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.

Fishing & Ocean-Themed Cremation Urns: Designs for Anglers, Sea Memorials, and Reef Options

Fishing & Ocean-Themed Cremation Urns: Designs for Anglers, Sea Memorials, and Reef Options

There are lives that feel stitched together by water. A father who woke before sunrise to fish the river bend that always held smallmouth. A grandmother who kept a weathered...

Keepsake Urns 101: Mini Urns, Sharing Ashes, Personalization, and Safe Display

Keepsake Urns 101: Mini Urns, Sharing Ashes, Personalization, and Safe Display

The day cremation ashes come home can feel surprisingly tender. Even families who planned carefully sometimes find themselves holding a temporary container and thinking, “We thought we’d know what to...

Motorcycle Cremation Urns: Last Ride Memorials, Custom Gas Tank Urns & Where to Buy

Motorcycle Cremation Urns: Last Ride Memorials, Custom Gas Tank Urns & Where to Buy

Some people are remembered by a laugh, a song, or a saying you can still hear in your head when the house gets quiet. Riders are often remembered by something...

Motorcycle Cremation Urns: Styles, Personalization, and Where to Buy

Motorcycle Cremation Urns: Styles, Personalization, and Where to Buy

Some people are remembered for their laugh, their patience, or the way they showed up when it mattered. Riders are often remembered for something else, too: the steady ritual of...

Cremation Urn Buying Guide: Types of Urns, Materials, Prices, and Biodegradable Options

Cremation Urn Buying Guide: Types of Urns, Materials, Prices, and Biodegradable Options

Buying an urn can feel like it should be a simple task—choose a shape, choose a color, place the order—but most families quickly learn it’s more layered than that. You’re...

Unique & Artistic Cremation Urns: Best Styles, Materials, and Where to Shop for One-of-a-Kind Designs

Unique & Artistic Cremation Urns: Best Styles, Materials, and Where to Shop for One-of-a-Kind Designs

When families start looking at cremation urns, they are rarely “just shopping.” Most people are trying to solve a quieter problem: how to make a final container feel like a...

How to Choose a Pet Urn: Types, Sizes, Personalization, and Where to Buy

How to Choose a Pet Urn: Types, Sizes, Personalization, and Where to Buy

Losing a pet can feel like losing a daily rhythm you didn’t realize your life depended on. The sound of paws on the floor, the quiet way they followed you...

Types of Cremation Urns (and Which Last Longest): Metal, Wood, Ceramic, Biodegradable & Keepsakes

Types of Cremation Urns (and Which Last Longest): Metal, Wood, Ceramic, Biodegradable & Keepsakes

When a family chooses cremation, the next question often arrives quietly but insistently: what do we do now, and what should hold the remains? In the early days, an urn...

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

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

If you are looking into cremation jewelry for men, chances are you are carrying two things at once: grief, and the practical need to make a decision that feels right...

How to Personalize a Pet Urn: Engraving Ideas, Photo Options, Symbols, and Wording Examples

How to Personalize a Pet Urn: Engraving Ideas, Photo Options, Symbols, and Wording Examples

Personalizing an urn is one of those choices that can feel small on paper and surprisingly big in the heart. A pet urn sits quietly on a shelf or in...

Urn Necklaces and Ashes Pendants: Styles, Filling Tips, and Personalization Ideas

Urn Necklaces and Ashes Pendants: Styles, Filling Tips, and Personalization Ideas

In the last decade, more families have quietly shifted from traditional burial to cremation, and with that shift has come a desire for more personal, portable ways to keep someone...

Dog Urns by Breed: Choosing a Memorial That Feels Like Them

Dog Urns by Breed: Choosing a Memorial That Feels Like Them

If you’re searching for dog urns by breed, you’re not just looking for a container. You want something that quietly says, “That’s my dog.” The tilt of the head, the...

Choosing the Right Urn for Pet Ashes: Sizes, Styles, and Personalization Options

Choosing the Right Urn for Pet Ashes: Sizes, Styles, and Personalization Options

When a beloved dog or cat dies, the first wave of grief is usually about the loss itself: the quiet house, the empty bed, the missing collar on the hook....

Choosing a Pet Urn for Ashes: How to Make It Feel Like Them

Choosing a Pet Urn for Ashes: How to Make It Feel Like Them

When a beloved pet passes away at home, the moment can feel surreal. One instant, you are hearing the soft thud of paws across the floor, feeling the warm weight...

Patterns and Symbols on Cremation Urns: What They Mean and How to Choose One

Patterns and Symbols on Cremation Urns: What They Mean and How to Choose One

Choosing a cremation urn is about much more than color and size. The patterns and symbols on an urn quietly tell a story about the person you love, what mattered...

Creative Urn Ideas for Ashes: Memorial Options for Loved Ones

Creative Urn Ideas for Ashes: Memorial Options for Loved Ones

Choosing a memorial option for a loved one is one of the most meaningful decisions a family can make. It’s a moment filled with reflection; thinking about who they were,...