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Its different to see people react that way but there celebrating a person who touched lives and in a sense is still here in his mom dad sis daughter and in the hearts of those he was around and even now in the films he made.rest in peace heath gone to soon missed for a life time!

These pictures are absolutely beautiful. What a lovely way to celebrate a beautiful life. Michelle looks comforted and loved in these photos. It's wonderful to see them celebrating Heath's life instead of being overwhelmed with grief. May Michelle continue to always feel the peace and joy in years to come with her memories of Heath and sharing them with their daughter, Matilda. But with a wonderful family/friend unit like the Ledger's, I feel pretty confident she will be able to maintain that. God Bless them all.

This is beautiful. Heath is not gone. He'll be forever remembered. He's immortal now. I'm sure Michelle has grived his death and cried and she probably still cries, but one can't grieve 24/7. It's time to be strong and move on, for her daughter. I'm also sure Heath would rather see her smile and be happy than be miserable, because he loved her. It's a beautiful celebration OF HIS LIFE, NOT HIS DEATH. All of you who would rather see your loved ones be miserable forever after you die, are selfish pricks. When I die, I want people to remember me with a big smile, not tears.

"...so long as men can breathe or eyes can see, ...so long lives this, and this gives life to thee."

Fantastic. I was so pleased to see everybody smiling and laughing. Not crying or mourning on the evening of his funeral. When the news first hit us all, we were in shock and many mourned. As so did his family and loved ones. But now, it is time to also show that he too loved to laugh and smile and that his passing is not the end. His soul and memory and even his presence remains. He is not dead to the world. But from it, they shall learn to love life more and celebrate his life. His life of love, happiness and laughter, as well as the tears and sadness. Let them be, for they are only human too.

Good for them. In the end they celebrated his life. This doesn't mean they dont hurt. But sometimes through the tears you can still smile. I am sure Heath got a kick out of it!

What is wrong with some of you? This family and group of loved ones is dealing with a horrible experience and if this is what they need to do to celebrate his life, then that is none of your business and how dare you judge it! My heart goes out to his loved ones, especially to that beautiful little girl who look so much like her Daddy. Until you have lost someone you loved with all your heart, don't you dare stand in judgment of other's grief!

My beloved step-father made us promise that we would celebrate his life, not his mourn his death. He passed away from lung cancer when I was just 14 years old. That was 20 years ago and we did have a party. We shed tears and shared loving memories of him but we also joked around and laughed because he was a great man with a wonderful sense of humor. People mourn in many ways. There have been so many memorial services and then the funeral for him that his family probably cried themselves dry. Heath seemed like a guy who liked to laugh. I'm glad his family found a way to give him a wonderful send off. R.I.P.

I see the ignorant trash are alive and well here today. They had just been thru a few of the sad memorials, somber and sad and this was the last of it. A way to remember their loved one as he lived..in the ocean, free spirited and alive. The ocean was one of his favorite places and this was an honor to him, a way for him to look upon his loved ones in the hereafter with a smile and a laugh, instead of seeing them wracked with grief over his mistake. Judge not, lest you be judged. If you'd like to be nothing but grim, angry and despondent when YOU lose someone, feel free. That young woman now has to live with the bittersweet memory of his face thru a young child she must raise alone, knowing he will never go in the ocean again. Get a spiritual education and leave grief and death to the loved ones who know how to handle it, obviously you won't. A wonderful way to honor Heath, R.I.P. brother.

i just want to say, im not going to judge the family. i would want my family to me smiling as celebrating my life over crying. i watched heaths movies , every single one and every time i said i was going to marry him! i went on youtube typed in his name and watch every video that was related. one week later, he died. crazy, but i cried for nights and even missed school over it. i never knew him as a person but he was my favorite actor, and i doubt ill ever see or meet a man as beautiful. i do hope to meet him in heaven oneday. Rest in Peace heath<3

Grieving is complicated. You cannot fault someone for finding joy in sharing memories and for being grateful for the times they had. The process of grieving is a roller coster. One minute your up and the next your down. It is exhausting. Celebrating his life for day is beautiful and healthy. They will have their grief forever. It just changes over time. Ask anyone who has lost someone.

I think it is truly inspiring that they managed to smile and celebrate on such a sad day. It gives us all hope.

Unfortunately for some people that have posted here, understanding that a Celebration of Life, or a wake is more appropriate than a dreary crying fest is unimaginable. We had a Celebration of Life for my dad a year ago and out of the hundreds of people that came, about half of them commented about how this celebration was a wonderful way to remember someone's LIFE not DEATH. And they also said they would consider doing the same thing for themselves when the time came. And by the way, the comments about "throwing away the meds in the cabinet" when someone is an addict and taking responsibility are rediculous. Any authority will tell you that it is entirely up to the addict to stop, not friends or family. People have to want to stop, and they won't if they are "forced". Support is great, but the addict has to form their own mindset to get the ball rolling. Please don't post in here if your head is up your ass.

I found these pictures to be pure beauty. It is so beautiful to see Michelle smiling and laughing. You can still see the pain she is holding within but you can also see that she is celebrating someone she loved so much. Matilda will look at these pictures and see the joy that her father brought to the lives of his family and friends even in a time of sarrow.

I worked at Cheateau marmont and had the pleasure to be with Michelle and Heath on a one on one conversation eating a friends cake. It was a good vibe and a good memory to have of them both. Shall we eat cake?