I find it interesting how we, as humans, tend to plan our entire lives, yet neglect to make any plans around the one certain aspect of life - death.
Think about it, you plan to have kids one day, yet it's not a certainty that you will. You plan to fall in love and marry, yet it's not a certainty that you will. You plan to stay in a place of you own, have your dream career, the perfect life, yet it's not a certainty that you will.
The one certainty in life is that one day you will die. So why not plan your funeral, your wake, your memorial?