follows your approving the proof. Allow a week if you can, because the wording usually takes longest. If the service is sooner, say so first and you will be told honestly whether the date can be met.

Yes. Send the wording as it should appear, the photographs you want used, and a note on the style — a church service, a celebration of life — and it is set and sent back as a proof. Setting up a finished file for print is free; design work from a blank page is quoted up front.

Yes. Give the funeral director’s address and the day it is needed by, and it goes there.

The clearest one you have, as the original file. A photo forwarded through a messaging app arrives smaller than it was taken. An older print is best scanned, or photographed flat in daylight without a flash. The free resolution checker says whether it is sharp enough at the size it will print.

Traditional hymns and older poems are generally free to print. Recent songs are under copyright, and many churches hold a licence that covers printing words for their own services; ask the celebrant, the church or the funeral director. The readings guide lists verses that can be printed without asking.

A photograph and the name on the front, with the dates and the service details; the running order inside, with who is speaking or reading and the words of anything people join in; a thank-you, the gathering afterwards and any donation request on the back. The guide walks through it, and the examples give five full running orders to start from.