Funeral Photo Ideas for a Celebration of Life

5 Funeral Photo Ideas for a Celebration of Life

Looking for a unique way to display a lifetime of photos at a funeral, memorial service, or Celebration of Life?

1. Attach a photo to a balloon from each year your loved one was alive. Hand out the balloons for a balloon release. Friends and family can keep the photo before they release the balloon.

2. Put a clothes line across the room where you are holding the memorial. Encourage friends and family to bring a photo or two to hang on the line.

3. If the service is outdoors, decorate a tree with photos and mason jars with candles.

4. Make a table runner out of copies of photos. Guests can reminisce while sitting at the table.

5. Create memory boards. You’ll love our memory board kit that makes it easy!

Unique Funeral Photo Examples:

: This balloon idea has been very popular. Attach many photos or one from each year of your loved one’s life. Even if you don’t have dated photos, an approximation is good enough.

: Photos floating below gold balloons

: Ask family and friends to bring their favorite photo to the celebration of life, and they could pin the photo onto a clothesline.

: What a wonderful memorial floral tribute that incorporates photos as well as flowers placed in mason jars hanging from the tree. If your loved one was a gardener, you could pick the flowers from their garden.

More ideas combining flowers and photos are on our Unique Flower Arrangements page.

Funeral Photo Wreath or Table Runner:

: Make a photo wreath or table runner. What a great table conversation starter.

: Photo frames shaped like wreath. You’ll be able to enjoy it for years to come and it will make a wonderful family heirloom.

Memory Boards: Funeral Photo Collages

: Gather friends and family around and make it a group effort to put together memory boards. Working on it together can be very therapeutic.

: Memory boards are used similarly to memory tables but items are posted on a board. Our kit helps you create a beautiful photo collage.

Funeral photo collages and memory boards make a central place for funeral attendees to gather. Many funeral homes and event locations will have boards for you to use. You can also purchase them at stationary supply stores and you can order memory board kits. The kit contains decorations and sayings to put on the board with photos.

View more ideas for memorial boards, flower arrangements, and memory trees.

More funeral photo ideas:

: Photo grow cards are a nice option to give to guests at the funeral. The card has a photo on one side and a plantable seed paper shape on the other. It is personalized with your loved one’s name.

: Funeral Register Books – Life’s Tribute Book is a register book with a photo on the front and space for more photos inside. It will be treasured for generations to come.