Memorial
Memorial star maps and remembrance gifts
Remembrance gifts are difficult because most of them are explicitly sad. A star map is not: it is a map of a real night, and it marks a person without announcing grief to everyone who walks into the room. That restraint is usually what people are looking for.
Which night to choose
The map is only as good as the date behind it. These are the choices that work best for a memorial.
A birthday rather than a date of death
Most memorial orders use the birth date. It marks the person rather than the loss, and it is easier to live with on a wall.
A wedding anniversary
For a surviving spouse, the anniversary is often the date that carries the most and asks the least.
A shared night
A holiday, a last visit, a specific evening — a private date that only the family reads as significant.
When to order
Memorial services are usually arranged at short notice, which is where an instant digital print genuinely helps. The file arrives in minutes and any print shop can produce it the same day, so a print for a service this week is entirely possible.
How file delivery works →Designs for a memorial
Every design takes any date — these are the ones that suit a memorial best.
What to write on it
Every star map carries a title line and a short message beneath the date and place. These are the lines people use most for a memorial — or write your own.
- “Always With Us”
- “Look Up — She's There”
- “Under The Same Sky”
- “In Loving Memory”
Selling memorial star maps?
Print shops and online sellers use the same editor to make personalised star maps for their own customers. Every file includes a commercial licence to sell the prints.
Cry Me Art for print businesses →Memorial star maps — common questions
- What date should I choose for a memorial star map?
- Most people choose the person's birth date rather than the date they died — it marks the life rather than the loss, and it is easier to keep on display. A wedding anniversary or a specific shared evening are also common choices.
- Can I add a quote or a line of remembrance?
- Yes. Beneath the date and location there is a message line that takes a short quote, a name, or a line of your own, typeset to match the title.
- I need it before a memorial service. What are my options?
- Every order is a digital print, delivered within minutes as a print-ready 300 DPI PDF, PNG and JPG. Any local print shop can produce it the same day.
More answers on the full FAQ.
Other occasions
Make a star map for a memorial
Pick the night, the place and the words. See your star map before you pay.
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