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.

Florida Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Florida Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 21, 2025 for 2026. Pet Cremation Overview in Florida Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains pet cremation...

Delaware Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Delaware Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 21, 2025 for 2026. Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains pet cremation in Delaware in plain language,...

Connecticut Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Connecticut Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 21, 2025 for 2026. Pet Cremation Overview in Connecticut Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains pet cremation...

Colorado Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Colorado Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 21, 2025 for 2026. Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains pet cremation in Colorado—how it works, what...

California Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

California Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 21, 2025 for 2026. Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains pet cremation in California in clear, compassionate...

Arkansas Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Arkansas Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 21, 2025 for 2026. Pet Cremation Overview in Arkansas Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains the basics...

Arizona Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Arizona Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 20, 2025 for 2026. Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide aims to answer your questions and help you...

Do You Really Need Embalming? When It’s Required, When It’s Optional, and Alternatives

Do You Really Need Embalming? When It’s Required, When It’s Optional, and Alternatives

The question usually shows up in the middle of a harder moment. A nurse hands you a folder. A funeral home calls back. A family group chat lights up with...

Alaska Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Alaska Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 19, 2025 for 2026. Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about cremation can feel overwhelming. This guide explains pet cremation in Alaska in clear, compassionate...

Alabama Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Alabama Pet Cremation Guide: Laws, Costs & Options

Updated December 19, 2025 for 2026. Losing a pet is never easy, and making decisions about pet cremation in Alabama can feel overwhelming—especially when you are grieving and trying to...

How to Verify a Pet Cremation Provider: Tracking, Accreditation, Paperwork & Questions to Ask

How to Verify a Pet Cremation Provider: Tracking, Accreditation, Paperwork & Questions to Ask

When you are making aftercare decisions for a beloved pet, the questions you face can feel unexpectedly heavy. Choosing a pet cremation provider is not just about hiring a service,...

Can Pet Ashes Be Buried with Humans? Laws, Cemetery Rules, and Realistic Options

Can Pet Ashes Be Buried with Humans? Laws, Cemetery Rules, and Realistic Options

There’s a moment many families don’t expect until they’re living it: you’re planning a burial or an urn placement for someone you love, and suddenly the conversation turns to a...

Human Ashes 101: Legal, Emotional, and Practical Things Families Should Know

Human Ashes 101: Legal, Emotional, and Practical Things Families Should Know

When the crematory calls and says your loved one is ready to be picked up, most families are surprised by how ordinary that moment can feel. You sign paperwork, you’re...

Understanding Your Cemetery Contract: Plot Rights, Fees, and Long-Term Obligations

Understanding Your Cemetery Contract: Plot Rights, Fees, and Long-Term Obligations

In a season of loss—or even in the quieter weeks of funeral planning—a cemetery contract can feel like a different language. The phrases look familiar (plot, deed, perpetual care), but...

Traveling with Cremation Ashes: Airline Rules, TSA Guidelines, and Peace of Mind

Traveling with Cremation Ashes: Airline Rules, TSA Guidelines, and Peace of Mind

Traveling with someone’s ashes is one of those tasks that can feel deceptively simple on paper—until you’re actually doing it. You’re juggling logistics and grief at the same time, and...

Funeral Scams and High-Pressure Tactics: Red Flags to Watch For and How to Push Back

Funeral Scams and High-Pressure Tactics: Red Flags to Watch For and How to Push Back

You’re grieving, and you’re making expensive decisions you’ve probably never had to make before. That combination is exactly why funeral scams and high-pressure funeral sales tactics can work so well,...