Sending personalized sympathy gifts and sympathy cards to families and friends who have lost a loved one can be a thoughtful way to express empathy by creating a connection with others during times of grief. Whether that connection takes the form of a sympathy card –– or a personalized remembrance gift of a loved one for yourself –– reflecting on that loss through the lens of commemoration can help the grieving process. Ways to do this include, but are not limited to:
Sympathy gifts are just one way to share the right sentiment for the moment when honoring the loss of a loved one. How you celebrate a life that has passed can be as unique and special as you want it to be. Your remembrance can simply take the form of a sympathy card –– or perhaps a customengraved memorial garden stone, a personalized memorial wind chime, or a custom photo gift such as a memorial photo candle, blanket, pillow, or a piece of custom jewelry.
Shutterfly offers many personal ways to celebrate and commemorate life in all its moments with sympathy cards and sympathy gift products that uniquely capture those happier moments in time when you let the good fly.
The loss of someone dear is never easy, but your loved one going through this grieving process may take comfort in the fact that you are acknowledging his or her loss meaningfully through compassionate condolence with Memorial & Sympathy Cards. Shutterfly makes creating a memorial tribute to help brighten this occasion a stress-free experience. Easily create high-quality condolences cards printed with photos that span an entire lifetime, or custom memorial cards, or celebration of life cards.
Comforting words can help ease the pain of anyone grieving a loss –– making sympathy cards ideal as sympathy gifts to give to others. A touching yet straightforward approach to honoring a life that has passed with love is with unique sympathy gifts that celebrate your connection to that person in personal ways. Shutterfly can help you create one-of-a-kind, heart-to-heart sympathy gifts that reflect your personal connection with others in their grief during this challenging life transition.
Sympathy Gifts for the loss of fathers –– and other beloved men –– can help loved ones in their grieving process. Let your best friend know you’re thinking of her with sympathy gifts for the loss of her husband; your support will help her through her bereavement. Comfort others with sympathy gifts for the loss of brothers, sons, cousins, and male friends. Offering a helpful hand through sympathy gifts for the loss of cherished men is a beautiful and kind gesture of support they need.
The loss of an important female connection such as a wife, mother, grandmother, or other important female connection, brings intense emotions. At times like this it can be challenging to find the right words to say. Shutterfly offers many sympathy gifts for loss of these important women in your life –– gifts that bestow an expression of compassion to bring beauty and comfort in times of grief. Offering support with sympathy gifts for loss of a mother, grandmother, wife – or other important women –– can be a beautiful and kind gesture of support your loved ones need at this time.
When someone loses a pet, one of the loveliest things you can do is to help them honor their pet’s life uniquely. It can be so helpful in the grieving process. Cat sympathy gifts, dog sympathy gifts, and other sympathy gifts for loss of a pet are just one of many ways to demonstrate a connection with the grief someone is feeling, showing them you are there for them. Memorial gifts for pets –– such as garden stones, ceramic tiles, or plants for sympathy gifts –– are also other ways to honor the passing of a pet or give as a gift to someone who has recently lost a beloved animal family member.
Coping with a family member’s loss is always challenging and grieving the loss of a baby or child can be unbearable. Sympathy Gifts for the loss of baby and child won’t bring back a life lost far too young, but they can help ease parents’ burden in the grieving process. Honor their life with sympathy gifts that commemorate the spark of joy they brought into their parents’ lives –– the part of their hearts that they once filled. Personalized sympathy gifts for the loss of a baby or child can be customized with names, custom text like a beautiful quote, and dates. Let their memory live on beautifully.
As challenging as grieving the loss of a loved one can be, the journey can be even more difficult and confusing for children to understand. Help little one’s cope with the loss of someone they love with sympathy gifts for children that teach them how to honor someone’s life and cherish their most favorite memories with that person. Sympathy gifts for kids can help them hold on to the memory of loved ones near to their heart while working through their own grief process.
Religious sympathy gifts for loss offer a gentle and reassuring reminder to those left behind the promise God made of everlasting life. Shutterfly offers unique selection of Jewish sympathy gifts, Christian sympathy gifts, Catholic sympathy gifts, and other religious sympathy gifts –– such as angel sympathy gifts, created for times of loss. Glass frames can also be a special way to showcase a memorable moment from life. Laser engrave them with a personalized message, Bible quote, favorite poem or other sentiments. Insert an image on your own or upload a photo and have us print and insert it for you.
A personalized Memorial Candle is a beautiful way to keep the flames of love and connection shining bright for a lost loved one. Remembrance candles can live on as a keepsake for friends and family that they can keep in their home. Customize your candle sympathy gift with a photo of their loved one with a personalized caption to honor them. Our personalized memorial candles and funeral candles come in soothing scents that convey comfort and calm. Each candle can be customized with a photo and text.
Engraved memorial jewelry with initials or a name serves as a heartfelt tribute to a loved one, and pet memorial jewelry can keep the spirit of a four-legged friend close to your heart. Memorial keepsake jewelry can be easily personalized with pictures or silver charms added to other items such as bracelets or necklaces. Personalized memorial jewelry are sympathy gifts from the heart –– always keeping the memory of loved ones close by. These stunning engraved jewelry pieces come in gold, silver,s and rustic styles with monogram charms that help to remember loved ones. Create a custom memorial box to keep them in.
Memorial wind chimes are a lovely way to create a personalized sympathy gift that peacefully reminds us of a loved one’s life. Perfect for a garden or back porch where you enjoy relaxing, personalized memorial wind chimes are beautiful sympathy gifts that offer serenity. Natural elements like wood and steel create a beautiful harmony. Let the sounds of sympathy wind chimes make a melody of memories that stir up peace and remembrance with every cool breeze. Add custom details like initials, a prayer, or dates. Perfect for memorial services and gifts.
As you sift through photos of loved ones, memorial picture frames are a wonderful way to commemorate your favorite memories. Remembrance picture frames serve as stunning tributes in memorial services –– as well as heartfelt pieces in your home to honor your loved one. Or create pet memorial picture frames for the loss of a pet who felt like family. Pick your favorite photos –– such as a childhood memory or picture spending time together ––and let the frame bring that treasured moment back to life. Our frames are constructed in etched glass, wood, and metal and can be customized with dates, names, a poem, or a special message: display one or many photos.