Thursday, July 28, 2011

4 Tips for Picking out Funeral Urns

By Sachin Kumar Airan


Death can be a hard time for your family, as it is not something that you are ever prepared to face even if you expect there to be a death in the family. Even with the knowledge that we all must die, death is still one of the hardest things that most people will ever face because of the certainty with which it comes. With this mind, you may want to help ease the pain on your family by planning ahead and making your own funeral arrangements so that it is one less thing they will have to struggle with after your loss. The following are four tips for picking out funeral urns.

Check the price range

The first thing that you will want to do before you start looking at cremation urns is set a budget for the funeral expenses and individually for items such as the funeral urns. While it may seem crass to start planning for your funeral by looking at expenses, the truth is that when you walk into a funeral parlor they are going to start off by choosing the most expensive cremation urns to show you first. Funeral home sales people are just like any other sales people, and you have to work with a firm hand otherwise they will attempt to make you spend much more than you had planned out of guilt.

Consider longevity

Another thing that you are going to want to consider when you take a look at funeral urns is how well they are built and their longevity, since you want something that is going to be capable of preserving your ashes for a great deal of time. Everyone has a different idea when it comes to what constitutes craftsmanship, but you will want to make sure that you are satisfied with the quality of any cremation urns that you choose.

Think about the spirit you want to leave behind

When you look at funeral urns you will want to consider urns that represent who you were as a person, because not all urns are the same. Usually there is a sort of overtone to your personality and you can now choose cremation urns to match by picking out glass, wood, or metals that are customized with a quote that you would like to inspire your family with during times of grief or just something you would like them to remember you by. This is a great way to reach out to them long after you are gone.

Think about your family

Finally, the last thing you should think about while looking at cremation urns is your family, because most likely they will be the ones left with your urn once you pass. You want to choose something that they would be ok with displaying and comfortable with since they will be using the cremation urns to honor your memory with and to help ease the pain of your loss.




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