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Choosing the Right Memorial and
Funeral Gifts
By Kim Gibson
While going through the loss of a loved one, finding
ways to keep their memory alive can help immensely in
the healing process. Choosing the right memorial and
funeral gifts to share with others who are grieving is a
kindness that will long be remembered. Here are some
ideas for ways to commemorate your family member, friend
or loved one with special memorial keepsakes.
Funeral and Memorial Gift Suggestions:
1. Personalized printed mementos: Funeral announcement
cards, funeral programs, prayer cards, sympathy thank
you cards and bookmarks can be easily personalized in
your loved one's memory.Taking the time to create
uniquely personal printed mementoes of a funeral or
memorial service gives friends and family a visual
reminder of the deceased. Imprinted with a special
photograph and relevant scripture, poetry or quotations,
these printed keepsakes will find their way into the
scrapbooks, Bibles and memory boxes of those who share
your grief. There are even cards available now that
contain flower seeds to be planted in memory of the one
who has died. Using helpful online templates available
from funeral printing services makes these kind gestures
particularly easy and affordable.
2. Decorative memorial keepsakes: Another popular way to
keep the memory of a loved one alive is with candles,
crosses, wall plaques and other decorative items to be
displayed in the home. Memorial garden paving stones are
also thoughtful reminders after a loss. Again, any of
these can now be ordered imprinted with scripture,
photographs or other engravings. Consider ordering
duplicate items for close friends and family.
3. Cremation containers: Commonly called "urns," the
containers meant to hold the cremated remains of your
loved one actually come in many styles. Beautifully
decorated boxes and urns come in a wide variety of
materials and can be personalized to become unique
memorials to the one who has passed away.
4. Scrapbooks: Collecting photographs, clippings and
special mementos to place in a scrapbook is a beautiful
way to pay tribute a loved one. The popularity of
scrapbooking has created a wide range of albums, page
templates and graphics that can help to personalize a
memorial scrapbook. You might also consider creating
journals or blank books as memorial and funeral gifts.
Again, the ease of customizing these with a photo or
text special to the departed makes such a gift simple to
create.
5. Memorial jewelry: Jewelry pieces commemorating your
loved one make lovely thank you gifts for those
especially helpful during your loss. Crosses, teardrops
and other special symbols can be discreetly engraved to
remind the wearer of the one who has died. Another
traditional memorial gift is cremation jewelry,
containing a lock of hair or a small amount of "ashes".
Memorial and funeral gifts or keepsakes truly help to
keep cherished memories alive. With thought and
planning, the mementos you select to commemorate your
loss will bless the lives of the recipients. What better
way, after all, to celebrate the life of someone you
have loved?
Kimberly Gibson is owner of Elegant Memorials Funeral
Program Templates. She also writes and publishes a wide
range of articles in funeral and memorial planning
including articles on funeral poems and funeral songs. |
