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.
>Urns for Horses: How to Handle Very Large Cremains Volumes (2,000+ Cubic Inches)
When a horse dies, the loss is rarely “just” a loss. It’s the end of a routine built around feeding times and quiet barn checks, the soft thud of hooves...
The Keepsake Factor: Why You Should Always Size Up for Pet Urns
After a pet dies, the first days can feel like two timelines running at once. There’s the emotional timeline—missing the sound of paws on the floor, reaching for a leash...
Nose Art: Turning Your Dog’s Nose Print into Jewelry (and How It Fits Into Ashes, Urns, and Funeral Planning)
There are a few details you don’t realize you’ll miss until they’re gone: the thump of paws in the hallway, the weight of a warm body leaning into your leg,...
How to Conduct a Salt Urn Ceremony at the Beach
The ocean can feel like the one place big enough to hold everything you’re carrying—love, grief, memory, and the quiet relief of finally doing something tangible. A beach ceremony with...
Flying with Ashes on American Airlines (2026): TSA Screening, Carry-On Rules & Urn Tips
The day you fly with cremated remains doesn’t feel like a normal travel day. You may be heading home after a death away from home, traveling for a memorial service,...
Flying with Ashes on Delta Air Lines (2026): Cremated Remains Policy, Documents & TSA Rules
There are trips you plan for months, and there are trips you book because you don’t have a choice. When you’re traveling with cremated remains, you’re often doing something tender...
Why Aquamation Needs a Bigger Urn: The “20–30% More Cremains” Rule
There’s a moment many families don’t expect after aquamation. The hardest decisions may feel “done”—the disposition is complete, the paperwork is quieter, and the grief has a little more space...
Water Cremation Explained: What Happens to the Water in Alkaline Hydrolysis?
When a family chooses cremation, the hardest part is rarely the paperwork. It’s the quiet questions that show up afterward—usually late at night, usually in the same browser tab where...
Aquamation (Water Cremation) in Tennessee (2026): Legal Status, Providers & Costs
If you are reading this, you are probably trying to make one of two kinds of decisions. Sometimes it follows a death, when everything feels urgent and unfamiliar. Other times...
Aquamation (Water Cremation) in Rhode Island (2026): Legal Status, Providers & Costs
When a family is grieving, the choices you’re asked to make can feel oddly technical: paperwork, timelines, transportation, and a stack of terms you may never have used before. If...
Flying with Ashes on Southern Airways Express (2026): TSA Urn Rules + Regional Flight Tips
Flying with someone’s cremated remains is already emotional, and smaller regional flights can add a layer of uncertainty. Southern Airways Express serves many routes through smaller airports, where boarding can...
Flying with Ashes on Contour Airlines (2026): TSA Screening, Carry-On Advice & Airline Contacts
Most trips begin with a suitcase and a plan. Traveling with cremated remains begins with something much heavier: the responsibility of caring for someone you love while moving through a...
Flying with Ashes on Cape Air (2026): Small-Plane Baggage Limits, TSA Urn Rules & Paperwork
Flying with a loved one’s ashes is one of those tasks that feels both ordinary and impossible at the same time. Airports are built for speed and efficiency, but grief...
Flying with Ashes on Silver Airways (2026): What to Ask, What to Pack & TSA Screening Rules
If you landed on this guide because you have a Silver Airways itinerary for 2026, start with one important update: Silver Airways announced it shut down and canceled flights on...