Hire A Memorial Funeral Services

What kind of funeral service would you recommend having? We would not like to have a traditional one because it takes too much time and it’s too sad. The deceased did not want the people to be sad at his funeral.
We are more and more leaning towards ordering direct burial services. It takes much less time, and there is no ceremony. But friends and family can gather at home or anywhere else to remember the life of the person who passed away. This way, we can celebrate the life of the deceased rather than his death. He is not here anymore, and there is nothing special about his body.