Questions to ask yourself

Choosing a Cremation Urn

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In choosing a cremation urn there are 4 simple questions to consider

How will the urn be used

What is an appropriate

design for the urn?

How much should the urn cost?

What are the best

materials for the urn?

The four simple questions

How will the urn be used?

Ash Scattering Ceremony

Easy to handleLightweight

Easy to remove topStrong

Keeping the ashesPermanency

Durable material

Purpose Urn specifications

Urn specifications according to purpose

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Some people want to protect the environment and have both the ashes and urn become part of nature. Biodegradable urns are made for this reason.

For those who want to keep the ashes buried on land yet secure, marble, well treated wood or the metals are good choices

Permanent

Biodegradabl

e

Burial: land or water

Urns for human adults:

Larger in sizeCustomized for

humans

Urns for pets:

Smaller in sizeCustomized for

pets

Whom is the urn meant for?

What is an appropriate design for the urn?

Personalize the urn

What did the departed do in their life?Eg. Customized urns for veterans

What was dear to the departed?Eg. Religious engravings

Example of text engraving: Name along with year of birth

and death

Example of Picture engraving:Praying hands

Have the urn engraved

Place a picture of the deceased on the urn

Picture framing Picture engraving

How much should the urn cost?

Materials used

Craftsmanship/ Man hours invested

Customization of urns

Where is the purchase made

Popularity/ Availability of urn

Some factors that affect urn prices

Expensive materials that go into making

the urn.Example:

Glass, wood, gold, platinum, ceramic urns

Can have the urn

customised in various ways.

Example: Detailed

engravings

High or unlimited budget

Most urns on-line fall into the $100 - $350 price range

You can suit your pocket by striking a balance between materials and

craftsmanship

Cloisonne urns, highly crafted wood urns, metal urns with intricate decorations, marble urns and some glass urns fall in this bracket

Budget between $100 - $350

Smaller urns and simpler designs are

available in this price range

Materials include organic materials like fibreboard,

bamboo, palm, paper, oak and

metals like, brass, nickel

etc

One can save by buying

online where prices are

competitive. Watch for clearance/ overstock discounts

Up to $100

What are best materials for the urn?

Is the urn to keep ashes? Will you display it?

Is the urn meant to be buried?

Is the urn biodegradable or eco-friendly?

Is the urn the right size for a niche?

Is the urn suitable for scattering ashes?

Some factors to consider

Don’t lose

form or structure

due to natural elements, keeping cremated ashes safe

Common materials include stone, such as marble or granite,

and metals like bronze, aluminiu

m, or stainless steel

and some

wooden urns

Appropriate for interment, entombing in a mausoleum, or resting in a columbarium niche.

Permanent urns

Slowly

disintegrate over ti

me,

releasing the remains into the ground or water

Made of non-toxic, natural

materials like Himalayan rock

salt, handcrafted papers

made, corn

starch,

coconut

shell, gelatine mixed

with sand, and bamboo etc.

Appropriate for burial

. Some are made for scattering ashes

Biodegradable/ Non permanent urns

Scattering urns are made

from lightweight, natural materials

Come in form of paper

scattering tubes, water soluble urns for scattering on water, biodegradable urns for releasing

into nature, and fabric urns made of silk.

They are lightweight, portable and can be securely

held while performing the scattering ceremony. 

Urns for scattering ashes

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