Macarthur Lady Funerals

20/06/2026

Ever wondered why coffins are carried feet first?

Traditionally, a coffin or casket is carried and placed at the altar in a church, or onto a catafalque at a crematorium, feet first. Coffins may be turned horizontally at certain venues, but they will always arrive feet first.

This is done for both symbolic and practical reasons.

Moving a person feet first reflects the idea of them walking forward out of life. It’s a gentle, longstanding tradition that honours a person’s final journey.

Coffins are tapered toward the feet, reinforcing this natural direction of travel. With caskets — typically rectangular in shape — the same principle applies: feet first is the accepted and respectful direction of movement.

There are, however, exceptions. For example, certain religious traditions — including specific Catholic rites — require members of the clergy or religious orders to be carried and placed head first, symbolising that they are leading their flock and facing the congregation one final time.

From a practical standpoint, a coffin or casket is also loaded into the hearse feet first. The foot end is generally lighter, making it safer for bearers to guide into the vehicle first, while the heavier head end remains closest to the rear door. This allows the coffin to be removed smoothly and again placed feet first in the church or chapel.

Ultimately, your funeral director will guide you to ensure the coffin or casket is positioned correctly, respectfully, and in keeping with the religious customs, venue layout, or ceremonial requirements of the service.

17/06/2026

Thought for the week ✨

16/06/2026

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09/06/2026

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05/06/2026

01/06/2026

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21/05/2026

Thought for the week ✨

We’ve been asked, more than a few times recently, why we don’t post photos of the
funerals we conduct on social media.
So, I thought I’d make it my
“thought for the week.”

The simple answer — we don’t approach families for permission to take photos to post online. Honestly… it’s not our story to tell, and we don’t feel right turning what is such an emotional journey for our families into content.

It’s only through listening — really listening — to families that we get even the smallest glimpse of who their loved one was.
And from that picture, we help shape a service that’s personal and meaningful.
But let’s be honest: we don’t know them the way their people did. We never pretend to.

Photos of grieving families, the coffin, the urn, the tears… that’s not the story of someone’s life.
That’s just the hard moment the people left behind are trying to survive.

Those moments belong to them — not the internet.

A person’s real legacy lives in the stories their people tell.
The funny bits, the proud bits, the “you had to be there” moments. It’s in the voices of the ones who loved them —not in a photo of a coffin and some flowers.

We don’t measure a life by how the goodbye looked. We measure it by who loved them, who they loved, and the memories that still make people smile through the ache.

Grief is deeply personal.
No one does it the same way, and there’s no handbook, no timeline, no neat little stages to tick off.

You don’t know how you’ll react until it’s your turn to walk through it — and none of us are ever really prepared.

Keepsake photos absolutely have their place —
they can be comforting and grounding. We’re often asked to take photos of tattoos, hands, or even the coffin for a family’s private keeping, and we’re always honoured to do that.
But to anyone outside that inner circle, they’re just photos —and they’re not ours to share.

Some families choose to share images themselves, and that should always be entirely their decision, on their own platforms, with the people they choose.

The real treasures — the ones that matter — are held in the hearts of the people who walked beside them.

09/05/2026

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