Has anyone ever been to an ash scattering ceremony at sea? We will be spreading my dad's ashes this January off of the USS Missouri. The woman who is helping me to arrange it has told me that typically people go and throw the ash, along with flowers, followed by a moment of silence. I would like to end it with a song, bringing on board with us a single ukelele player to play a song in honor of my dad (I have not gotten approval for this yet though). I want short and sweet. We already have had a funeral (as some of you heard me rant about) so this is just to fulfill my dad's final wish and to hopefully provide closure to those of us who did not find any with the funeral. I could use some ideas ladies! Or maybe at least some ideas to bounce back and forth with the coordinator.
Also, I will be personally calling some close family members/friends and letting them know the details in case anyone would like to come with us to Honolulu. I just don't want it plastered all over Facebook, like the funeral was. I also don't think that I need to do invites, but my mom said that if we aren't going to start a Facebook group, we have to send out invites. That just doesn't sound right to me...