The Accompanied Memorial Service includes the following:
- Permits & Approvals - Teraloom Memorial Services handles all permits, approvals, and required documentation, ensuring a streamlined and stress-free event. This includes filing the necessary report with the EPA for services conducted at sea.
- Personalized Ceremony - Teraloom Memorial Services can help personalize the event upon request. This can include flowers, music, an officiant (celebrant, priest, pastor, etc.), video, and more. Ceremony templates are available with options such as prayers, eulogies, songs, quotes, and additional elements.
- Logistics & Coordination - Teraloom Memorial Services provides guidance for planning the event, including transportation assistance for the deceased, family, and friends. For sea scatterings, this may involve mapping out the charter trip to include local landmarks or areas where marine wildlife can be observed. For land scatterings, options range from an epic hike to a location that is accessible and suitable for all physical abilities.
Photography options and recording the GPS coordinates of exact scattering location is available with every service.
Unaccompanied Memorial Service
A perfect option for those who might be physically, financially, or otherwise restricted from traveling to the place they would like a loved one to be scattered. This option can also be helpful for those who wish to memorialize someone with whom they might not have had a close relationship. In this service one of our trained professionals transports, documents, and disperses a loved one’s ashes.
The Unaccompanied Memorial Service includes the following:
- Permits & Approvals - Teraloom Memorial Services handles all permits, approvals, and required documentation, ensuring a streamlined and stress-free event. This includes filing the necessary report with the EPA for services conducted at sea.
- Tracking & Updates - Families receive photos and notifications of a loved one's ashes throughout the journey.
- Logistics & Coordination - The scattering is conducted by one of Teraloom's experienced memorial captains or wilderness guides. We can help personalize the event upon request. Ceremony templates are available with options such as prayers, eulogies, songs, and more.
Photography options and recording the GPS coordinates of exact scattering location is available with every service.
Optional Add Ons:
- USPS Cremated Remains Shipping Kit -
It contains one Priority Mail Express Box, a roll of Priority Mail Express Tape, bubble cushioning, a self-sealing plastic bag, and a copy of Publication 139; How to Package and Ship Cremated Remains. Free - just pay for shipping!
Since Priority Mail Express is the only way for people to ship Cremated Remains this kit makes it easy to send a loved one's ashes from one destination to another. Each box is printed with the words "Cremated Remains" in bright color for visibility and is reinforced to be sturdy- ensuring safety and security of the package during processing. The kit includes all the necessary packing items needed to bring peace of mind that your irreplaceable shipment is safe in handling.
We order the kit to be sent to Birdsong Cremations or your residence. Funeral directors should include a copy of the death certificate and a copy of the certificate of cremation with the cremated remains. - Standard Timing vs Exact Date
Standard Timing: (typically ashes are scattered within 30-90 days, pending seasonal considerations) With this option we plan the best day for a loved one's scattering event. We keep families updated along the way and will provide an exact scattering date as well as approximate time once the memorial is scheduled.
Exact Date: Does your family want to have a loved one's ashes scattered on a special day? (birthday, anniversary, date of passing, etc.) Once they select a special date, we will reach out to confirm if we are able to go out on that date given the weather, sea conditions, or other scheduled events.
Photography options and recording the GPS coordinates of exact scattering location is available with every service.
Do-It-Yourself Service
Ideal for those who wish to scatter their loved one's ashes independently with guidance from Teraloom. This affordable option provides support for an intimate and personal ash scattering experience.
The Do-It-Yourself Service includes the following:
- Phone Consultation - Consult with a trained funeral professional from Teraloom at your convenience. Get answers to questions about transporting cremated remains, scattering locations, techniques, trails, permits, documentation, and more.
- Permits & Approvals - Teraloom provides guidance and assistance with understanding, filling out, and submitting permits (as needed) for one or more specific locations you have in mind for scattering.
- Guidance on Location Options - After consulting local area guidelines and regulations, Teraloom helps narrow down a list of potential scattering locations. For sea scatterings, this may involve mapping out a charter trip to include local landmarks or areas where marine wildlife can be observed. For land scatterings, options range from a long and epic journey to a hike that is accessible and suitable for all physical abilities.
- Personalized Ceremony - Teraloom can help you personalize the event upon request. A DIY ceremony template is available with options such as prayers, songs, quotes, and more.
Popular Locations:
Galveston, TX | Seattle, WA | Tampa, FL | California Redwoods | Oahu, HI | Ocean City, NJ | Rocky Mountains | New York City, NY
Appalachian Mountains | Outer Banks, NC | San Francisco, CA | Ganges River in India
ADD-ON OPTIONS FOR ANY SERVICE:
ECORIAL DIGITAL MEMORIAL - FREE
Teraloom creates a beautiful and unique digital memorial on the Ecorial app or website. Special features on Ecorial allow you to mark GPS coordinates as a permanent record of your loved one's final resting place. Ecorial enables you to create a custom online memorial, adding an obituary, stories, and memories. You can easily share the memorial with family and friends on social media and via email. Free of charge.
CERTIFICATE OF SCATTERING
Teraloom offers a framed certificate featuring your loved one's name, birth and death dates, resting place location, and details of the scattering event, including date, time, and exact GPS coordinates. The certificate is framed in tempered glass within a rustic brown frame.
custom cremation pendant
This special vial can securely hold a portion of your loved one's ashes, or soil or water from the scattering location and includes your loved one's name, dates of birth and death, and a sentiment of choice or memorial GPS coordinates engraved on the side of the pendant
eco scattering Urn
An environmentally-friendly urn made entirely from bamboo, a sustainable resource. This patented urn offers a unique locking mechanism to secure your loved one's ashes in the urn while traveling. Designed to make the process of scattering straightforward.
eco water urn
When placed in water, this special all-natural urn is designed to float upright like a buoy. Within a short time, the bottom portion submerged in water will dissolve and release the cremated remains, freeing them to spread underwater. The Eco Water Urn is 100% all natural and biodegradable. The urn itself is made from recycled plant materials and cellulose using only water, heat and pressure and without any glues or binding agents.
Photos & Video Montage
Beautifully capture the event with a stunning commemoration that can be shared with family and friends unable to attend the service, or revisited later to look back on.
Example of an Ash Scattering Memorial from Teraloom Memorial Services:
“But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3