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.

Custom Cremation Urns: How the Design Process Works + Where to Order - Funeral.com, Inc.

Custom Cremation Urns: How the Design Process Works + Where to Order

When someone you love is cremated, the next decisions can feel strangely practical. You may be holding a temporary container and realizing that the “next step” is not just about...

When Ashes Come Home: Choosing Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Keepsakes, and Cremation Jewelry Without Feeling Rushed - Funeral.com, Inc.

When Ashes Come Home: Choosing Cremation Urns, Pet Urns, Keepsakes, and Cremation Jewelry Without Feeling Rushed

Most families don’t plan to spend a week learning new vocabulary like “cubic inches,” “temporary container,” or “keepsake capacity.” After a death, decisions arrive while you’re still trying to catch...

Choosing an Urn, Sharing Ashes, and Planning What Comes Next - Funeral.com, Inc.

Choosing an Urn, Sharing Ashes, and Planning What Comes Next

After a death, families often expect the “big decisions” to be dramatic ones. In reality, some of the hardest choices are quiet and ordinary: a phone call, a signature, a...

How Long Do Cremated Ashes Last? Do Ashes Decompose and How to Store Them - Funeral.com, Inc.

How Long Do Cremated Ashes Last? Do Ashes Decompose and How to Store Them

If you have a container of cremated remains in your home right now, you are not alone. More families than ever are choosing cremation, which means more people are living...

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

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

There is a moment many families recognize, even if no one says it out loud. The urgent calls and paperwork have started, the arrangements are in motion, and then a...

How to Choose a Cremation Urn Before You Buy: Size, Material, Style, and Budget - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Choose a Cremation Urn Before You Buy: Size, Material, Style, and Budget

Choosing an urn can feel overwhelming because it often happens in the middle of grief. You are asked to make a permanent decision while your mind is tired, and the...

Urn Capacity Explained: Cubic Inches vs Liters, Common Sizes, and Conversion Tips - Funeral.com, Inc.

Urn Capacity Explained: Cubic Inches vs Liters, Common Sizes, and Conversion Tips

If you’re shopping for cremation urns online, you’ve probably noticed that the hardest part isn’t choosing a style. It’s the numbers. One listing says “200 cubic inches.” Another says “3.3...

Urn Size Calculator: Estimate the Right Cremation Urn Capacity in Minutes - Funeral.com, Inc.

Urn Size Calculator: Estimate the Right Cremation Urn Capacity in Minutes

Most families don’t expect to be making measurements in the middle of grief. You start with a phone call, a choice about cremation, and then—often sooner than you feel ready—you’re...

Cremation Ashes Explained: Weight, Volume, and Choosing the Right Urn Size - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Ashes Explained: Weight, Volume, and Choosing the Right Urn Size

The question often shows up after the practical parts are done. The paperwork is signed, the calls are made, and the next step is simply to pick up the cremated...

What Size Cremation Urn Do I Need? Capacity Guide for Adults, Kids, and Pets - Funeral.com, Inc.

What Size Cremation Urn Do I Need? Capacity Guide for Adults, Kids, and Pets

Urn shopping has a way of making grief feel oddly technical. You may be holding a temporary container, or planning ahead while someone you love is still here, and the...

How Are Cremation Urns Buried? Cemetery Rules, Burial Urns vs. Urn Vaults, and Cost Factors - Funeral.com, Inc.

How Are Cremation Urns Buried? Cemetery Rules, Burial Urns vs. Urn Vaults, and Cost Factors

Burying an urn can be simple. The hard part is that it rarely feels simple when you are the one making the decision. When a family asks, “how are cremation...

57 Meaningful Things to Do With Cremation Ashes: Ideas Beyond an Urn - Funeral.com, Inc.

57 Meaningful Things to Do With Cremation Ashes: Ideas Beyond an Urn

After cremation, many families describe a strange quiet: the logistics are “done,” but the heart still wants somewhere for love to go. If you’re searching for things to do with...

Types of Cremation Urns Explained: Materials, Styles, and What the Terms Mean - Funeral.com, Inc.

Types of Cremation Urns Explained: Materials, Styles, and What the Terms Mean

Choosing an urn often lands on a family’s to-do list at exactly the wrong time—when your heart is still trying to catch up, and your brain is suddenly asked to...

Inurnment vs Inurement: What They Mean (and Why They’re Easy to Mix Up) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Inurnment vs Inurement: What They Mean (and Why They’re Easy to Mix Up)

If you’ve ever stared at the words “inurnment” and “inurement” and thought, “Surely those can’t be two different things,” you’re not alone. They look similar, they sound similar, and they...

Urn Size Calculator: The Cubic-Inch Rule, Examples, and Adult vs Keepsake Sizes - Funeral.com, Inc.

Urn Size Calculator: The Cubic-Inch Rule, Examples, and Adult vs Keepsake Sizes

Choosing an urn sounds like it should be simple. And sometimes it is. But for many families, it lands in the middle of a week that already contains too many...

What Can You Put Cremation Ashes In? Safe Containers, Keepsakes, and DIY Options - Funeral.com, Inc.

What Can You Put Cremation Ashes In? Safe Containers, Keepsakes, and DIY Options

After a cremation, families are often handed a box, an envelope, or a temporary container and told, gently, that the cremation urns for ashes decision can come later. That sounds...