Design & Personalization
Creative ideas and inspiration for designing a meaningful, personalized memorial.
Meaningful Monument Inscription Ideas
Find inspiration for monument inscriptions, epitaphs, and verses. Ideas for religious, military, personal, and poetic inscriptions.
Read articleMonument Symbols and Emblems: What They Mean
A guide to popular monument symbols, religious emblems, military insignia, and decorative artwork for memorials.
Read articleDesigning a Companion Monument for Couples
How to design a companion or double monument that honors both partners. Tips for layout, inscriptions, and future-proofing the design.
Read articleSandblast Engraving and Laser Etching
How sandblast engraving and laser etching differ on a granite monument, and when families use one or both for the inscription and artwork.
Read articleHow a Monument Design Comes Together
The design process for a monument: cemetery rules, the form, the granite, and personalizing the inscription online before the stone is cut.
Read articleChoosing a Photo for a Ceramic or Porcelain Portrait
How to choose a photograph for a kiln-fired ceramic or porcelain portrait on a monument: clarity, crop, and what happens after you order.
Read articleThe Design-Build Process for Memorials
How a memorial is design-built: a consult with your project manager, a cemetery site check, a CAD proof, your approval, the stone, fabrication, setting, and a final walk-through.
Read articleWhat to Expect from a Memorial Design Consultation
What happens on a memorial design consult: you meet your project manager, you bring what you know about the cemetery, and a lead designer later draws the CAD proof.
Read articleHow a Monument Proof Works
A lead designer prepares the CAD proof. You approve that submittal before anything is cut, and the approved drawing becomes the shop drawing.
Read articleHow a Monument Is Set
After fabrication, the memorial is set. We install nearby or ship free. Then you and your project manager do a final walk-through.
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