Photo Urns

What are the benefits of photo urns?

When a loved one dies, we face the difficult process of determining what to do. More families are choosing cremation. At this step, we then must choose an urn. An urn with a photo on it may be recommended by the funeral home staff, but most of us have not heard of this option before. What are the benefits of this option?

When you show the urn at the cremation, the picture of the loved one on the urn creates an instant connection to the deceased that an inanimate vase will not.

When the urn is brought home, the picture of the loved one on the urn allows visitors to immediately know that this vase is the loved one. That prevents confusion and awkward comments about new designer pottery.

This kind of urn prevents the tragic mistake of someone accidentally selling or disposing of a cremation urn, by having a picture of the deceased evident. This creates a critical pause, which an inscription on the base may not do.

When there have been multiple cremations within a family, there may be a grouping of urns together. Having a picture urn allows for immediate identification of whose urn is whose. It also helps children and other relatives connect with the deceased and to remember them as they once were.

This kind of urn helps keep the memory of the loved one alive with their ashes and ensure the proper treatment of the ashes.