An online memorial is a unique and special way of remembering the life of a loved one. It’s a way of capturing key aspects about that person’s life – something which a gravestone is unable to do. It also allows people wherever they live, and whatever time it is, to access the information. This is often a helpful part of the grieving process for individuals, particularly at times after the memorial service has occurred – these individuals can view the memorial when they may be feeling low, and be uplifted by the memories shared at this site.

There are five easy stages to making an on-line memorial. After you’ve created an account you can save what you’ve done and return to complete it at any time you wish. You don’t need to pay until you want to put the memorial up on the RememberLife website.

1.Creating an account

Firstly, you have to register with the site. This just involves leaving your name, e-mail address and allows you to choose a password. This will then mean that you can save or edit the memorial you are creating, and allows us to contact you should there be a problem with the memorial.

2.Creating a memorial

Secondly, you then need to input some details about the deceased person. Some of this information is mandatory (such as the person’s name, date of death), but much is optional (such as children’s names, hobbies). There is a box in which you can enter a few paragraphs about the individual. Some people choose to use the words that are spoken at the funeral service itself.

3.Uploading the photos

Thirdly, you can upload up to 3 photos on the website, perhaps depicting different ages of your loved one. You can add a caption to each one. Alternatively, you can choose one of the pre-stored images.

4.Adding funeral details

Fourthly, you can choose to enter the funeral details, together with a link to an electronic map. Some people find this a useful way of communicating the details at a potentially distressing time. Note that you only need to fill in the basic information about the deceased individual before completing the funeral details – you can then come back to the website at a later date, perhaps after the funeral service, to complete the additional information.

5.Payment

Creating a memorial is free, and there are also no charges for uploading photos or making entries into the guestbook. In addition, when a memorial is created, RememberLife will donate 20p to Tearfund.

After

The guestbook

You do not need to add anything to the guestbook whilst setting up your memorial. Once a memorial has been created for an individual, other people can easily add their own memories of the individual. When a memorial has been created, a “Guest Book” is generated. This is a space where other relatives and friends can add their own personal tributes.

Changing the memorial

When you create a memorial, you will choose a password. By using your login details and password, you will be able to edit the memorial yourself at any time in the future.

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