Many of us decorate the headstones of our loved ones because we want to memorialize and honor them even after they are gone. Headstone decorations bring a level of personalization to their final resting place and provide surviving family members a more comfortable place to visit.
In Northeast Ohio, we’re all too familiar with each of the four seasons throughout the year. So why not decorate your loved one’s memorial to match the trends of winter, spring, summer and fall?
Try placing a pumpkin next to the memorial around Halloween. Or during the Christmas season, you could put a wreath or poinsettia plant.
Continue reading to learn about several unique headstone decoration options you can use during every season of the year.
It’s common for families to not think about headstone décor during the winter months—sometimes simply because it’s cold outside, but oftentimes because they are unsure how to make a grave look nice during the gloomiest time of year.
Please note that your loved one’s cemetery may have rules and regulations about the location or size of a wreath, so be sure to check first or contact a local memorial provider.
For thousands of years, humans have left flowers at the graves of their loved ones. With fresh flowers, you want them to look lively and beautiful for as long as possible. So, when is the best time to place flowers at a gravesite? The answer is spring!
Here are some of the most popular spring-blooming flowers that will brighten up your loved one’s headstone:
Summer is a time for bright colors and blooming flowers. You can choose to decorate your loved one’s headstone with their favorite flowers from our Milano Inspirations gift shop, and/or consider placing rocks or flags nearby—both of which have special meanings.
The Milano Inspirations gift shop houses fresh flowers and can make custom orders as well as permanent grave decorations such as flags, light up signs, rocks and stones. We also offer artificial flowers year-round.
When the fall season approaches, consider decorating your loved one’s headstone to reflect the rich colors and beauty of autumn.
Many cemeteries have strict rules about how gravesites can be decorated, so we recommend checking with the cemetery about their rules before you decorate the headstone.
Although decorating the grave of a loved one can help make visiting the cemetery a little less painful, so can planning the overall design and look of their headstone.
Learn more about what’s possible when it comes time to design and purchase a memorial by downloading our free Headstone Design Guide.