When your loved one passed away, maybe you felt overwhelmed. In the first place, you were grieving your loss. In the second place, you might have been busy planning his or her funeral. Now that things have settled down, maybe you are ready to select the headstone for your loved one's final resting place. From selecting the headstone to arranging for headstone engraving, here are some ideas that might help you.
Select The Headstone - Think of selecting a granite headstone. Granite is affordable and extremely durable. Select black or gray for the color of the headstone if you want something very traditional. If the deceased person was a female, consider choosing pink for the color of the granite headstone.
There are other considerations as you select the headstone. For example, will you want the headstone to sit on a larger base? Maybe you want a cross as part of the design of the headstone. Do you want the headstone to be flat on the ground, or would you prefer a headstone that stands on end? Perhaps you will be sharing the space with your loved one who has passed away. If that's the case, you might want to go ahead and get a double headstone now.
Select The Engraving - Another good thing about selecting granite for the material of your loved one's headstone is that it can easily be engraved. For instance, maybe you want a likeness of the person's face. That can be done using a photograph of the person who passed away. Perhaps your loved one would have preferred a likeness of something he or she loved. For example, if the deceased person was a true dog lover, maybe a likeness of a favorite breed could be part of the engraving.
Besides engraving the name, birth date and death date of the deceased person, you might want to add other engraved wording as part of the headstone's design. For instance, you might want a single word, BELOVED, that depicts your feelings for the person who passed away. Maybe he or she would have loved having his or her favorite scripture verse as the engraving.
The engraving doesn't have to be of a serious nature. For example, did you have a pet name for each other? If so, that name could be added in quotation marks under the person's actual name. Even a favorite saying like, Remember who you are could be engraved on the headstone.
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