Celebration of life invitations and funeral announcements, with RSVPs.
Free to make in a few minutes. Guests open the card, reply, get directions, and hear from you if plans change.
An example invitation, as guests open it.
Eighteen invitation cards, with their photo if you like
Hand-painted florals, quiet frames, and full photographs. Every design carries their name and the service on the front, and the day, time, and place on the back.
Double rule
Garland
Pressed stem
Portrait band
Bellflowers
Oval
Between the names
Cameo
Hydrangea
Headline
Blossom corners
Painted circle
Gilt frame
Garden tulips
Dahlias
Lavender corners
Golden branch
Wildflower wreath
Send a funeral or celebration of life invitation online
One link holds everything. Send it in a group text, an email, or a post, and guests open the card in an envelope on their phone.
Open it like a letter
The card slides out of its envelope and turns over to the day, the time, and the place. Nothing to download and no account to make.
Print it too
The same card prints at 5 by 7 inches, front and back, for the people who would rather have it on the fridge.
Change it any time
Fix a time, move the place, or switch the design, and everyone who opens the link sees the new version at once.
RSVPs for a funeral or celebration of life
Know how many chairs to set out and how much food to order. Replies gather on one list the family can see, with a count at the top.
- Guests answer in a tap: coming, watching online, or can't make it
- A headcount for the meal, and how many children are coming
- Optional questions: accessibility needs, or who would like to speak
- A cap on numbers, with a waiting list once it is full
- Show the names of who is coming, or keep the list to the family
Announce the service, then update everyone if plans change
Announce it as soon as you know it is happening, even before the date is set. When something changes, post one update instead of calling around.
Postponed, moved, or a new time
Change the details and choose whether to tell people. Guests who replied or asked for updates hear by email, and by text if they asked for texts.
A note from the family
Parking, the reception after, what to wear, where to send flowers or donations. Write it once, in your own words, and it stays on the invitation.
Invitations for every kind of gathering
The card's wording follows the gathering you choose, and you can name it anything the family calls it.
- Funeral
- Celebration of life
- Memorial service
- Visitation or viewing
- Wake
- Funeral Mass
- Rosary
- Shiva
- Graveside service
- Reception or repast
- Scattering of ashes
- Anniversary gathering
Directions, the calendar, and a link to watch online
Directions
The place with its address and a map link, so nobody gets lost on the way to the chapel or the park.
Add to calendar
Google, Apple, and Outlook calendars in a tap, with the address and the link already in the entry.
Watch online
Add a livestream link from the funeral home, YouTube, or Zoom, and guests far away can say they are watching.
Public, private, or details on invite.
Visible to everyone
The invitation is public and listed on their memorial page, with the date, time, and place for anyone with the link.
Private, only people with the link
Nothing is listed anywhere. Only the people you send the link to can open the invitation.
Publicly visible, details on invite
People can see the gathering is happening and ask to come. The date, time, and place go only to the people you approve.
On its own, or with their memorial
An invitation can stand alone, in their name, with nothing else to set up. When you are ready, add an online memorial with their photos, their story, and a guestbook, and the service sits on it for everyone who visits.
If the family is asking for help with the costs, a memorial fundraiser can sit beside it, and guests who want to send flowers can have them delivered to the service. For the day itself, there are printable celebration of life programs and funeral programs.
How to make a celebration of life invitation
Three steps, a few minutes, and nothing to pay.
Say what the gathering is, and when
A funeral, a celebration of life, a memorial service, a visitation, a shiva. Add the date and the place, or choose "to be announced" and fill them in later.
Choose the invitation card
Pick one of eighteen designs, add their photo if the design has a window, and write a line of your own. Or leave the card off and keep it to the details.
Share one link
Send it by text, email, or a post, or print the card. Replies arrive as people answer, and you can post an update to everyone if anything changes.
Questions families ask
Do you send invitations for a celebration of life?
Many families do. A celebration of life is often held weeks or months after a death, at a place of the family's choosing, so people need the date, the place, and some idea of what to expect. An invitation does that, and it lets you count who is coming when there is food or a room to book.
How do I announce a celebration of life?
Make one page with the date, the time, the place, and a note in your own words, then share its link wherever your people are: a group text, an email, a social post, or their memorial page. If the details are not settled yet, announce it as "date to be announced" and fill the date in later. Everyone who asked for updates hears when you do.
Should you do an RSVP for a celebration of life?
If there is a meal, a venue with a limit, or a reception to plan, yes. An RSVP turns a guess into a headcount. Guests can say they are coming, that they will watch online, or that they cannot make it, and you can ask about the meal, children, or who would like to speak.
How do you invite someone to a celebration of life?
Send them the invitation link personally, with a line of your own. Lovekept can also email the invitation from the family to a list of addresses you give it, and the card prints at 5 by 7 inches for anyone who would rather have it on paper.
Can I create a funeral invitation online?
Yes, and it is free. Choose the kind of service, add the date and the place, pick a card design, and share the link. Guests open the card, reply, get directions, and add the service to their calendar from the same page.
What is an invitation to a funeral called?
Most often a funeral announcement or a funeral notice, because funerals are usually open to anyone who knew the person. "Invitation" is more common for private services, celebrations of life, receptions, and gatherings with a guest list. A death notice in the newspaper is a different thing: a short public notice, often with the service details.
How do I announce a memorial service?
Give the name of the person, the date and time, the place with its address, whether there is a reception after, a link to watch online if there is one, and the family's wishes about flowers or donations. One page can hold all of it, and you can change any of it later without sending a second message.
How long after a death should you do a celebration of life?
There is no rule. A funeral usually happens within days or a couple of weeks, while a celebration of life can be held weeks or even months later, when family can travel. You can announce the gathering as soon as you know it is happening and add the date when it is set.
How do you watch a funeral that is being live streamed?
The family adds the stream link, from the funeral home, YouTube, Zoom, or anywhere else, to the service page. Guests see a "Watch online" button there, and can reply that they will be watching so the family knows who joined from afar.
Is funeral information public?
Only if you want it to be. Each invitation can be visible to everyone, private to the people you send the link to, or publicly visible with the details shared only with people you approve. The address can also be shown only to people who reply.
Send the invitation today. Change it whenever you need to.
Free to make and free to share. Pick a card, add the day and the place, and send one link to everyone who should be there.
- Free to make and share
- RSVPs and updates included