We will be there when you need us.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Living Wakes & Memorials
A celebration of a the life lived
There’s no wrong time to reach out or visit our office, we can meet you where you are. Walking beside you, we offer gentle guidance and dignified arrangements. We are here to validate one’s life in every way we can. Every step is handled with patience and care.
Our funeral directors provide steady, compassionate care so you never face life’s hardest chapters alone. We are always here with empathy, professionalism, and understanding.
Validating Life with a Difference
This is more than an event, it’s a moment to connect, reflect, and celebrate with those who matter most. We’re here to make it seamless, meaningful, and yours.
It becomes a promise to honour a life by gathering for a farewell that celebrates who they were, with dignity, care and respect..
Living Wake
- 90 Min Consultation | 90 Min Gathering
Our living wake package is created with deep care and respect for individuals wishing to celebrate their life alongside loved ones. We provide a welcoming venue where family and friends can gather, supported by attentive staff who ensure every detail is handled gently.
Our intention is to create a calm, dignified space where connection and gratitude can unfold, allowing you to focus on celebrating life while we quietly take care of the rest.
Our package includes:
- Initial Consultation — gentle guidance to understand your needs and wishes
- Venue Coordination — arranging a welcoming space where family and friends can come together in comfort
- Program Planning — thoughtful guidance to shape tributes, music, readings, and shared stories
- Supplier Liaison and Setup — coordinating flowers, catering, and technical needs with care and respect
- On-the-Day Coordination — quietly ensuring everything flows smoothly so you can be fully present
Our commitment:
- We’ll listen to your wishes — your voice, values, and vision shape your living wake
- We’ll explore wake options — from intimate circles to larger gatherings, we help you discover what feels right
- We’ll clarify practical details — explaining logistical and emotional considerations with transparency
- We’ll offer support and guidance — a compassionate presence throughout planning and on the day itself
- We offer flexible arrangements — weekday, weekend, or after-hours; we can come to you or welcome you to our office
* Venue priced within Perth Metropolitan area.
* Outside-area service fees apply.
* Package supports a 4-hour farewell.
* Afterhours/weekend charges apply.
Memorial
- 90 Min Consultation | 90 Min Gathering
A memorial with Closing Circles is shaped with calm, dignity, and intention. Stories can be shared, love expressed, and healing supported. In this way, the gathering becomes a space for connection, reflection, and gentle remembrance.
Our memorial package includes:
- Initial Consultation — listening deeply to your wishes and values to shape a meaningful service
- Venue Coordination — arranging a respectful space for gathering, whether intimate or larger in scale
- Program Planning — guiding tributes, readings, music, and rituals that reflect the life lived
- Supplier Liaison and Setup — coordinating flowers, catering, and audio-visual elements with sensitivity
- On-the-Day Coordination — ensuring the service flows smoothly so you can be present with family and friends
- Memorial Book — a place for guests to share words of comfort, memories, and reflections
- Flexible Arrangements — weekday, weekend, or after-hours; we can meet you at home or welcome you to our office
Our intention is to create a calm, dignified environment where stories can be shared, love expressed, and healing supported. Every detail is handled with care, so families can focus on celebrating a life remembered.
* Venue priced within Perth Metropolitan area.
* Outside-area service fees apply.
* Package supports a 4-hour farewell.
* Afterhours/weekend charges apply.
Which one is right for you?
There’s no correct answer here, only what reflects your family traditions and the person you’re farewelling.
- Choose a Living Wake if you want to celebrate your own life, story, and relationships while you’re here to be part of it.
- Choose a Memorial if you’re gathering to remember and honour someone who has passed, separately from or in place of a traditional funeral service.
Who This is For
- You want to celebrate your own life and relationships, in your own way, while you’re here
- You’re planning ahead and want a living wake as part of your End-of-Life wishes
- You’re remembering someone who has passed, separately from or instead of a traditional service
- You want a gathering that feels personal, not formal or fixed to convention
- You’re not sure whether a wake, memorial, or something else entirely is right, and want to talk it through
There’s still time to plan your End-of-Life Plan, this lets you make these decisions yourself while you’re here to make them, rather than leaving your family to guess later.
Do you need a funeral service?
Some people don’t want a formal service at all, just a Direct Cremation, with a memorial gathering held later, in their own time, on their own terms. Others want friends and family around before they pass, to celebrate together with a living wake.
Whether a traditional farewell or a memorial, there are still some legal and practical details to manage properly, which is exactly what we’re here for.
Let us help you through those wishes in more depth beforehand, our End-of-Life Funeral Planning service exists for exactly that.
When the time has come
If someone has died, or death is close, please reach out. Closing Circles specialises in End-of-Life funeral planning, including arranging cremations, burials, memorials and living wakes across Perth and country WA.
Every farewell is shaped around the person it’s for, and every option comes with the reasoning behind it, so you understand what each choice actually means before you make it.
- OFFICE 08 6187 2320
- MOBILE 0448 837 076
- EMAIL office@closingcircles.com.au
- 45b Old Perth Road, Bassendean, WA 6054
- PO Box 137, Bassendean WA 6054
We will be there when you need us.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.