Boeing Airlines. they did not follow the rubric and are now having a load of issues. I think we can all name jobs where “following the rubric” is the most important part of the job.
Four years ago we were just beginning the madness. We were supposed to be shut down for 2 weeks only. But, we didn’t expect the high numbers of deaths either. so many businesses shut down for good during Covid. Or some businesses are strictly online now. Remember this for the future because Covid will not be the last pandemic.
My mom did this after my dad passed in 1984. She passed in 2013. The funeral people weren’t very happy because they lost money on this deal, since she paid in 1984! We were very happy
I believe that the planning of the funeral is normal. You don’t want to be scrambling at the last minute to arrange something that large.