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.

Casket Color Meanings: How to Choose a Color That Honors Your Loved One - Funeral.com, Inc.

Casket Color Meanings: How to Choose a Color That Honors Your Loved One

Choosing a casket is one of those decisions families rarely imagine making until they’re suddenly standing in a funeral home, exhausted, trying to do something loving with limited time and...

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,...

Scattering Ashes Ideas: Ceremonies, Etiquette, and U.S. Rules (Land, Water, and Air) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Scattering Ashes Ideas: Ceremonies, Etiquette, and U.S. Rules (Land, Water, and Air)

There is a particular moment many families describe after cremation: the paperwork is done, the phone stops ringing quite as much, and then a quiet question settles in—now what? The...

Monuments vs. Memorials: Types, Meanings, and Famous Examples (US + World) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Monuments vs. Memorials: Types, Meanings, and Famous Examples (US + World)

If you’ve ever stood in front of a towering stone obelisk, read names carved into bronze, or wandered a quiet cemetery path where small markers sit flush with the grass,...

Wooden Cremation Urns Pros and Cons: Durability, Care Tips, and Best Wood Types - Funeral.com, Inc.

Wooden Cremation Urns Pros and Cons: Durability, Care Tips, and Best Wood Types

There’s a particular kind of quiet that settles in after cremation. Sometimes it’s immediate—right after you pick up the remains, when the box feels heavier than you expected. Sometimes it...

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...

How to Display a Cremation Urn at Home: Memorial Shelf and Table Ideas That Feel Peaceful - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Display a Cremation Urn at Home: Memorial Shelf and Table Ideas That Feel Peaceful

After a cremation, families often expect the hardest part to be over. The calls are made, the paperwork is signed, the immediate decisions are handled—and then you come home to...

After Cremation: Safe, Respectful Ways to Keep, Scatter, or Bury Ashes - Funeral.com, Inc.

After Cremation: Safe, Respectful Ways to Keep, Scatter, or Bury Ashes

There’s a moment many families don’t expect after a cremation. The paperwork is complete, the calls slow down, and suddenly you’re holding a temporary container that feels both ordinary and...

Is Cremation Biblical? A Christian Guide to Cremation vs. Burial and End-of-Life Choices - Funeral.com, Inc.

Is Cremation Biblical? A Christian Guide to Cremation vs. Burial and End-of-Life Choices

For many Christians, the question about cremation isn’t really about fire or earth. It’s about love, reverence, and the quiet fear of getting something sacred “wrong” at the worst possible...

Cat Urn Size Guide: How to Choose the Right Cremation Urn for Your Cat - Funeral.com, Inc.

Cat Urn Size Guide: How to Choose the Right Cremation Urn for Your Cat

After a cat dies, the first thing you notice is the quiet. The water bowl stays full. The favorite window spot holds a rectangle of sunlight and nothing else. And...

What Can’t Be Cremated? Jewelry, Implants, and Personal Items—What Families Should Know - Funeral.com, Inc.

What Can’t Be Cremated? Jewelry, Implants, and Personal Items—What Families Should Know

The question usually comes out in a whisper at the arrangement table, or in a late-night text to a sibling: “Can Dad be cremated with his wedding ring on?” Sometimes...

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,...

Lighting a Candle in Memory: Symbolism, Traditions, and Safe Ways to Create a Memorial Glow - Funeral.com, Inc.

Lighting a Candle in Memory: Symbolism, Traditions, and Safe Ways to Create a Memorial Glow

There’s a quiet moment many families recognize: the day is moving forward, people have gone back to work, and the house feels a little too still. In that kind of...

Irish Blessings for Funerals: Popular Poems, Wording Ideas, and Personalized Keepsakes - Funeral.com, Inc.

Irish Blessings for Funerals: Popular Poems, Wording Ideas, and Personalized Keepsakes

In the first days after a death, families often learn that logistics move faster than emotions. Calls get made, dates get set, and then—sometimes late at night, sometimes right before...

What Size Cremation Urn Do I Need? Easy Capacity Chart + Calculator (Adults, Kids & Pets) - Funeral.com, Inc.

What Size Cremation Urn Do I Need? Easy Capacity Chart + Calculator (Adults, Kids & Pets)

There are moments in funeral planning that feel unexpectedly hard because they’re so practical. Choosing an urn is one of them. You’re not only buying an item—you’re deciding where someone’s...

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...