Opal Cremation Blog
Cremation Jewelry: A Meaningful Way to Preserve Memories and Keep Your Loved One Close
There are many ways to acknowledge and celebrate a life well-lived through memorial keepsakes, memorial gardens, and memorial releases.
How to Support a Loved One With Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We've put together a list of ways you can support a loved one or a friend with cancer.
Biggest Regrets in Life and Working Through Them
At the end of your life, will you wish you worked less? Played more? Let go of things that don't serve you well? We should all aspire to live a life without regrets, but how?
10 Thoughtful Sympathy Gifts or Gestures
Knowing what to say or do when someone close to you is grieving the loss of a loved one can be daunting. Creative and thoughtful gestures can provide comfort and peace in their time of need.
Celebrity Tributes and Famous Farewells
In the age of social media, celebrity tributes have become increasingly popular, especially with the ability to publicly post about the celebrity. Engaging with these famous farewells actually helps with the mourning process.
Dying Without a Will in California
Unfortunately, dying without a will in California is a common occurrence. Here are scenarios of what happens when a loved one dies without having a will in place.
Famous People Buried in California
While many of our most favorite celebrities choose to be laid to rest in their hometowns, these famous celebrity graves exist in Southern California, mainly in the Los Angeles area.
From Ivana Trump to Indonesia: Strange Burials and Graves Around the World
There is no shortage of strange gravesites and burial practices around the world. From famous golf courses and sports stadiums to airport runways and road medians, we're going to look at a few of the stranger options for final resting places.
As Unique as Your Loved One: 7 Thoughtful DIY Memorial Keepsake Ideas
Naturally, you can’t keep everything that a loved one used to own. So how do you decide what to keep or how to repurpose some items so that they aren’t just taking up space in your house?
Going Out With a Bang: Cremation Fireworks
Cremation fireworks are the incorporation of a loved one’s ashes into a fireworks display. This can be an especially dramatic, amazing, and just plain fun way to celebrate the life of the departed.
Apple’s Legacy Contact: Accessing Your Loved One’s Phone After They Die
A Legacy Contact is a person that you designate to have access to your Apple account’s data in the event of your death. So if you’ve ever wondered what happens to your phone after you die, read on to learn how to choose a Legacy Contact and what that means.
What is Aquamation?
Aquamation is an alternative to cremation also known as alkaline hydrolysis. As the name suggests, aquamation is a water-based method of final disposition that has been gaining popularity in recent years.