Choosing An Urn For Cremation Services—Your Guide
Planning cremation services in Charlotte, NC for a loved one is generally an easer route than planning a funeral and burial, but there are still important decisions to make. You will want to decide what kind of service to have, if any. And you will want to choose a cremation urn for your loved one. While the cremation provider will offer a simple container for your loved one’s ashes, most people want to have something more special for their loved one for one reason or another. Here are a few tips to guide you toward the right urn for your loved one’s remains.
Set A Budget
Before you start shopping around, have an idea how much you want to spend on the urn. There are a wide variety of prices out there and you can rule many of them out if you have a price range in mind. You already had to pay for the cremation and possibly other parts of services around it. What do you have left to spend on an urn? There are enough materials and options that most people can find something they can afford.
Represent Your Loved One
You want to try and match your loved one’s personality to the urn you get. That might mean a certain material, a certain color, engravings, or something else. The urn you choose can make a strong statement about the person it holds. IT can grab a lot of attention or be rather subtle, depending on what you choose. You want to think of your loved one’s tastes the whole time when you make a choice.
Consider Personalizing
You can get an urn and leave it as is, but you can also personalize the urn to make it even more special. You can have something engraved on many different urn materials. You might put your loved one’s name on it, their favorite quote, their birthday, or something else that makes it more special for them and for you.
Remember Purpose
When you are getting an urn, remember the purpose you have for it. If you are going to bury the urn, consider something biodegradable. If you are going to place it in your home, get something that looks nice with your house’s décor. If you just need to scatter the ashes and then wont’ use the urn any longer, get something that doesn’t cost much. The purpose of the urn will help you inform your decision.
When you are working on cremation services in Charlotte, NC, the professionals at Heritage Funeral and Cremation Services can help you decide what urn size you need because yes, there are different sizes. We also have options to show you so you can get some ideas on the details you might want to include. You can purchase an urn from us, but you don’t have to. You can also go to any vendor you choose, and we will still use the urn you pick out. We can even recommend where you should go for certain things.
