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.

Sealing an Urn: Silicone vs. Super Glue (What Works Best and When) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Sealing an Urn: Silicone vs. Super Glue (What Works Best and When)

There’s a moment that catches a lot of families off guard. The urn is on the table. Everything looks “finished,” at least from the outside. And then someone asks a...

Keeping Ashes Safe from Cats and Kids: Secure Lids, Placement, and Museum Putty - Funeral.com, Inc.

Keeping Ashes Safe from Cats and Kids: Secure Lids, Placement, and Museum Putty

When you bring cremated remains home, the first question is often quieter than people expect: where do we put them so they’re safe? Not “emotionally safe,” though that matters too,...

What to Do With Ashes: A Calm Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Keepsakes, and Cremation Jewelry - Funeral.com, Inc.

What to Do With Ashes: A Calm Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Keepsakes, and Cremation Jewelry

After a cremation, families often describe an unexpected quiet. The urgent decisions may be done, but a new question arrives—softly at first, and then more insistently when you see the...

What to Do With Ashes: A Gentle, Practical Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Keepsakes, Jewelry, and Next Steps - Funeral.com, Inc.

What to Do With Ashes: A Gentle, Practical Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Keepsakes, Jewelry, and Next Steps

If you’re holding a temporary container (or waiting for it to arrive), you may be feeling two things at once: the weight of what happened, and the pressure to “figure...

Feng Shui for Keeping Ashes at Home: Placement Tips, Do’s & Don’ts - Funeral.com, Inc.

Feng Shui for Keeping Ashes at Home: Placement Tips, Do’s & Don’ts

When a loved one’s ashes come home, the question usually isn’t only “Where do we put the urn?” It’s also, quietly, “How do we live with this in a way...

What to Do With Ashes: A Gentle Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Cremation Jewelry, and Funeral Planning - Funeral.com, Inc.

What to Do With Ashes: A Gentle Guide to Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Cremation Jewelry, and Funeral Planning

There’s a moment many families recognize after a cremation, even if no one says it out loud. The hardest phone calls have been made. The paperwork is moving. And then...

Cremation Jewelry Guide: Necklaces, Pendants, and How They Hold Ashes - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Jewelry Guide: Necklaces, Pendants, and How They Hold Ashes

There is a particular kind of comfort in having something small and steady when everything else feels unsteady. For many families, cremation jewelry becomes that anchor: a quiet way to...

How Long Do Cremated Remains Last? Storage, Containers, and What Changes Over Time - Funeral.com, Inc.

How Long Do Cremated Remains Last? Storage, Containers, and What Changes Over Time

If you’ve ever found yourself asking how long do cremated remains last, you’re not alone. It’s one of those practical questions that often shows up right in the middle of...

Creating a Goodbye Video Message to Send After You Die: A Practical, Private Guide - Funeral.com, Inc.

Creating a Goodbye Video Message to Send After You Die: A Practical, Private Guide

Most people don’t set out to make a “legacy video.” They start with something simpler: the wish that the people they love won’t feel alone in the quiet weeks after....

Biodegradable Water Burial Urns: How Long They Float & What Affects It - Funeral.com, Inc.

Biodegradable Water Burial Urns: How Long They Float & What Affects It

The question families ask most often sounds simple: “How long will it float?” But what they usually mean is something deeper: “Will we have enough time?” Enough time to say...

How to Choose the Right Cremation Urn: A Simple Size Guide + 4 Rules to Follow - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Choose the Right Cremation Urn: A Simple Size Guide + 4 Rules to Follow

Choosing an urn can feel like an oddly technical task in a season that is anything but technical. You may be grieving, trying to keep up with paperwork, or simply...

How Much Do Cremation Ashes Weigh? Urn Size and Capacity Tips for Families - Funeral.com, Inc.

How Much Do Cremation Ashes Weigh? Urn Size and Capacity Tips for Families

If you’ve been typing how much do cremation ashes weigh into your phone late at night, you’re not alone. This question tends to land in families’ laps at an emotionally...

How to Transfer Ashes Into an Urn: A Clean, Step-by-Step Guide to Avoid Spills - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Transfer Ashes Into an Urn: A Clean, Step-by-Step Guide to Avoid Spills

If you’ve ever held a temporary container of cremated remains and felt your hands go slightly unsteady, you’re not alone. Families often assume the hardest parts are behind them after...

Keeping Cremation Ashes at Home: Safety, Storage, and Common Questions in the U.S. - Funeral.com, Inc.

Keeping Cremation Ashes at Home: Safety, Storage, and Common Questions in the U.S.

Bringing cremated remains home can feel surprisingly ordinary and profoundly heavy at the same time. One moment you’re signing a form and gathering paperwork; the next, you’re holding something that...

Choosing a Proper Urn for Cremated Remains: Materials, Safety, and Faith-Based Guidance - Funeral.com, Inc.

Choosing a Proper Urn for Cremated Remains: Materials, Safety, and Faith-Based Guidance

There is a moment after a cremation when the practical question lands with surprising weight: what counts as a proper container for cremated remains? Sometimes that question comes from a...

Keepsake Urns Explained: Sizes, Sharing Ashes, Engraving Ideas, and Alternatives - Funeral.com, Inc.

Keepsake Urns Explained: Sizes, Sharing Ashes, Engraving Ideas, and Alternatives

There are moments after a cremation when everything goes quiet. The calls slow down. The paperwork stops arriving. And then you’re left with something that feels both ordinary and enormous:...