Plan a service that sounds like them, in seven days.
When someone dies, a family often has a week to write an obituary, shape an order of service, draft eulogies, print a program and tell the wider world, all while grieving. LifeBrief gives you the plan, and a structure for every word, one day at a time.
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What's in the 7-day kit
| Day | What you create |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Life Brief: one master document that feeds everything else |
| 2 | Obituary, in funeral home and newspaper versions |
| 3 | Order of service, timed minute by minute |
| 4 | Readings matched to readers, and a music plan |
| 5 | A eulogy or reflection draft for every speaker |
| 6 | Printed program and tribute posts |
| 7 | Rehearsal plan and day-of checklist |
Every worksheet comes with a finished example for a sample family, so you can see what "done" looks like before you start.
Why LifeBrief exists
I built this after planning my father's service in a week. With the right raw material gathered first — his sayings, the stories the family kept retelling, the details only we knew — every document nearly wrote itself. Without it, everything came out generic. LifeBrief is that system, written down so other families don't have to invent it on the worst week of their year.
- founder