Title: (Optional) (Sensitive) Create an arrangement for a sympathy order.
Course: Floral Design I (18056-I) > Section: Servicing Special Events

Creation should include consideration of

- information about the deceased (obituary)
- consultation process
  - personal items that reflect the life
  - specific colors
  - photos
- flower communion or ceremony
- floral designs
- arrangements styles
- design trends
- funeral traditions and customs
- supplies specific to sympathy design
- funeral arrangements which may include casket sprays, standing sprays, wreaths, arrangements, and set pieces
- product alternatives to fresh arrangements for the sympathy market.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the role of the florist in funeral planning?
- What are the recent trends in sympathy design?