How much does Funeral Papers cost and do you need an account?

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Funeral Papers starts at $22 for the complete funeral set, charged as a one-time payment, and you do not need to create an account to use it. You can try it free, pick up where you left off later, and see the cover as it will print before you pay. The obituary and the eulogy are written for you free and emailed to you.

What the $22 covers

The starting price is for the Complete Funeral Set, with the video. According to the site, that set includes:

  • The program
  • The cards
  • The poster
  • A video

The program is described as folded in half to four pages, with the same cover repeated as a flat memorial card. There are 205 designs, each in 4 arrangements, with your photograph placed for you.

What is free

Not everything requires payment. The site states the following are free:

Item What you get
Obituary Written in three lengths — short, medium and long — each with its word count against usual newspaper lengths, plus the death notice
Eulogy A speech in your own voice, to the length you have, emailed to you
Memorial page A searchable page where people can find the service and reply

The obituary and eulogy are described as "written for you, free, and emailed to you." The memorial page is also labeled free, and lets anyone who searches the name find it so people nobody thought to text can still come. You approve every message, and people can say whether they are coming.

Payment and account details

  • One payment: The site describes it as "one payment, no account."
  • No account required: You do not need to register to use the service.
  • Try before paying: You can try it free and pick up where you left off.
  • Preview before purchase: You can "see the cover as it will print before you pay."

How the process works

  1. Tell the service about the person once.
  2. In minutes you have the program and cards ready to print, a tribute video and a memorial page.
  3. The obituary and eulogy are written for you free and emailed to you.
  4. You can see the cover as it will print before you pay.
  5. The full set starts from $22 as a one-time payment.

What to check before deciding

  • The $22 figure is a starting price ("From $22"), so the final cost may depend on the options you choose.
  • The free items (obituary, eulogy, memorial page) can be used without paying for the complete set.
  • The paid set adds the printed program, cards, poster and video.

If you only need the written obituary or eulogy, those are free. If you want the designed program, memorial cards, poster and tribute video, the complete set starts at $22 with a one-time payment and no account needed.