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.

Cremation Jewelry Guide: Necklaces, Rings & Keepsakes That Hold Ashes

Cremation Jewelry Guide: Necklaces, Rings & Keepsakes That Hold Ashes

There’s a particular kind of comfort in being able to keep someone close when you’re moving through normal life again—driving to work, standing in the grocery store aisle, walking into...

Men’s Cremation Jewelry: Subtle Styles, Chain Lengths & Everyday Wear Tips

Men’s Cremation Jewelry: Subtle Styles, Chain Lengths & Everyday Wear Tips

There are a lot of ways to remember someone. Some are public—services, stories, photos on the wall. Others are private: the quiet moment in the car when a song comes...

What Size Urn Do I Need? A Simple Guide (Plus Calculator Tips)

What Size Urn Do I Need? A Simple Guide (Plus Calculator Tips)

If you’ve been searching what size urn do I need late at night, you’re not alone. Choosing an urn is one of those decisions that feels strangely practical in the...

Marble Cremation Urns: Pros, Cons, Care Tips, and What Affects Price

Marble Cremation Urns: Pros, Cons, Care Tips, and What Affects Price

There are some choices in grief that feel oddly practical—paperwork, phone calls, deciding what happens next—and then there are choices that feel like you’re choosing a “tone” for remembrance. For...

Custom Engraved Cremation Urns: Personalization Options and Buying Checklist

Custom Engraved Cremation Urns: Personalization Options and Buying Checklist

Personalizing an urn can look simple from the outside—add a name, add dates, choose a font—and still feel surprisingly emotional when you’re the one doing it. You may be planning...

Best Cremation Jewelry and Keepsakes: Rings, Glass Memorials, and Top Brands

Best Cremation Jewelry and Keepsakes: Rings, Glass Memorials, and Top Brands

Cremation has become the default choice for many families, which is part of why memorial jewelry and keepsakes have become so much more visible—and, for some people, genuinely helpful. According...

Best Materials for Cremation Jewelry: Stainless Steel vs Silver vs Gold

Best Materials for Cremation Jewelry: Stainless Steel vs Silver vs Gold

When someone you love is cremated, the decisions that follow can feel strangely practical. You may be holding grief in one hand and a list of choices in the other:...

Fishing Cremation Urns: “Gone Fishing” Designs, Keepsakes, and Where to Shop

Fishing Cremation Urns: “Gone Fishing” Designs, Keepsakes, and Where to Shop

When someone loved to fish, it usually wasn’t “just” a pastime. It was where they reset after a hard week, where they kept promises with friends, where they taught a...

Men’s Cremation Jewelry: Durable Necklaces and Pendants That Hold Ashes

Men’s Cremation Jewelry: Durable Necklaces and Pendants That Hold Ashes

After cremation, families often describe a strange mix of relief and uncertainty. The immediate logistics may be over, but now there is a container in your hands and a question...

Choosing a Cremation Urn—and What to Do If You Don’t Want Ashes on the Mantel

Choosing a Cremation Urn—and What to Do If You Don’t Want Ashes on the Mantel

Most families don’t start this process by shopping. They start by trying to steady themselves after a loss, or by trying to plan ahead without feeling morbid. Somewhere in the...

Hummingbird Cremation Urns: Meaning, Styles, Sizes, and Where to Buy

Hummingbird Cremation Urns: Meaning, Styles, Sizes, and Where to Buy

If you’re reading this, you may be holding a handful of decisions that don’t feel like they belong together. There’s grief. There’s logistics. There’s the quiet pressure of choosing something...

Cremation Jewelry Necklaces & Ash Diamonds: Options, Costs, and Safety Tips

Cremation Jewelry Necklaces & Ash Diamonds: Options, Costs, and Safety Tips

There’s a particular kind of comfort in holding something small and solid when life feels unsteady. For some families, that comfort is a photograph in a wallet. For others, it’s...

Where to Buy Cremation Urns: Funeral Home vs Online (Plus Funeral.com Tips)

Where to Buy Cremation Urns: Funeral Home vs Online (Plus Funeral.com Tips)

If you’ve found yourself searching for where to buy cremation urns, you’re not alone—and you’re not “behind” if it feels like you’re making this decision later than you expected. Many...

Purple Cremation Urns: Meaning, Design Ideas, and How to Pick the Right Size

Purple Cremation Urns: Meaning, Design Ideas, and How to Pick the Right Size

There are moments in funeral planning when the most practical decisions feel unexpectedly personal. Choosing an urn is one of them. At first, families often focus on the basics—timing, paperwork,...

Cremation Jewelry Guide: Is It a Good Idea, How It Works, and How to Choose

Cremation Jewelry Guide: Is It a Good Idea, How It Works, and How to Choose

There’s a specific kind of quiet that follows cremation. The phone calls slow down. The flowers begin to fade. And then, often sooner than people expect, you’re holding a temporary...

Cremation Urns 101: Types, Materials, Sizes, Terminology, and How Long Urns Last

Cremation Urns 101: Types, Materials, Sizes, Terminology, and How Long Urns Last

Most families don’t set out to become experts in cremation urns. You start with a loss, or the quiet realization that planning ahead would be kinder to the people you...