Sympathy Flowers & Delivery

Sympathy flowers bring solace and beauty, creating an atmosphere for grief and remembrance. Our funeral flowers symbolize life's beauty even in mourning, offering comfort to grieving individuals. At James Cress Florist, we have provided sympathy flowers to Long Island families since 1903, helping create tranquility during memorial services. Our family-owned business, with over 130 years of experience, crafts funeral arrangements to honor those who remain in our hearts forever.

Sympathy Flowers & Gifts for the Home

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Clear Skies Bouquet
Clear Skies Bouquet
Let this uplifting arrangement be a reminder of the clear skies ahead. Capturing the feeling of hope that a new day brings, this bouquet is composed of voluminous hydrangea blooms and vibrant belladonna delphinium to refresh their mood.
From $134.95
From $134.95
Sincerest Sorrow All White Arrangement
Sincerest Sorrow All White
White roses and lilies anchor this design, filled out with stock, daisy poms, and monte casino, a quiet way to convey support and honor a life. Everything arrives already arranged in a clear glass vase, so there's nothing to unwrap or trim before it's...
From $109.99
From $109.99
Healing Tears Blue & White
Healing Tears Blue & White
Blue delphinium, white roses, and lilies fill this sympathy vase arrangement, gathered with carnations into the same clear glass cube lined with a ti leaf ribbon as our all-white version, just with more color.The blue brings a calmer, cooler note than plain white, a...
From $69.99
From $69.99
Peace Lily Plant For Sympathy
Peace Lily Plant For Sympathy
This peace lily plant brings quiet comfort to a home or a service, its glossy leaves and soft white blooms rising above a woven basket. Our designers hand-select each plant, add a bow, and it comes in Standard, Deluxe, and Premium sizes.We often deliver...
From $69.95
From $69.95

Funeral Flowers for the Service

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Blue & White Funeral Standing Spray
Blue & White Funeral Standing Spray
White roses, Asiatic lilies, football mums, and carnations rise on a tall easel in this standing spray, with blue delphinium threaded through for contrast. Blue and white is one of the most requested combinations we build into our funeral sprays, calmer than an all-red...
From $249.99
From $249.99
Heartfelt Sympathies Standing Basket
Heartfelt Sympathies Standing Basket
Sunflowers, lilies, and roses fill this sympathy flower arrangement with more color than our all-white or pastel options, built into a standing basket sized for a funeral home or chapel.Families pick this one for someone known for their energy, a parent who filled a...
From $149.99
From $149.99
Heartfelt Tribute Blue & White Floor Basket Arrangement
Heartfelt Tribute Blue & White Floor Basket Arrangement
Blue and white blooms fill this funeral flower basket, gathered low and wide rather than built on a tall stand, a fit for a side table or a spot near the entrance of a service.The cool palette suits a service meant to feel calm...
From $99.99
From $99.99
Clear Skies Bouquet
Clear Skies Bouquet
Let this uplifting arrangement be a reminder of the clear skies ahead. Capturing the feeling of hope that a new day brings, this bouquet is composed of voluminous hydrangea blooms and vibrant belladonna delphinium to refresh their mood.
From $134.95
From $134.95

Sympathy Plants

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Peace Lily Plant For Sympathy
Peace Lily Plant For Sympathy
This peace lily plant brings quiet comfort to a home or a service, its glossy leaves and soft white blooms rising above a woven basket. Our designers hand-select each plant, add a bow, and it comes in Standard, Deluxe, and Premium sizes.We often deliver...
From $69.95
From $69.95
Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily) plant in a 6" White Ceramic Comfort Planter pot
Comfort Planter Spathiphyllum
A closer look at this peace lily's care and delivery, plus a few resources if you're new to houseplants.Low Light for Indoor Plants and Offices: Peace lilies tolerate low light better than most flowering plants, showing up in windowless hallways as easily as living...
$89.95
$89.95
Small Elegant Spathiphyllum
Small Elegant Spathiphyllum
This peace lily arrives already in bloom, white flowers held above broad, glossy leaves. These live plants are hand wrapped in a plain basket or a keepsake container, no repotting needed. Small, medium, or large, indoor plants like this one fit a nightstand as...
From $59.99
From $59.99
Classic Dish Garden
Classic Dish Garden
A closer look at what fills this dish garden, how the three sizes compare, and what delivery looks like.What's Included: Each dish garden includes an assortment of fresh green plants and a few soft blooming plants in a wicker container with a burlap ribbon,...
From $89.99
From $89.99

Gourmet Food & Gifts

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Classic Sympathy Bakery Gift Basket
Classic Sympathy Bakery Gift Basket
Express your deepest sympathies with a basket brimming with delicious comfort. This thoughtfully curated collection features buttery rugelach, rich fudgy brownies, and an assortment of mouthwatering pastries—each treat a small gesture of care and understanding. Nestled in an elegant presentation, it's a meaningful way...
$62.99
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$62.99
Gift basket with a blue bow in basket container on a light gray background.
Large Sympathy Gift Basket
Introducing Jenny’s Large Sympathy Gift Basket, our best seller designed to bring comfort and solace to those in mourning. This carefully curated gourmet basket is filled with an array of delightful treats, including two boxes of Pepperidge Farm Crackers, a large cookie bag, Milano...
$89.00
$89.00
Deluxe Sympathy Pastry Gift Basket
Deluxe Sympathy Pastry Gift Basket
Send comfort wrapped in deliciousness with this deluxe sympathy basket. We've packed it with our most indulgent creations—rich chocolate cookies, fudgy brownies, fluffy muffins, and artisan pastries all baked fresh in our kitchen using top-quality ingredients. Every piece is individually wrapped to keep that...
$79.54
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$79.54
Small Sympathy Gift Basket
Small Sympathy Gift Basket
Show your support and care with Jenny’s Small Sympathy Gift Basket, priced at just $59. This thoughtful collection is a comforting way to express your love during challenging times, reminding your loved ones they are not alone. Inside, you'll find a delightful assortment of...
From $62.00
From $62.00

Funeral Standing Baskets

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Heartfelt Sympathies Standing Basket
Heartfelt Sympathies Standing Basket
Sunflowers, lilies, and roses fill this sympathy flower arrangement with more color than our all-white or pastel options, built into a standing basket sized for a funeral home or chapel.Families pick this one for someone known for their energy, a parent who filled a...
From $149.99
From $149.99
Heartfelt Sympathies White Funeral Standing Basket
Heartfelt Sympathies White Funeral Standing Basket
White roses, chrysanthemums, daisies, carnations, and lilies fill this white sympathy arrangement, built into a tall standing basket sized for a funeral home or chapel.An all-white tribute like this one suits almost any service, a traditional choice families reach for when they want something...
From $149.99
From $149.99
Heartfelt Sympathies Blue & White Funeral Standing Basket
Heartfelt Sympathies Blue & White Funeral Standing Basket
This blue and white sympathy arrangement pairs cool blue blooms with crisp white ones, built on a tall stand so it holds its shape and reads clearly across a chapel or funeral home. It's one of our quieter designs, sized for a service where...
From $149.99
From $149.99
Heartfelt Sympathies Lavender & White Standing Basket
Heartfelt Sympathies Lavender & White Standing Basket
Roses, daisies, carnations, and chrysanthemums come together in soft purple and white for this sympathy flower arrangement, gathered into a tall standing basket built to hold its shape through a full day of visitors.Families choose this one when they want something a little softer...
From $149.99
From $149.99

Funeral Standing Sprays

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Blue & White Funeral Standing Spray
Blue & White Funeral Standing Spray
White roses, Asiatic lilies, football mums, and carnations rise on a tall easel in this standing spray, with blue delphinium threaded through for contrast. Blue and white is one of the most requested combinations we build into our funeral sprays, calmer than an all-red...
From $249.99
From $249.99
White Funeral Standing Spray
White Funeral Standing Spray
White roses, daisies, and chrysanthemums fill this standing spray for funeral and memorial services, built on a tall easel stand. Soft, peaceful tones set it apart from brighter sympathy pieces, and our designers select each stem by hand to ensure the color reads true.Close...
From $249.99
From $249.99
Lavender And White Funeral Standing Spray
Lavender And White Funeral Standing Spray
What's included in this lavender and white sympathy spray, from sizing to delivery, along with how it compares to our other funeral sprays.The Lavender and White Blooms in This Spray: Lavender and white flowers fill this standing spray, built full-bodied by our designers rather...
From $249.99
From $249.99
Red Rose And Lily Standing Spray
Red Rose And Lily Standing Spray
Red roses and white lilies anchor this standing spray, with soft pink blooms woven through for warmth and a collar of greenery finishing the base. Everything sits on an easel base as one continuous arrangement, built to stand upright rather than lie flat.This one...
From $249.99
From $249.99

Funeral Heart Sprays

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Always Remember Floral Heart Tribute - Pink & White
Always Remember Floral Heart Tribute - Pink & White
Always Remember brings pink chrysanthemums, roses, and wax flower together into an open, heart shaped design, graceful rather than bold.This piece suits a mother, a grandmother, or a close friend, near the casket or guest book. Pink reads as grace and admiration, a softer...
From $299.99
From $299.99
Red bleeding heart funeral flowers
Standing Red Rose Bleeding Heart
This funeral heart arrangement holds red roses from edge to edge, a solid shape built to stand on its own easel beside a casket or at a wake. Nothing else competes with the color; it's simply these flowers, all the way through, in small,...
From $599.99
From $599.99
Always Remember Floral Heart Tribute- Blue & White
Always Remember Floral Heart Tribute- Blue & White
Always Remember shapes an open, heart shaped design from white roses, chrysanthemums, and carnations, with blue delphinium threaded through the frame.This design suits a spouse, a parent, or a friend who found comfort in quiet things, near the casket or guest book. Blue reads...
From $299.99
From $299.99
Always In My Heart Floral Heart Red & White
Always In My Heart Floral Heart Red & White
Always In My Heart fills a solid, heart shaped design with white chrysanthemums, carnations, and roses, built to stand at the funeral service.Families send these funeral flowers for a parent, a spouse, or a longtime friend, a tribute to match the loss and the...
From $299.99
From $299.99

Funeral Cross Flowers

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Peace & Prayers Blue & White Standing Cross
Peace & Prayers Blue & White Standing Cross
Blue and white blooms, including white roses, white carnations, and blue hydrangea, cascade down the center of this standing tribute, built for services that call for color beyond an all-white design. Our designers gather each stem by hand to create a full piece, finished...
From $299.99
From $299.99
Peace & Prayers White Standing Cross
Peace & Prayers White Standing Cross
White roses, football mums, carnations, and hydrangea come together in this standing tribute, a classic silhouette finished with soft greenery at the base. Each stem is arranged by hand to create a full, symmetrical piece built to stand on its own easel at the...
From $299.95
From $299.95
Peace and Prayers Standing Cross
Peace and Prayers Standing Cross
Peace and Prayers brings together roses, mums, lilies, daisies, hydrangea, and carnations in a traditional standing tribute, a design that has offered comfort at services for generations. Each stem is gathered by hand into a full, gently rounded piece meant to stand at the...
From $299.95
From $299.95
Divine Light
Divine Light
White blooms trace the clean lines of this standing cross, a quiet white sympathy arrangement built to honor a life of faith. Fresh greenery fills in behind the flowers, and every stem is set by hand. This piece is meant to be delivered straight...
From $299.95
From $299.95

Funeral Casket Sprays

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Distinguished Service Casket Spray
Distinguished Service Casket Spray
Red, white, and blue casket spray flowers move in a steady pattern across this half-couch design, built for someone who served their country or lived by a strong sense of duty. It rests on the casket and is meant to be seen throughout the...
From $349.99
From $349.99
Angel Wings Casket Spray
Angel Wings Casket Spray
Angel Wings brings together white dendrobium orchids, white calla lilies, hydrangea, and mixed greens in two curved sprays that rest at the head of the casket for a final farewell. The shape gives it the name: each side extends outward like a wing, one...
$594.94
$594.94
Red Rose Reverence Casket Spray
Red Rose Reverence Casket Spray
Red roses carry this casket spray from end to end, an old, familiar way to say love, beauty, and strength. Trailing ivy winds through the roses, softening what would otherwise be one unbroken block of red.This half couch design suits an open casket or...
From $499.99
From $499.99
Graceful Grandeur Casket Spray
Graceful Grandeur Casket Spray
Golden yellow and white blooms, many flowers layered for a full look, fill this half-couch casket spray.Families often choose warmer, golden flowers like these for a parent, grandparent, or any loved one whose life the family wants to celebrate alongside mourning, honoring family wishes...
From $249.99
From $249.99

Funeral Wreaths

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All White Funeral Wreath
All White Funeral Wreath
A circle of white chrysanthemums, roses, and daisies forms this arrangement, hand gathered with lush greenery inside the gaps between each accented bloom. A circle has no beginning or end, a traditional symbol of eternal life.Families choose this wreath as a sympathy gesture to...
From $299.99
From $299.99
Serene Blessings Standing Wreath- Blue and White
Serene Blessings Standing Wreath- Blue and White
Blue and white flowers circle this standing wreath, built to rest on its own easel rather than lean against a stand. Fresh greenery fills in behind each bloom, and our designers finish the piece by hand the morning it's ordered.This standing wreath works well...
From $299.99
From $299.99
Gift of Warmth Wreath
Gift of Warmth Wreath
Pink and lavender blooms form this sympathy flower arrangement, gathered into a classic wreath shape rather than a standing or floor design.Families often send this one directly to a home rather than a funeral home, a gesture of support for a loved one going...
From $249.95
From $249.95
GOLDEN REMEMBRANCE WREATH
Golden Remembrance Wreath
Carnations and daisies in yellow fill the Golden Remembrance Wreath, a sympathy flower arrangement built around a brighter color than most traditional tributes.Families choose yellow here when it was a favorite color, or simply because they want flowers that remember someone's warmth rather than...
From $259.95
From $259.95

Cremation Flowers

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Crescent Cremation Arrangement- Blue and White
Crescent Cremation Arrangement- Blue and White
Blue delphinium and white roses sweep into a crescent in this one-sided design, layered with Oriental lilies, football mums, carnations, stock, and waxflower. Unlike a round wreath, it's built to sit flush against a wall or table, with an open front center for an...
From $149.99
From $149.99
White Cremation Wreath
White Cremation Wreath
Roses, lilies, baby's breath, and mums come together in a single-tone ring in this cremation flower arrangement, meant to encircle an urn that isn't included. Keeping every bloom the same shade lets the textures, from the lily's open petal to the baby's breath's tiny...
From $249.95
From $249.95
Simple Devotion Deluxe Cremation Setting
Simple Devotion Deluxe Cremation Setting
Orchids, roses, and snapdragons surround the urn in this deluxe cremation flower arrangement, with fragrant white lilies adding height through the center. Each bloom brings its own shape, from the orchid's clean line to the lily's open face, for a fuller, more formal look...
From $324.95
From $324.95
Spring Cremation Wreath
Spring Cremation Wreath
Roses and alstroemeria carry most of the color in this cremation flower arrangement, a full ring joined by other spring flowers and greenery, designed to circle the keepsake resting at a service. Three sizes are available, Standard, Deluxe, and Premium, each fuller than the...
From $194.95
From $194.95

Helpful Guidance from James Cress Florist

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Our Sympathy Flower Services

During this challenging time, our Sympathy Advisors are available at (631) 724-0333. As a highly-regarded and dependable local florist, we ensure that all funeral flower selections and deliveries are treated with the utmost care. Our delicate floral arrangements provide comfort to Long Island families during these difficult times.

FAQs about Funeral Flowers

How much should I spend on funeral flowers?

There is no set amount to spend on funeral flowers. It depends on the type and number of flowers you wish to send and the size of the arrangement. Large-scale arrangements may range from $75 to over $400, depending on complexity and style. Smaller arrangements, like a single rosebud or bouquet, can cost between $39 and $50. Remember, the gesture of mourning and sympathy is more important than its monetary value.

How do I know what flowers to send for a funeral?

There is no right or wrong type of funeral flower arrangement. Consider the preferences of the deceased and their family when making your decision. Traditional choices include lilies, roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, and gladioli. Unique displays might feature wildflowers, sunflowers, and exotic blooms. White flowers are often used for expressions of sympathy.

How will the funeral home know who the flowers are from?

Funeral homes receive the card message attached to the flowers. This card includes the deceased's name and a personal message of condolence, along with the funeral home's name, address, service date, your name, and the sending florist or business. Additional contact information or specific relationships with the deceased can also be included to help the florist create an appropriate arrangement.

What if I need to cancel my funeral order?

If you need to cancel your order, contact the florist or funeral home as soon as possible. Depending on their policy, you may be fully refunded or charged a cancellation fee. Ensure the flowers have not yet been delivered before attempting to cancel. Cancellation policies vary, so it’s best to ask beforehand what their policy is to avoid issues later.