This is a period of time in which guests come to pay their respects to both the deceased and the grieving family members. Traditionally, visitors would come to view the person's casketed body and pay their respects to the family, but sometimes rather than having a body present for the visitation, the family chooses to have photographs, videos and other personal mementos on display for visitors to remember their loved one by and celebrate the person's life. A visitation can occur at any time before the funeral service.