When planning a memorial service, many families are choosing cremation over burial. Typically, the cremation process is much more affordable versus a traditional funeral. In order to ease funeral costs, many people are planning a small quiet family-oriented memorial service with the cremation urn present. One of the advantages of cremation urns is the cost involved. Your funeral director can assist with the planning and adding the ashes to a carefully selected urn. From here, the ashes could be scattered, or they could become a permanent memorial within either a niche in a cemetery a special memorial center, or a permanent addition within the family home. Some of the advantages of the cremation process include the ‘purifying’ effect of flame. One’s body quickly returns to ash, a process that otherwise takes many years to complete in a traditional burial.
Cremation urns take many shapes, and sizes. One of the most striking aspects of the urn process is that the container itself is customizable to the style and preferences of the one who passed away. A perfect example could be through the varied materials and designs, carefully tailored by the loved one to best represent the departed person’s style and passions. Urn styles vary from patriotic Americana urns, to shapes that appeal to a variety of hobbies and sports, to metaphorical designs that are elegant or attractive in a nondescript way. The materials in custom urns range from inexpensive but high-quality resins and metals, to hand-designed bronze urns created with the precision of expert-artists.
