Pagan/Wiccan funeral advice needed

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Any Pagan or Wiccan ladies who could help me out me with my Mums memorial?

Lots of guides online www.funeralzone.co.uk/help-resources/arranging-a-funeral/religious-funerals/pagan-funerals

mysendoff.com/2011/06/pagan-funeral-traditions/

Do you want:need a pagan priest? If so I can recommend.

Hi both, thanks for the replies. @HennyPennyHorror those links are great, thank you. I love the language of the prayers - will use them when we scatter her ashes, thank you so much.
To give a bit of context, my mum died quite young and very suddenly a few weeks ago and didn’t leave a will or any funeral plans. She would have identified as Wiccan, lots of fond memories of Avebury trips a a child and doing some meditations and spells with her when I was younger.
She was very clear she didn’t want a Christian or traditional funeral in a church or elsewhere, so we had a secular cremation with no ceremony, but we want to do something to remember her in a traditional pagan style for her, but something that her older relatives and more mainstream friends will understand and enjoy as well. We’re thinking doing a wake style event around her birthday in August, hiring a room, relaxed drinks and food and letting people just mingle and remember her in their own way. However we would also like to do something more formal and in line with her beliefs to give everyone a bit of closure. As is mentioned in those links, I want to do something that symbolises her going to back to nature... but not sure what, and all the research ive done is probably best suited for our more private family ashes scattering. Our thinking is currently some kind of Chinese lantern ceremony or letting off some (biodegradable!) balloons and having a couple of speeches and toasts to her. Essentially, the attendees at the wake will be quite traditional so we don’t want to alienate anyone or create any drama about doing anything that her others, but want to do something that will ring true for her beliefs too. However the balloon thing seems a bit generic so I wondered if any lovely pagan ladies had been in this situation before and what you did to create something meaningful but accessible to everyone.
Any thoughts or advice gratefully received!

Please do not let off balloons or lanterns, both are terrible for the environment and wildlife, the latter can start fires. Do something positive like planting trees or bulbs

Oh yeah - should have been clearer in the sense that the balloon idea is the tone of the event were after but don’t want to do that for ethical, environmental and general it being really generic reasons. But something with that feel to it...

First of all - I’m sorry for your loss, I hope you are doing ok. And if not, you will in time. :)

The idea of a gathering of her closest family and friends is lovely, could you all bring a flower that has meaning or significance ? Whether to her or in general (ie, gypsum can mean ‘ever lasting love’)

Between you all, you can make a bouquet, and place that somewhere of significance to your mum.

It’s enviromentally friendly, involves you all and can be a token of love. Plus a talking point for you all - someone might choose a sunflower because they think it symbolised your mums personality for example - which leads to conversations about her.

:) it’s really wonderful of you to be thinking about how best to remember her, no matter what you choose x

@SailorJerry13 that’s wonderful idea, thank you so much x

Your welcome I hope it all goes well xx