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.

Pre-Planning Your Funeral Online: Tools, Services, and What to Compare Before You Commit - Funeral.com, Inc.

Pre-Planning Your Funeral Online: Tools, Services, and What to Compare Before You Commit

It often starts quietly. A late-night search. A tab left open after reading a friend’s post about their parent’s funeral. A moment when you realize that if something happened tomorrow,...

Cremation FAQs: What Happens to Ashes, Urn Types, and Common Questions Answered - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation FAQs: What Happens to Ashes, Urn Types, and Common Questions Answered

When a family chooses cremation, the decision can feel like it should simplify things. And in some ways, it does. There is often more flexibility, more time to plan, and...

Baseball Cremation Urns: Keepsake & Adult Options for Sports Fans - Funeral.com, Inc.

Baseball Cremation Urns: Keepsake & Adult Options for Sports Fans

For a lot of families, baseball isn’t just a pastime. It’s a rhythm of seasons and small rituals that quietly shape a life: the glove that stayed by the back...

Flower Cremation Urns: Meaningful Floral Designs, Materials & When to Choose One - Funeral.com, Inc.

Flower Cremation Urns: Meaningful Floral Designs, Materials & When to Choose One

When you’re grieving, the smallest decisions can feel unexpectedly heavy. Families often tell us that choosing an urn is not just “buying a container.” It’s choosing what the next chapter...

Cultured Marble Cremation Urns: Pros, Cons, Care Tips & Popular Styles - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cultured Marble Cremation Urns: Pros, Cons, Care Tips & Popular Styles

There are decisions that feel purely practical after a death—paperwork, phone calls, schedules. And then there are the decisions that quietly carry the emotional weight of “what happens next.” Choosing...

How Much Does It Cost to Bury Cremated Ashes? Typical Fees, Urns & Cemetery Rules - Funeral.com, Inc.

How Much Does It Cost to Bury Cremated Ashes? Typical Fees, Urns & Cemetery Rules

If you are trying to understand the cost to bury cremated ashes, you are not alone. Many families choose cremation believing it will simplify decisions and keep expenses manageable—and in...

Cremation Beads & Urn Charms: How Ashes Jewelry Works (Bracelets, Lockets, and More) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Beads & Urn Charms: How Ashes Jewelry Works (Bracelets, Lockets, and More)

If you’re looking at cremation beads or an urn charm for ashes right now, there’s a good chance you’re also carrying a lot: grief, decisions, paperwork, family group texts, and...

Where to Buy Cremation Urns: Online Stores, Funeral Homes, and Amazon Tips - Funeral.com, Inc.

Where to Buy Cremation Urns: Online Stores, Funeral Homes, and Amazon Tips

If you are deciding where to buy cremation urns, you are not alone. Choosing cremation urns is one of those tasks that is both practical and emotional, and it often...

Keepsakes Made From Cremation Ashes: 12 Meaningful Ideas (Jewelry, Art, and Beyond) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Keepsakes Made From Cremation Ashes: 12 Meaningful Ideas (Jewelry, Art, and Beyond)

If you’re reading this because you’re wondering what to do with ashes, you’re not alone—and you’re not behind. After cremation, families often expect a single obvious next step. Instead, you’re...

Cremation Jewelry for Ashes: Types, Materials, Pricing & a Smart Buying Checklist - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Jewelry for Ashes: Types, Materials, Pricing & a Smart Buying Checklist

There is a moment after a loss when the world expects you to keep moving, but your heart has not caught up. You might be answering messages, signing paperwork, or...

Purple Cremation Urns: Symbolism, Popular Styles, and Where to Shop - Funeral.com, Inc.

Purple Cremation Urns: Symbolism, Popular Styles, and Where to Shop

When a family begins looking at cremation urns, the first decision rarely feels like a “product decision.” It feels like a human one. You might be standing in a quiet...

How Much Does a Cremation Urn Cost? Price Ranges, Types, and Smart Ways to Save - Funeral.com, Inc.

How Much Does a Cremation Urn Cost? Price Ranges, Types, and Smart Ways to Save

If you’re asking how much does a cremation urn cost, you’re usually asking two questions at once. One is practical: what is a realistic urn price range so we can...

Cremation Urn Size Guide: Capacity, Materials, and How to Choose the Right Adult Urn - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Urn Size Guide: Capacity, Materials, and How to Choose the Right Adult Urn

Choosing an urn can feel like an oddly technical task in the middle of something deeply human. You might be grieving, planning ahead, or helping a parent or spouse make...

What Size Urn Do You Need? Capacity Guide for Adults, Children, Pets & Keepsakes - Funeral.com, Inc.

What Size Urn Do You Need? Capacity Guide for Adults, Children, Pets & Keepsakes

When you’re grieving, it can feel jarring to be asked a question that sounds like math: what size urn do I need? But urn sizing is usually less complicated than...

Wooden Cremation Urns: Pros, Cons, Best Woods, and How to Care for a Wood Urn - Funeral.com, Inc.

Wooden Cremation Urns: Pros, Cons, Best Woods, and How to Care for a Wood Urn

There is a particular kind of quiet comfort that comes from wood. It looks like something that belongs in a home rather than something that belongs in a transaction. When...

How to Plan a Death Dinner: Conversation Prompts, Menu Ideas, and Hosting Tips - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Plan a Death Dinner: Conversation Prompts, Menu Ideas, and Hosting Tips

Most families don’t avoid end-of-life decisions because they don’t care. They avoid them because the conversations feel too heavy to start—and too personal to do “the right way.” A death dinner...