- Reason 1: Price lower than mined gems
- Reason 2: Our gems are reasonably priced
- Reason 3: Flexibility in terms of settings and cuts
- Reason 4: Many jewelry settings available
- Reason 5: Payment plans available
- Reason 6: Single upfront price
- Reason 7: Personal consultation
- Reason 8: Creation involves fewer steps
- Reason 9: Less expensive than a traditional funeral
- Reason 10: Unique without the crazy price tag
- Reason 11: Keeping your loved one close
- Reason 12: They're valuable
Diamonds are known for their sparkle, their brilliance, their beauty, their hardness, their symbolism…and their price. Since as early as the 4th century, these gemstones have been considered valuable.
In light of this perception, it makes sense that people looking for an inexpensive way to memorialize a deceased loved one might overlook these precious stones. Just the term “remembrance diamond” might conjure up unattainable dollar signs in their minds.
The truth, however, is that turning ashes to diamonds is not as expensive as you may think. Plus, memorial gems are among the cheapest options when compared to many other alternatives for using cremains.
Here are 12 reasons why precious stones make lovely affordable memorials.
1. Lab-grown diamonds cost less than mined counterparts
Often, the perception of diamonds as expensive is based on the cost of mined diamonds. Prices for laboratory-grown and mined diamonds vary by stone and seller. At the same time, they are real gemstones, with all of the same chemical, physical, and optical properties as their mined counterparts. This means that you can purchase one for significantly less than you could purchase an earth-plucked diamond of the same size, color, and clarity. If you want to see more about how to make diamonds out of ashes - take a look at this.
2. Compare Heart In Diamond’s current prices
Heart In Diamond works with its own production facilities. You can compare the current diamond prices by color and carat range, then add any setting or optional service you choose. For example, you can compare the current price of a blue half-carat diamond in our US price guide. An added bonus: You never have to worry about your loved one’s ashes getting lost in transit
3. Flexibility gives you lots of pricing options
One of the advantages of lab-grown gemstones is the fact that you can determine how large you want the gem, what color you want it to be, and what cut you want it to have. The current price sheet shows the available colors, carat ranges and cut charges so you can compare options within your budget.
4. Compare current jewelry settings
The US shop lists the jewelry settings currently available to order. Each setting has its own price. This means that you can choose a setting that perfectly captures the memory of your loved one, and that does so within your budget.
5. Pay in installments with our payment plans
Pay a 50% deposit and the remaining 50% before delivery, or choose a payment plan through Affirm, subject to eligibility and approval.
6. Check the complete order price
Some uses for cremains seem, at first, to be less expensive than the price of turning ashes to diamonds. For example, scattering your loved one’s ashes might initially seem inexpensive. These options, however, often come with unexpected costs. For example, when scattering ashes, you will need to pay for the funeral home services (which often comes with multiple additional expenses), the casket used for the funeral, the cremation itself, transportation, travel to your designated scattering spot, and so forth. For your order, compare the diamond price with any jewelry setting and optional services before deciding.
7. Personal attention from consultants can guide you
In the midst of grief, it can be hard to make decisions about memorializing a loved one. Our consultants, however, help you to find the perfect blend of cost and style so you can honor your loved one in a way you will never regret, financially or otherwise.
8. Few steps are involved with turning ashes to diamonds
Other options for ashes, such as a columbarium, may initially seem less expensive than a memorial diamond. The cost for a grieving family to inter a loved one in a columbarium is often less than $1,000 (though it can run upwards of $2,000). However, this option involves many additional steps that each cost money as well: The cost of the cremation, funeral services, the urn, or any ceremony you want to conduct. When all of those other expenses are factored in, a memorial diamond often comes out cheaper.
9. Memorial jewels are often less than a funeral and burial
The cost of a cremation diamond is even more affordable when compared to the cost of a traditional funeral and burial. At an average of $10,000, a funeral can be quite pricey, even if you opt for the least expensive casket, funeral home, burial site, and so forth. On the other hand, the total for cremation and a memorial diamond depends on your provider and the diamond you choose.
10. A cremation diamond is an affordable and unique memorial
Often, when people are dying, or when a loved one of theirs is dying, they want to embrace a unique way of memorializing their unique lives. Doing so, however, often comes with a hefty price tag. For example, shooting cremains into orbit can cost almost $5,000, while shooting them into deep space can cost more than $12,000. On the other hand, a memorial gemstone has the advantage of being unique (there is no other diamond out there exactly like the one made from your loved one’s cremains) while also being affordable (compare the current options in our US price guide).
11. Memorial diamonds keep your loved one close
It is possible to take care of your loved one’s ashes for prices comparable to memorial diamonds. For example, placing their ashes in a reef typically costs anywhere from $2,000 to $7,000. But, these options often mean letting go of your loved one forever (you can’t go back down to the reef and retrieve the ashes). For the same price (or less), you can enjoy the sparkling brilliance of a memorial diamond, and keep it close to you, forever.
12. Memorial diamonds provide immeasurable value
Memorial gemstones are not expensive, at least compared to other options. Yet, the cremation diamonds cost you can expect to pay becomes even more affordable when you consider the value you get for your money. How cremation diamonds change people’s lives goes beyond what can be expressed simply through price. These precious stones offer a way to keep the memories of a loved one close in a beautiful, and stunning, way. And, they can last for generations. When this value is considered. the prices of the jewels themselves become almost secondary to the benefits that turning ashes to diamonds offers.