Designing the farewell

A day that could only be theirs

The flowers, the coffin, the music, the table afterwards. Here is a look at what we can put in place — and how it feels when it comes together.

Wattle in the chapel, because it was flowering that week. A plain blackwood coffin. The song he played in the car, at the volume he played it. Sandwiches cut the way his mother cut them. A booklet people still have.

None of it came from a catalogue. It came from a family telling us who he was.

A look through

Details from farewells we've arranged

No two are alike, and nothing here is a set you have to choose from. They're here for the feeling of them.

A white and green coffin spray photographed in a garden

White chrysanthemums and greenery in a funeral tribute

A table laid for a gathering after a service

King protea and banksia in a native tribute

A hand-tied sheaf on a cardboard casket in a chapel

Peach and burgundy roses with eucalyptus

A farewell service set among aircraft at an aviation museum, chairs facing the coffin

A full spray on a white casket in a chapel

Blush and peach roses with trailing greenery

Val arranging a tribute at her workbench in Mornington

A wildflower spray on a blackwood coffin

Orange and yellow blooms in a bright tribute

A hand-tied sheaf on a white wicker casket

A pastel spray of orchids and roses on a polished casket

A rose spray on a walnut casket at a church service

A close detail of the timber grain and copper handle on a coffin

A casket with a spray of red roses in a church before the service begins

An order of service and a sprig of eucalyptus resting on a chair before a service

A welcome table with order of service booklets, a guest book and flowers

Every one of these was made for a particular person. Yours will be made for yours.

Every part of the day

Have a closer look at any of it

Every element of a farewell is arranged the same way — we show you what's possible and take care of the rest. Prices, sizes and seasons live on these pages.

Coffins & caskets

Timber, willow and cardboard, with every price shown.

See the range

A native coffin spray in gold and green tones

Floral tributes

Hand-tied tributes and coffin sprays, arranged with our Mornington florist.

See the flowers

A garden funeral service with timber chairs and a white wicker coffin at a heritage property

The venue

Cemetery chapels, gardens, golf clubs, even the water — wherever the day should happen.

See the venues

A linen memorial book, order of service booklet and ceramic urn on a table at home

The ceremony & keepsakes

Music, photographs and streaming on the day — and the booklets, books and urns you keep.

See the ceremony

Catering laid out for a gathering after a service

The gathering afterwards

Wherever your family comes together, we arrange the food.

See catering

Farewells we've arranged

The days we've helped create, in full — and what each family chose.

See the portfolio

We didn't know what we wanted until we saw what was possible. Then it was obvious.

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How it's made

Made by hand, close to home

Very little of this comes off a production line. The flowers are arranged the day before, a few minutes from our door. Each coffin and casket is handmade to order for the family who chooses it — nearly all of them here in Victoria. And Candour itself is Australian — family owned, family run.

We go to the best maker for each piece, and almost without exception that maker is local. The few pieces that come from abroad are there because we went looking for houses that do nothing else, and found them.

Val from The Bloom Room arranging a funeral tribute by hand — Every tribute is arranged by Val at The Bloom Room in Mornington.

A coffin maker's hands planing timber in the workshop — Made to order for the family who chooses it — never held in a warehouse.

The four founders of Candour Funerals photographed together in a light-filled room — An Australian family business, owned and run by the people you'll meet.

Speak with us

You don't have to decide today

Tell us roughly what you have in mind, or nothing at all, and we will take it from there. Your funeral arranger will walk through the options with you when you are ready.

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