Question : What kind of sympathy arrangement to send a male?
My boyfriends grandmother passed this morning. She practically raised him after his own mother died so he is taking this pretty hard. I was wanting to send some flowers to the funeral home. I know he would appreciate having an arrangement sent to him. What sort sympathy arrangement would be appropriate for a male?I don't want to visit a florist. I was hoping to order them online. Any online florist suggestions as well?
- asked by Beth
All Answers:
Answer #1 Try flowers.com. Do a search for sympathy or something to that extent. Call
them if you don't see anything good online that might fit. Usually talking to
someone and telling them exactly what you want is a lot better.I think it's
1800flowers - answered by Randi
Answer #2 It's OK to send either mums or lilies.Go see him at the funeral home too if at
all possible.It's times like this that friends are needed the most. - answered by J.D.
Answer #3 Go simple...maybe a peace lilly or something like that. Since male if you get
an entricate boquette, it may be lost if he does not care about flowers. A
simple arrangement says you care but you are not spending alot of money on
something that is not going to get full appreciation. - answered by scoobyd3
Answer #4 I truly sorry to hear. She is now in a better place. What about a mixed range of
flowers, or carnations, roses, maybe a peace lilly ect sorry im unsure as to
what country/state your in so maybe try go through www.google.com.au & just type
in florists. All the best hope everything works out & I'm truly sorry to hear. - answered by Tennis_Ace
Answer #5 I'm sure that anything at all will be appreciated, but for men, I tend to order
a plant. Almost every online florist has a selection of plants in their
"Sympathy" section. They aren't quite so "girly" and they make a lovely living
tribute to a beloved relative.If possible, find a florist that is local to the
funeral and order from there. Most of them have websites and allow you to order
online nowadays. My family and I have had very good luck with this method,
especially when we are sending flowers to an out-of-state funeral. - answered by churchmusicgirl
Answer #6 You are sweet for wanting to support him. I like proflowers.com - they are
pretty inexpensive. You can send them to his house or to the funeral home -
personally I think to his house is better, but check the obituary in the
newspaper to see if the family has any special instructions.I don't think there
is any arrangment or flower that a man would not appreciate. There's no such
thing as 'male' arrangements or 'female' arrangements. Men love all kinds of
flowers too!! White roses and white lilies are popular sympathy flowers but
anything is great - it's the thought that counts.I have one more suggestion:
Instead of (or in addition to) sending them now, wait two or three weeks and
send the flowers then, with an encouraging note. Bereaved families are flooded
with sympathy for the first week or two, then everything suddenly drops off to
nothing, the flowers die, the cards stop coming, and the shock has worn off -
this is when people need help and sympathy the most, in my opinion. - answered by LisaT
Answer #7 Try sending him an arrangement that you made yourself, with cheese and crackers
and canned meats. Throw in a loaf of bread and wrap it in a blue bow. They
probably need the food, anyways, having friends and family over that need food.
Food is expensive. Food donations like that, can really save a family during
such a tough time, and anyways men love food.You can also make him a nice
casserole or something, as well, but its hard to send those or order them
online. There are catering services, so if you want you can order him a couple
of meals through one.
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http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=%22catering%22&ei=UTF-8&fr=slv1-&x=wrt - answered by Krista
Answer #8 A simple, tasteful floral arrangement. When my dad died we were sent several
plants. It gave me the chills everytime I saw them because they reminded me of
his death. The good thing about flowers is you don't feel guilty about throwing
them away when they are beyond their prime. - answered by Flo
Answer #9 a nice mixed planter would be very nice. you can get one for anywhere from $25
up, it could be sent to the funberal home with a note on the back of the card
that that particular item be reserved for him, you could also get some cut
flowers placed in it.another suggestion i saw was a blooming plant that could be
planted outside, such as a mum plant, but a planter has several different
varities of plants, and eventually could be seperated into however many
different plants there are, and placed in different rooms of the house. - answered by daddysboicub
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