All Star Memorials has worked with most of the Cemeteries in the Greater Philadelphia area. We are familiar with the processes and practices as required by each of these facilities.
The Importance of Cemetery Rules in Choosing a Memorial
Cemeteries follow rules of ownership for determining who gets to be buried, place a memorial or who is allowed to authorize an inscription.
Usually when a family chooses a cemetery their choice is heavily influenced by 3 major factors.
1) Where parents or other family members are buried.
2) Convenience and beauty of the cemetery location.
3) Religious, non-sectarian or military status.
It is easy to see that cemetery rules are important, because people rely on them for their cemetery choices.
Your cemetery probably has rules about what can or cannot be on a memorial and what material, usually granite or bronze, the memorial may be made from. Other restrictions may have to do with shape, color, size and height. Still other rules may define where and how many names can be on the memorial, what religious symbols are or are not allowed. Some cemeteries may forbid porcelain photos, etchings, and other memorabilia. Some of these rules may differ from section to section within a cemetery.
Also there are cemetery forms and cemetery fees that you must be aware of.
The memorial you choose and pay for may be refused at the cemetery gate if all cemetery rules are not followed in accordance with cemetery policy.
