All Sympathy Flowers

Ask yourself three questions: will you attend the funeral service, what was your relationship to the deceased, and where should the flowers be delivered? If you'll be present, choose a ceremony arrangement; otherwise, a bouquet for the family's home. The shape reflects your closeness: a heart for immediate family, a wreath for a group, a spray for anyone.

This information appears in the death notice, published in local press or on death notice websites. If you can't find it, the funeral home organizing the service can provide it. If you're unable to obtain these details, send a bouquet to the family's home: it has no time constraints.

Yes, and it's the most common practice for larger arrangements. A wreath given by a group of colleagues, friends, or neighbors allows for a more substantial composition than each person could offer alone, and the ribbon bears the group's name.

Lilies express purity and dignity, white roses convey respect and remembrance, red roses symbolize the love of a spouse, carnations represent faithful remembrance, chrysanthemums evoke memory—they are the flower of All Saints' Day in France. Gerberas and bright tones are chosen for tributes that celebrate a life.

Yes, if you know the family. A modest individual arrangement in white and green is perfectly appropriate: it expresses respect without suggesting an intimacy that didn't exist.

No. They are part of Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox funeral practices. They are not customary in Jewish tradition, where a donation to a charitable organization is preferred, nor traditionally in Muslim practice, where funerals are simple—though many families in France do receive them. If in doubt, ask the funeral home.

We require 3 hours' notice for all our arrangements. For a large piece—wreath, cross, or casket spray—ordering the day before is preferable: it allows the florist to choose their best materials.