March 11, 2021
Planning a memorial of your recently lost a loved one, like a family member or a friend, can be an overwhelming experience for many. Choosing the right headstone after losing someone close to you can be challenging during such emotional times. There may be many things that you would like to ask your monument supplier when selecting and ordering a tombstone.
We will now discuss some common questions people often ask their memorial specialists when ordering a new monument:
This depends on if the headstone is for one or two people. It also depends on how much information/design will be going onto the memorial. Cemetery regulations may also play a role.
Yes, color can affect how the engraving is done (lighter colors need to have a flash panel for lettering and a double outline for design). Color choice can also affect the price of the monument as different colors cost more than others.
This is probably the question that many memorial specialists hear the most. Things that could significantly impact the monuments price might include:
This can vary from one headstone company to another. At Summit Memorials, all lettering and standard designs placed on the front are included in the monument’s price. You can put as much lettering and designs on the front of the memorial as you would like, but keep in mind, the more lettering you put on a headstone, the smaller the lettering will be.
Yes, you can add lettering and design to the monument just like the front. Many families include the family name on the back with a family farm picture or a unique design. Some also prefer specific wordings such as “Parents to…” and list the children. There would be an extra charge to do this as lettering/designing the monument’s back is not included in the monument’s pricing.
Yes, there are specific ways to do this. You can have a picture scanned at high resolution and have the image diamond etched/lasered onto an upright monument (not recommended to do on a flat or pillow monument).
You can also use a dura photo, a porcelain photo recessed into the monument (can be done in color or black and white), or ask your design artist to redraw an image and include it as a shadow-toned design on the monument.
Summit Memorials is a monument specialist based in Alberta and Saskatchewan. We help our customers commemorate their loved ones’ memories with premium memorial headstones across Alberta and Saskatchewan. Visit our website to see our memorial products or contact us for personalized service.
