How You Can Customize a Loved One’s Urn
Do you and your family want to make sure that a loved one’s cremation urn is extra special? Then you should make it your mission to customize it as best you can while you’re planning their cremation services in Longboat Key, FL. There are lots of different ways in which you can customize a loved one’s urn to make it unique. Find out some of the options that you’ll have below.
Start by picking out the right type of urn.
There are many different types of Longboat Key, FL cremation urns that you can choose from when you’re in the market for one for a loved one. For example, you can go with a metal urn, a wooden urn, a stone urn, or an urn made out of biodegradable materials. You should begin customizing an urn by settling on which type of urn you want to buy for a loved one. It’ll set the wheels in motion as you aim to customize your loved one’s urn from top to bottom.
Decide which color you would like an urn to be.
You and your family will be able to make a cremation urn just about any color that you want. You should take advantage of this by thinking about making a loved one’s urn their favorite color. You can even consider adding several different colors to a loved one’s urn to truly take it to the next level. It’s just a good idea to decide which color you want it to be early on in the process so that you’re able to have it painted accordingly.
Consider making an urn a certain shape.
If you’re going to be creating a cremation urn for a loved one from scratch, you might have the opportunity to make it almost any shape you want. With this in mind, you might want to go ahead and have it made to be a shape that represents your loved one in some way. For example, if they were a very religious person, you might want to make an urn for them in the shape of a cross. If they loved something like, say, fishing, you might want to make an urn for them in the shape of a fish or a fishing pole. It’ll be up to you to decide what shape their urn should be.
Add engravings to the outside of an urn.
Arguably the easiest way to customize a loved one’s urn will be by sticking engravings on the outside of it. You can keep things simple by engraving your loved one’s name, the dates of their birth and death, etc. on their urn. You can also engrave things like a photo of your loved one or a poem that reminds you of your loved one on their urn. Give some serious consideration to engraving your loved one’s urn while going through the customization process.
When families plan Longboat Key, FL cremations through our funeral home, we’ll do our best to help them customize urns for their loved ones. Contact us to discover more about how you can customize a loved one’s urn through us.
