In many people's minds, a funeral is a place of tranquility and composure. At least when they think about a traditional funeral. But more and more people are choosing to have non-traditional funerals.

The majority of people stipulate how to distribute their assets to their loved ones in their will and wind up with a mundane, run-of-the-mill funeral when they die. But there are plenty of people who ...

A 38-year-old woman shared that her cousin asked her to speak at a family funeral, and that she "said yes without even thinking about it" However, the woman, who noted that she is "not religious," ...