In Connecticut, food and beverage are not allowed in a funeral home in conjunction with any funeral services or wakes. Yes, that means the coffee that so many of us walk around all day holding. Water is considered a "base" and not a "beverage" so if you much have a drink in your hand, please have it be a bottled water.
Connecticut is one of the last states in the union to disallow this.
The funeral homes I work at offer catered receptions at area venues or delivered to your home or hall as you select. This is NOT food in the funeral home but at another location and is convenient for many families to have all on one bill. It's all up to you.
Now you know.
