Cremation is often accompanied by the rites and ceremonies of funeralization, including embalming and visitation. Final disposition options after cremation includes earth burial, entombment or scattering. Some families choose to keep the cremated remains in an urn or other appropriate container. Some may choose cremation and disposition of the body with no attendant rites or ceremonies. No matter how the body is finally committed, most families choose some form of marker or monument to memorialize the deceased.
Markers vary from large granite or marble memorials to small bronze plaques placed over a grave.
Many families who choose cremation and scatter the remains purchase space in a cemetery for an inscribed memorial plaque. During the first few days after a death, you are surrounded by family and friends. You are busy planning the funeral and may not have time to think about yourself until later when you are alone with your grief. After you have planned the funeral, take care of yourself. You can expect to experience a wide range of emotions.