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Personalization Solutions to Honor Every Life: What is Family Choices®

Family Choices® is Batesville’s comprehensive funeral personalization solution.  

More than a collection of products, Family Choices® combines personalization merchandise, memorial keepsakes, display medallions, urn engraving options, LifeStories® products, and digital technology into a connected experience that helps funeral homes better serve families. 

By bringing personalization together in one program, Family Choices® helps create meaningful funeral services, personalized cremation ceremonies, and lasting memorial tributes.

Why Family Choices®

Families increasingly want funeral services that reflect the unique life, values, interests, and relationships with their loved ones. Family Choices® helps funeral homes meet those expectations by bringing Batesville’s personalization solutions together into one connected experience. 

Instead of presenting products individually, Family Choices® helps funeral professionals guide families through casket personalization options, urn personalization options, memorial keepsakes, and digital experiences that work together to tell a unique and powerful story.


Why Family Choices® Personalization Matters

Families increasingly want funeral services that reflect the life, passions, beliefs, relationships, and values of their loved ones. In fact, 75% of at-need consumers and 71% of pre-need consumers say personalization is important when planning a funeral or memorial experience. 

Family Choices® help funeral professionals guide meaningful conversations by offering funeral personalization options that make it easier for families to create services that reflect an individual’s story. 

From personalized caskets and urns to memorial keepsakes and digital visualization tools, Family Choices® provides a connected approach to funeral personalization that supports both families and funeral homes. 

LifeStories® MemoryFrame

Help families preserve memories long after the service.

LifeStories® MemoryFrame™ is a personalized memorial keepsake that allows photos, stories, and meaningful mementos to become part of the funeral experience and a lasting tribute afterward.

 

Features

  • 5” x 16” UV-printed frame
  • Eight themed templates, including Floral, Ocean, Outdoors, Patriotics, Religious, and Black
  • Additional compartments for prayer cards, flower petals, cremated remains, burial soil, hair, or other keepsakes
  • Designed for display in the home following the service

LifeStories® Interiors

Add warmth, color, and personality directly into the casket.

 

LifeStories®  Interiors allow families to create a more personal funeral experience through customized interior elements that reflect individual preferences and life stories.

 

Features

  • Seamless fit in designated Batesville casket models
  • Available in Silver Jacquard, Sage Green, Black Tweed, Red Velvet, and Royal Blue
  • Complete interior set includes overthrow, pillow sham, and cap panel frame

Choosing Your Burial & Cremation Personalization

Family Choices® offers funeral personalization products designed to help families create meaningful tributes while helping funeral professionals guide more engaging arrangement conversations.

Whether a family chooses burial or cremation, these personalization options help celebrate individuality, preserve memories, and honor a life well-lived.

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LifeSymbols®Designs & LifeStories®Display Medallions

LifeSymbols® Designs and LifeStories® Display Medallions visually express faith, relationships, military service, affiliations, hobbies, professions, and personal interests.

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LifeSymbols®3D

Available in multiple themes and designs, LifeSymbols®3D products create a lasting memorial that can be displayed during and after the service.

Many designs also include space for cremated remains, flower petals, or gravesite soil, creating an enduring keepsake for family members.

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Image Medallions

Transform cherished photographs into personalized memorial keepsakes.

Image Medallions allow families to incorporate meaningful images into a funeral or memorial experience with engraving options available on select keepsake sizes.

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Decorative Casket Panels

Decorative Casket Panels provide a unique way to highlight a loved one’s passions, interests, values, faith, or life experiences.

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Enhanced Interiors

Enhanced Interiors create additional opportunities for casket personalization through dual overlays, multiple overlays, LifeView®Panels, and interior upgrade options.

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LifeView® Panels

LifeView® Panels transform a casket into a visual tribute by incorporating photographs, keepsakes, memorabilia, and other precious reminders of a loved one’s life.

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Urn Engraving

Many Batesville cremation urns can be personalized through engraving.

Names, dates, messages, symbols, and personal inscriptions create loving tributes that help families preserve memories for generations to come.

Combining Personalization with Technology

Family Choices® Digital Showroom

Personalization is at its most powerful when families can visualize their options.

 

The Family Choices® Digital Showroom creates a guided arrangement experience that helps funeral professionals present burial, cremation, and personalization choices in a clear and engaging way.

 

As information is gathered about a loved one’s life, options are automatically narrowed down. This helps families avoid feeling overwhelmed while discovering products that align with their interests and preferences.

 

Real-time visualization allows families to see casket personalization, urn engravings, Display Medallions, and other Family Choices®  options before making decisions. This helps to increase confidence in families and create a stronger emotional connection.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you make a funeral unique?

A unique funeral reflects the individual’s personality, interests, values, beliefs, relationships, and life story.  

Family Choices® provides personalization options that help families create meaningful tributes.  

What is a display medallion?

A display medallion is a decorative emblem placed on a casket, urn, or memorial product that reflects an individual’s faith, affiliations, military service, interests, or hobbies.  

How do you personalize an urn?

Urns can be personalized through engraving, LifeSymbols® designs, display medallions, and other Family Choices®  personalization options. 

How do you personalize a funeral service?

Funeral personalization can include customized caskets, urns, memorial displays, keepsakes, LifeView® Panels, MemoryFrame™  products, engraving, and other meaningful details that reflect a loved one’s story. 

Can caskets be personalized?

Yes. Batesville offers multiple casket personalization options including decorative panels, enhanced interiors, display medallionsLifeView®  Panels, and LifeStories® products. 

What is a personalized funeral?

Family Choices® is Batesville’s comprehensive funeral personalization solution.

More than a collection of products, Family Choices® combines personalization merchandise, memorial keepsakes, display medallions, urn engraving options, LifeStories® products, and digital technology into a connected experience that helps funeral homes better serve families.

By bringing personalization together in one program, Family Choices® helps create meaningful funeral services, personalized cremation ceremonies, and lasting memorial tributes.

A personalized funeral incorporates meaningful products, experiences, symbols, and memories that reflect an individual’s life and create a more authentic and memorable tribute.