The Funeral.com Journal

Resources to help you create tributes as unique as the people (and pets) you love. Learn how engraving, photos, colors, and symbols add meaning; discover scattering rituals and at-home memorial ideas. We focus on the details that matter—because small choices can carry a lifetime of comfort.

How to Plan a Funeral in 2025: Costs, Trends, and Preplanning Options for Seniors

How to Plan a Funeral in 2025: Costs, Trends, and Preplanning Options for Seniors

Funeral planning has always required quick decisions during an emotional week, but 2025 brings a few new realities: more families choose cremation, more people expect digital tools and transparency, and...

Do You Have to Buy an Urn From the Funeral Home? Your Rights and Options

Do You Have to Buy an Urn From the Funeral Home? Your Rights and Options

At some point in almost every arrangement conversation, a family is shown a shelf—sometimes a catalog, sometimes a display case—and the question lands with a thud: “Have you chosen an...

Best Places to Buy Cremation Urns Online: Specialty Shops vs Amazon vs Funeral Homes

Best Places to Buy Cremation Urns Online: Specialty Shops vs Amazon vs Funeral Homes

In the days after a loss, it can feel strange to be comparing products while your heart is still catching up. But that’s often how grief moves in real life:...

Is There Such a Thing as a Funeral Planner?

Is There Such a Thing as a Funeral Planner?

Planning a funeral can feel like navigating a maze of decisions, each carrying deep emotional weight. From choosing caskets or cremation urns for ashes to arranging a service that truly...

Funeral Scams and High-Pressure Tactics: Red Flags to Watch For and How to Push Back

Funeral Scams and High-Pressure Tactics: Red Flags to Watch For and How to Push Back

You’re grieving, and you’re making expensive decisions you’ve probably never had to make before. That combination is exactly why funeral scams and high-pressure funeral sales tactics can work so well,...

Funeral Costs Broken Down: What You’re Paying For and How to Compare Price Lists

Funeral Costs Broken Down: What You’re Paying For and How to Compare Price Lists

Funeral planning often comes with unexpected financial decisions. Sitting at a funeral home table, reviewing a stack of papers, you may suddenly find yourself facing line items you’ve never seen...

How to Choose a Funeral Home: Questions to Ask, Red Flags, and Comparing Local Options

How to Choose a Funeral Home: Questions to Ask, Red Flags, and Comparing Local Options

The moment you realize you need to start choosing a funeral home rarely comes with a clear head. It might be late at night after a sudden loss, or in...

How to Choose a Funeral Home

How to Choose a Funeral Home

When someone dies, the first hours can feel unreal. You may be trying to call relatives, looking for a favorite photo, or simply staring at a wall, unsure what to...