Tips For Creating A Personalized Headstone

A personalized headstone that’s specially designed for the person you’re honoring will give visitors to your grave the chance to know more about lost loved ones than just their name and date of birth and death. Here are some tips for creating a personalized headstone that captures your loved one’s life and personality so their memory will never be forgotten.

Choose A Unique Color

You want your headstone to stand out in a crowd. You don’t want it to blend in. Make sure you get a unique color like blue or purple so that everyone notices it and knows that is where one is buried when they see it. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks; it matters what the family thinks. The headstone isn’t for anyone other than yourself and your family members, who will often visit or talk about the lost loved one a lot when they get together with their friends. Choose something that means something to them, like pink, yellow, white, or red instead of maroon. No one should have a maroon headstone because there is already one everywhere on all cemeteries!

Don’t Use Granite

Granite is a popular stone to use in headstones because it’s durable and looks good, but it can be expensive when chiseled out. Also, if you choose granite, make sure that your engraver knows how to etch into it so that you have room for a personalized message. If they don’t know how to do that, you might end up with an empty area on your stone—which defeats the purpose of creating a memorial in honor of someone who is no longer here. Even if there are some empty spaces in your stone design and you have enough money to fill them in with something else (like another decorative design), your funeral planning experts should still be able to etch or carve something into those sections.

Create A Custom Shaped Headstone

There are many different ways to create a headstone that is customized. From creating one in your favorite sports team colors to something completely custom, you can have any shape or size made specifically for your needs. Most companies don’t offer custom-shaped stones, but they will work with you and make it happen! Just let them know what you want, and they will do their best to get it done.

Add A Meaningful Epitaph

Though these can be written out on your own, you’ll likely want to hire a funereal service professional who is trained in creating epitaphs that honor your loved one. This can be done either with two separate headstones (one for their birth year and then another for their death year) or with a single headstone that includes both years. However, think about how much space you have before adding a second stone, as it will need to be engraved and could require some additional work. When it comes to creating an epitaph, think of what you would like people to say at the funeral.

Insert A Porcelain Photograph

Porcelain is an excellent material for a personalized headstone. You can insert a black and white photograph of your loved one into a block of porcelain that is then heated to become permanently attached. The resulting personalized headstone should be kept in a spot that receives plenty of sunlight. This will make sure that no fading occurs over time. It will also help keep your loved one’s memory alive for years to come.