Celebration of Life Venue
Honor your loved one’s legacy. Reminisce with friends and family who knew them best. At Bella Sera, we provide the perfect place to celebrate a life well-lived.
How Does a Celebration of Life Differ from a Memorial Service?
A celebration of life ceremony is a beautiful and comforting alternative to funeral and memorial services. It’s an unconditional expression of love and happiness for the life your loved one led. Instead of focusing on loss, it creates a space to replace grief with joy, and sorrow with comfort.
This more joyous celebration honors who your loved one was when they were alive, and the legacy they leave behind.
It’s already hard to navigate the sadness you’re feeling and the joy a for the impact your loved one had on you. When dealing with all of the emotions that hit you during these incredibly tough times, having family and friends going through the same will make it less painful.
How The Bella Sera Event Center hosts “Celebrations of Life” events
At Bella Sera, we’d like you to focus on the joy this special individual has imparted to the people around them.
As a venue for celebration of life events, we we strive to create a beautiful and welcoming space where cherished memories can be shared, and the lasting gifts of love, kindness, and connection are honored.
We are always so touched by the stories and love in our venue during these special celebrations.Whether you’re planning a Celebration of Life or a Memorial Service of any kind, The Bella Sera Event Center is here to help. We can take care of everything you need, and reduce the stress you may be feeling.
Let Bella Sera Event Center help you with the following for your Celebration of Life event:
Whether you’re planning a Celebration of Life or a Memorial Service of any kind, The Bella Sera Event Center is here to help pay tribute to your loved one.
We can take care of everything you need, and reduce the stress you may be feeling.
Affordable Pricing: Our rates start at $1,750. Basic package inclusions are 4 hours of venue rental, audio and visual setup, clean up, and an event ogranizer. Décor is available for rent also (centerpieces, backdrops, coloraed lighting, etc). Get more information here.
- Catering flexibility: Celebrations of life typically have food and drinks available to those attending, though the family may have a reception that’s separate from the celebration of life event itself.If you’d like to add beverages, catering, or bar service, we offer the option to bring in your own catering or have us cater it for you with our affordable lunch or dinner menus including:
- Mexican
- Italian
- American
- Desserts
You may choose to have it catered by your loved ones’ favorite restaurant, or ask us to cook their favorite meal.Be sure to make signs that state it was their favorite.
- Event expertise: Our experts will help provide creative event ideas from which you can choose, and know your loved one would have really enjoyed. We can sit with you and offer ideas for how to bring joy to the family and keep their loved one’s memory alive. We can set an agenda for the Celebration of Life event so everything flows well and you don’t leave anything important out or have any regrets.
- Commemorative media:
- Mexican
- Italian
- American
We’ll provide links to several sites so that a family member or friend can create a memorial website. Memorial websites let you keep everyone up to date with important event details, collect and share condolences and memories, raise funds, and much more. For example, check out this online memorial page template here on Everloved. We also create Spotify playlists like this one.
We are a family-owned “celebration of life” venue in Denver, and we care deeply about helping you through this incredibly difficult time. Let us help you make this cathartic healing in many ways.
- Décor is available for rent also (centerpieces, backdrops, coloraed lighting, etc)
Ways to remember those you loved at their “Celebration of Life”
Encourage people to speak into a microphone and share cherished memories, a funny story, or something they adored about your loved one.
- Send balloons, doves, or lanterns up into the sky in memory of them.
- Consider decorating in their favorite color or with their favorite flowers.
- Designate an emcee so things flow smoothly.
- Have someone say a prayer or read a poem.
- Share live music as a beautiful touch, even if for one song.
- Raise your glass in a toast to the dearly departed.
- Live stream the service for those who are out of state and couldn’t attend.
- Share cherished memories.
- Create a Celebration of Life poster board.
- Display a photo montage.
- Plant a memorial tree.
- Play video tributes from those who could not attend.
- Do a biker tribute.
- Show up in classic cars if they were a car collector.
- Have a choir sing if they were in the choir.
- Show an illustration of your family tree, and where your loved one fit into the family.
- Encourage someone from their work, church, family, a friend, sibling, etc., to share something about who they were in those roles. This is all part of talking about the legacy they left that is so wonderful to hear.
There’s no one way We are a family owned venue and care deeply about helping you through this incredibly difficult time. We know Celebration of Life events can also be cathartic and very healing in many ways too.
There’s no single perfect way to honor the departed—all you can do is create the celebration you think they would appreciate.
Real “Celebration of Life” Service Stories at Bella Sera Event Center
We are always so touched by the stories and love in our venue during these special celebrations. Here are some great examples.
The Holland Family
One of our local families had lost their son in a motorcycle accident. Our venue was packed with hundreds of people who loved him and wanted to celebrate his life. At the end of the celebration, dozens and dozens of bikers pulled in front of the venue and reved up their bikes to send him a message in heaven that they were all with him. It was one of the loudest, and most moving moments we have ever experienced!
Our own Mom and Grandma
When our grandma Ramona Venzor passed, we all celebrated her in such a beautiful way with the mariachi music she loved, releasing doves, and everyone talking about her and showing movies. Her favorite color was lime green, so we created little squares of “lime green” paper that had this statement printed on it: “Share your favorite memory of Ramona with us.” This was our favorite memory of that day as we all read so many beautiful stories, and many of them we didn’t know. Everyone also wore little lime green ribbon pins.
We would be honored to help you create a “Celebration of Life” event for your loved one. Contact us today to request a tour.