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.

Famous Memorials Around the World: 25 Iconic Monuments and What They Mean - Funeral.com, Inc.

Famous Memorials Around the World: 25 Iconic Monuments and What They Mean

There are trips we take for beauty mountains, coastlines, skylines. And then there are trips we take for meaning. A memorial-focused journey isn’t about seeing everything. It’s about learning how...

Alabama Cremation Guide: Costs, Laws & Options (2026) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Alabama Cremation Guide: Costs, Laws & Options (2026)

Updated December 28, 2025 for 2026. Losing a loved one is never easy, and making decisions about cremation in Alabama can feel overwhelming. This guide aims to answer common questions,...

Flying With Cremated Remains: TSA Rules, Airline Tips, and Best Travel Urns - Funeral.com, Inc.

Flying With Cremated Remains: TSA Rules, Airline Tips, and Best Travel Urns

There are trips you pack for with excitement, and there are trips you pack for with a quiet kind of courage. Traveling with a loved one’s ashes often falls into...

What Happens to Unclaimed or Uncollected Cremation Ashes (And How to Claim Them) - Funeral.com, Inc.

What Happens to Unclaimed or Uncollected Cremation Ashes (And How to Claim Them)

Most families who choose cremation never imagine a day when the cremation ashes might sit unclaimed. But it happens more often than people realize, not because families do not care,...

Interment of Ashes Explained: How to Bury Cremated Remains in a Cemetery (Step-by-Step) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Interment of Ashes Explained: How to Bury Cremated Remains in a Cemetery (Step-by-Step)

A lot of families picture “burial” as a casket and a headstone, and then feel off-balance when cremation becomes the choice by preference, by cost, by timing, or simply because...

Choosing the Right Cremation Urn: Size, Materials, and What to Consider - Funeral.com, Inc.

Choosing the Right Cremation Urn: Size, Materials, and What to Consider

Buying an urn is one of those tasks that sounds practical on paper and feels tender in real life. Most families start with a simple question—“What’s the best urn for...

Cremation Rings and Ashes Jewelry: Resin vs Stone Settings, Pros/Cons, Costs, and Care - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Rings and Ashes Jewelry: Resin vs Stone Settings, Pros/Cons, Costs, and Care

A cremation ring can be one of the most private forms of remembrance. It’s close enough to feel in ordinary moments—hand on a steering wheel, fingers wrapped around a coffee...

Cremation Urn Necklaces for Ashes: Best Styles, Questions to Ask, and How to Buy Quality Jewelry Online - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Urn Necklaces for Ashes: Best Styles, Questions to Ask, and How to Buy Quality Jewelry Online

There’s a moment many families recognize: the cremation is complete, the phone call comes, and suddenly the choices shift from paperwork to something more personal. You may be deciding what...

What Happens During Cremation: A Detailed Family Guide, FAQs, and Modern Options Like Water Cremation - Funeral.com, Inc.

What Happens During Cremation: A Detailed Family Guide, FAQs, and Modern Options Like Water Cremation

Cremation can feel straightforward in conversation, but when it becomes your family’s real decision, the questions get specific fast. What happens to someone’s body? How long does it take? What...

Cremation Preplanning and Prepaid Plans: How It Works, What to Ask, and How to Compare Options - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Preplanning and Prepaid Plans: How It Works, What to Ask, and How to Compare Options

Most families don’t think about cremation preplanning because they’re eager to “get it over with.” They think about it because they love someone and they know what grief does to...

Urn Vaults Explained: When You Need One, Types of Burial Vaults for Cremation Urns, and How to Choose - Funeral.com, Inc.

Urn Vaults Explained: When You Need One, Types of Burial Vaults for Cremation Urns, and How to Choose

Most families don’t begin funeral planning thinking they’ll need to learn a new vocabulary. You may start with a simple question—what to do with ashes—and suddenly you’re comparing urn styles,...

Cremation Jewelry Care Guide: Cleaning Stainless Steel, Sterling Silver & Gold (Do’s & Don’ts) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Jewelry Care Guide: Cleaning Stainless Steel, Sterling Silver & Gold (Do’s & Don’ts)

There are a lot of reasons someone chooses cremation jewelry, but “because I want to think about cleaning it” usually is not one of them. Most people arrive here after...

How to Clean & Care for a Pet Urn: Wood, Ceramic & Metal (Do’s, Don’ts & Quick Fixes) - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Clean & Care for a Pet Urn: Wood, Ceramic & Metal (Do’s, Don’ts & Quick Fixes)

When a pet urn comes home, it often becomes one of the most emotionally significant objects in the house. It is not just décor, and it is not “just a...

How to Write a Meaningful Eulogy (With a Simple Outline + Examples) - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Write a Meaningful Eulogy (With a Simple Outline + Examples)

If you’re here because you’ve been asked to speak, you’re not alone in the feeling that comes next. You want to honor a whole life in a few minutes, while...

Cremation Urn Size Guide: How to Calculate the Right Capacity (With Examples) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cremation Urn Size Guide: How to Calculate the Right Capacity (With Examples)

When a family chooses cremation, the emotional questions tend to arrive first. What will we do next? Where will the ashes go? How do we create something meaningful without making...

Is It OK to Keep Cremation Ashes at Home? U.S. Rules, Beliefs, and Best Practices - Funeral.com, Inc.

Is It OK to Keep Cremation Ashes at Home? U.S. Rules, Beliefs, and Best Practices

When the funeral home calls to say the cremated remains are ready, it can feel like the first “real” decision arrives before your heart has caught up. Someone drives home...