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Everything you should know about cremation urns, including sizes, options, standards, and more to help you find the right funeral urn to fit your need.
Start here: 8 Things You Need to Know About Cremation Urns
There is nothing weird, harmful, or unsafe about keeping cremated remains in your home. Cremated ashes are clean and sanitary. The process of cremation has eliminated any potential contamination.
Additionally, the remains are kept separate and secure in a plastic bag inside of the cremation urn. This means that no one can easily tamper with the ashes, and you don’t have to worry about spills.
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Cultured marble urns are elegantly constructed containers for holding cremated remains. It’s a different material from genuine solid marble, but holds many advantages for you.
Especially if you are looking for a beautiful, long-lasting, elegant, and affordable urn for your loved one, you won’t regret getting a cultured marble cremation urn.
Let’s learn about these urns and why you should consider one.
Here are 100 of the world’s most beautiful wooden urns for ashes.
Wood is a stunning, adaptable, and unique material. With so many ways that woodworkers have invented to use various wood types in various ways, there are so very many options available.
So we’ve chosen the best of the best wood urns, and featured them below. Our collection of wooden urns for human ashes has been arranged into five groups to help simplify your browsing:
Cremation urns come in a variety of types, styles, and sizes. Which one is right for your needs?
Today, we’ll take a look at the common terms that describe the different types of urns. You’ll learn what they’re used for, and what works best for you to honor your loved one (or to plan your own memorial).
Military cremation urns come in a variety of materials, styles, and designs.
Nearly all military urns offer a choice of medallion or emblem which will correspond to the branch in which your loved one served: Air Force, Army, Navy, or Marine Corps. Some also provide the option for Coast Guard, Fire Department, Police Department, or the United States Great Seal.
Today we’re going to show you 25 of the most beautiful butterfly urns.
Cultures all over the world have come to revere the butterfly as a symbol of death. Historically, the winged creature is a sign of a departing soul fluttering off to the next world. They represent a beautiful part of the tragedy of death: the transformation of life.
But for many others, they simply love butterflies for their undisputed beauty, fragility, and elegance. Whether it is for the rich symbolism or as a cherished favorite, butterflies are among the most popular designs for cremation urns.
If you’re like most people, chances are this is the first you’ve thought about what exactly, if anything, you need to know about cremation urns.
What is a cremation urn anyways? Are there any requirements for buying or using one? How do you use one? Is there anything you should be aware of?
Choosing an urn can be a difficult decision. You have to take the “final resting place” into consideration when purchasing an urn. Are you placing the urn in the ground? A niche? Keeping it at home? If you’re keeping it at home, do you want it to look like an urn?
Plus, how large should the urn be? Are you dividing the cremated remains between family members? What material should the urn be made from?
Most importantly – what will best honor your loved one’s memory?
You may have never realized how many things you need to consider. In this list, you will see some very unique and non-traditional urns. These urns don’t look like urns – and to honor your beloved, that may be the way to go!
You want your loved one’s urn to be the center of attention at the service. You want it to be shown in a place of honor at home. What’s the best way to display an urn at home, and at the funeral?
You could display the urn with pictures, or perhaps flowers. Some prefer to leave the urn by itself, a minimalist display free from any distractive elements. There there are also stands and cases and frames. Then you ask yourself, what about their hobbies and interests, faith and military service?
How do you honor your loved one in the way you display the cremation urn?
Continue to read, we will be discussing these questions and more below.