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.

DIY Scattering Tubes: Simple Cardboard Options for a Clean, Respectful Ash Release - Funeral.com, Inc.

DIY Scattering Tubes: Simple Cardboard Options for a Clean, Respectful Ash Release

The container often arrives before the plan does. After a cremation, many families find themselves standing in a quiet kitchen, holding a temporary box or bag and realizing that the...

Garden Flowers for Funerals: DIY Arrangements That Look Beautiful Without Floral Foam - Funeral.com, Inc.

Garden Flowers for Funerals: DIY Arrangements That Look Beautiful Without Floral Foam

There are moments in grief when you want something you can do with your hands. Not because you’re trying to “stay busy” or avoid feeling, but because love needs a...

Scattering Wands and Dispersal Tools: Easier Ash Release With Less Wind Mess (How to Use Them) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering Wands and Dispersal Tools: Easier Ash Release With Less Wind Mess (How to Use Them)

Scattering can be one of the gentlest “next steps” after cremation—and one of the most practically tricky. In your mind, it’s a quiet release: a few words, a meaningful place,...

Scattering Ashes Safely: Wind, Weather, and Practical Preparation - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering Ashes Safely: Wind, Weather, and Practical Preparation

A scattering moment can be one of the gentlest forms of goodbye. It often feels simple on paper: you choose a place that mattered, gather the people who need to...

Scattering Etiquette in Public Spaces: How to Be Respectful - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering Etiquette in Public Spaces: How to Be Respectful

When someone you love is cremated, the next decision can feel strangely open-ended. There may be no cemetery plot to visit, no automatic “place” where grief belongs. Instead, there’s a...

Scattering on Private Land: Permission, Timing, and a Simple Ask Script - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering on Private Land: Permission, Timing, and a Simple Ask Script

When a family chooses cremation, the next question often arrives quietly but with a lot of weight behind it: what to do with ashes. For many people, scattering on private...

Scattering at the Beach: Tide Timing and Practical Considerations - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering at the Beach: Tide Timing and Practical Considerations

There is a reason so many families picture an ocean horizon when they imagine a scattering. The beach has a way of holding both vastness and intimacy at the same...

Scattering in a Backyard: What Families Do and What to Consider - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering in a Backyard: What Families Do and What to Consider

For many families, the backyard is not “just a yard.” It is where birthdays happened, where a dog waited at the door, where a parent drank coffee in the quiet,...

Scattering When Family Wants Different Locations: Compromise Options - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering When Family Wants Different Locations: Compromise Options

When someone you love is cremated, the question of what to do with ashes can arrive with surprising force. Not because the options are unclear—most families can name a few...

Scattering With a Small Group: Making It Simple and Meaningful - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering With a Small Group: Making It Simple and Meaningful

When you picture a scattering, you might imagine a dramatic scene—lots of people, a long program, and the pressure to “do it right.” But many families discover that the most...

Water Burial Planning: A Simple Checklist for Families - Funeral.com, Inc.

Water Burial Planning: A Simple Checklist for Families

Water can feel like a gentle place to say goodbye. For some families, an ocean horizon holds decades of memory. For others, a lake or river marks a hometown, a...

Scattering With a Large Group: Logistics That Prevent Stress - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering With a Large Group: Logistics That Prevent Stress

When you’re planning a scattering ceremony with a large family or friend group, the emotional weight is already there. What often surprises people is how quickly the practical details can...

How Much Ashes Do People Scatter? A Practical Answer - Funeral.com, Inc.

How Much Ashes Do People Scatter? A Practical Answer

If you’re asking how much ashes people scatter, you’re usually not looking for a math problem. You’re looking for permission to do what feels right without making a decision you’ll...

Can You Scatter Ashes More Than Once? Dividing for Multiple Places - Funeral.com, Inc.

Can You Scatter Ashes More Than Once? Dividing for Multiple Places

If you’re asking whether you can scatter ashes more than once, you’re usually not looking for a yes-or-no answer as much as you’re trying to solve a real family problem:...

Water Burial vs. Scattering at Sea: How They Differ in Practice - Funeral.com, Inc.

Water Burial vs. Scattering at Sea: How They Differ in Practice

When families picture an ocean goodbye, they often imagine one simple moment: standing at the rail, saying a few words, and letting love return to the water. In real life,...

Choosing a Biodegradable Water Urn: The Practical Differences That Matter - Funeral.com, Inc.

Choosing a Biodegradable Water Urn: The Practical Differences That Matter

There is a particular kind of quiet that arrives after cremation—when the arrangements are complete, the paperwork is done, and what remains is a small container and a very human...