Losing a loved one can be one of the more difficult things that someone goes through in life. Those that are mourning that kind of loss may be looking for any way that they can to honor a loved one. 

For some people, this means looking towards crematory services. Since 2020, about 56% of Americans now opt to be cremated. 

If your loved one was one of those people, you are likely looking for ideas on how to coordinate a scattering ashes ceremony. Here are three tips for scattering ashes. 

1. Plan in Advance 

The first thing that you should do is try to plan this ceremony as far in advance as possible. This may be difficult for some people to do if a loss was sudden. 

However, there are a few basic things that you should review before announcing the ceremony. These should be things like what date and time you want to have it, what location you want to do this, how big of a ceremony you want to have, and more. 

Sit down and go over all of this with anyone else that is helping you plan this ceremony. 

2. Look Into Location Guidelines 

You may have figured out an ideal location to spread your loved one's ashes. However, you need to make sure that you look into the rules and regulations that a location has about ashes. 

For example, if you want to put the ashes in a body of water, you may have to charter a boat and go out deep into a lake or an ocean. 

Some private properties may have their own rules about this. One place is Disney World, where people try to spread ashes on the Haunted Mansion ride. Unfortunately, these ashes tend to end up getting cleared out and removed by staff. 

The last thing you want to do is violate a law or have an unintended site for your loved one's ashes. Go over any rules and regulations that a location has about this before you do it. If it is private property, get permission to do this first. 

3. Check the Weather Conditions 

If you plan on having an outdoor ceremony, you need to keep the weather in mind. You may not be someone that wants to do this on a rainy day. 

Even worse, if there is wind or snow in the forecast, it could result in the ashes going to unintended places. Keep this in mind and see if there is anything lingering in the forecast when you want to do this. 

Hold a Scattering Ashes Ceremony 

These are three tips that you can use if you want to plan a scattering ashes ceremony. It is important that you follow the rules and regulations in the location where you want to do it. Also, make sure that you plan the ceremony as far in advance as possible and keep an eye on the weather. 

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