Engraving text (four weeks extra delivery time)

A name that stays

Keeping an urn is one thing. Keeping an urn that carries the name of the person you have lost is something else entirely. Engraving turns a carefully chosen object into something that is unmistakably theirs.

Laser engraving in brass: what the process involves

The text is burned directly into the brass using a laser. It is a precise process: the engraving is applied to the flat section at the widest part of the urn, where each letter remains sharp and clearly legible. The result is a dark grey engraving that stands in clean contrast against the brass. Colouring the engraved text is not an option, and that is no loss. Dark grey on brass gives the lettering real clarity and character. On urns with a brass-coloured band, the engraving is placed within that upper band only.

What you can have engraved

A name and dates are the most common choice, but you decide what the engraving says. The bond you shared can be captured in a few words just as well as in a full name. An initial, a birth year, a short phrase: if it fits within the engraving area, there is room for what matters to you. Take the time to consider what you would still feel is exactly right in twenty years.

Delivery time and the approval process

Engraving takes time, and that is easy to understand once you know what is involved. You provide your text, and a designer then prepares a layout proposal for you to review. You can request changes before anything is finalised.

Step by step to the finished urn

Within a few days of placing your order, you will receive a layout proposal showing exactly how your text will appear. You can ask for adjustments at this stage. Once you give your approval, the urn is sent for engraving. From that point, please allow approximately four weeks for delivery of the engraved cremation urn.

Those four weeks exist because the engraving is carried out with care and craft. Nothing is rushed. That also gives you the space to make your choice at your own pace, without feeling pressed.

Check your text carefully before approving

Once the engraving has been applied to the urn for ashes, it cannot be altered. Read your text several times before you give approval, checking spelling, punctuation and the date format you intend. Please check your text carefully. Only confirm when you are certain.

What to know before you decide

Brass is a robust material that holds up well over years of indoor keeping. The laser engraving becomes a permanent part of the material itself, not a print or applied finish that fades over time. What is written there stays written.

Practical considerations

The approval process exists for a reason: to make sure nothing is engraved that you did not intend. Use that step fully. The four-week lead time from approval is a firm guideline, so you know exactly where you stand. If you would like to discuss the wording or talk through what fits the engraving area, we are happy to help you think it through before you commit to anything.