For funeral homes
A funeral invitation, as a video your family can text
Enter the name, a photo, and the times and address of the visitation and the service. Within 10 minutes you have a calm video with soft music, ready for the family to share with one tap by text, email or Facebook.
15% welcome discount on your first video
No payment details needed. You pay $149.99 per video, no tax added, only when you download the final video.
- Ready in 10 minutes
- With your logo on the closing card
- You pay only when it's right
What you can count on
- Pay by card, Apple Pay or Google PayPer video. The invoice is in your account afterward.
- Data in the European UnionPhotos and names are stored on servers in the EU under GDPR. We don't sell anything.
- Small corrections are freeA typo or a different time after you pay? Changing it costs nothing.
- No subscriptionYou pay only for a video you actually use.
In 10 minutes
From the first details to the family chat, in 10 minutes
This is how it usually goes. No designer, no waiting, no fuss with files.
- 0:00You open a new videoAt the office, at home or with the family, on your laptop or phone.
- 2:00Name, photo and times are inType them in, or paste the death announcement and we'll fill in the fields for you.
- 5:00Background and music chosenCalm nature scenes and music that fits. Your logo is added automatically.
- 8:00You watch the whole videoFree, as often as you like. A typo is fixed in seconds.
- 10:00The family sends it onDoneYou download the video and the family shares it in the family chat with one tap.
For every moment
An announcement, an invitation or just the visitation
Not everyone needs to come to everything. For each video you choose what's in it and who it's for.
With sadness we share the passing ofJohn MillerNovember 19, 1944 † October 14, 2026 Example textAnnounce a death
For everyone who should know
“With sadness we share the passing of John Miller.”
- Name and photo
- Date of birth and date of death
- No times or addresses
Invitation to the service forJohn MillerVisitation Sun, Oct 19 · Service Mon, Oct 20 Example textInvite to the visitation and service
For family, friends and acquaintances
“Here is the invitation to John's visitation and service.”
- Date, times and address of both
- Calm music
- Your logo on the closing card
You are welcome at the visitation forJohn MillerSunday, October 19 · 7:00 to 8:00 PM Example textJust the visitation
When the service is private
“You are welcome at the visitation. The service will be private.”
- Only the visitation times
- The service isn't included
- Also for neighbors and coworkers
A printed card is still an option. The video goes alongside it, and with the QR code on the card everyone can find it again later.
Why speed matters
A funeral often takes place within a week of the death.
So the invitation often needs to go out within a day. A card in the mail can arrive after the funeral; a video in the family chat reaches everyone the same day. You make it when it suits you: at the office, at home or together with the family.
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Types of video, from the invitation to a memorial a year later.
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To try it. You pay only when you download the final video.
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Formats: portrait, square and landscape. For phone, Facebook and TV.
How it works
Four steps from the details to a video in the family chat
There's nothing to learn and nothing to install. Anything you don't know yet, you fill in later.
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Enter what you already know
Name, dates and the times of the visitation and the service. Leave out what you don't know yet. It simply won't appear.
about 2 minutes
New funeral video
InvitationName
Born
Died
Visitation
What you need
Don't know something yet? Leave it blank and fill it in later. A photo is optional, and a crop from a group photo works too.
- The name as it should appear
- Date of birth and date of death
- Times and address of the visitation and the service
- A photo, if you'd like to use one
The difference
How the invitation often goes around today
And how it goes with one video you checked yourself.
Without a video
- A relative types a hurried message for the group chat late at night
- A time or address is slightly wrong, and that's what gets passed around
- Everyone forwards it a little differently
- People who hear by mail sometimes get the card after the funeral
- You get calls with questions that were answered long ago
With Funeral Invitations
- One video with the name, photo, times and address
- Dates and times always appear the same careful way
- The family shares it with one tap
- Everyone sees it the same day, well before the service
- You checked it before it goes out
With the family
This is how it arrives in the family chat
There's nothing to click and no app to install. The video plays right away, and the family forwards it with one tap.
- Plays right awayIt's a regular video. Grandma and Grandpa don't have to click anything.
- Small fileA separate small version for messaging, so it arrives quickly even on a slow connection.
Today
Invitation to the service forJohn de GrootNovember 19, 1944† October 14, 2026Visitation · Sun, Oct 19 · 7:00 PMService · Mon, Oct 20 · 11:00 AMDear family, here is the invitation to the service for John de Groot. Please share it with anyone who would like to be there.
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- Everything in one placeName, photo, times and address. Nobody has to call to ask for the address.
What you see here follows your choice in the video at the top. All details are made up.
Backgrounds
Real nature scenes with gentle movement
Click a background and you'll see it in the video at the top right away.
For your funeral home
A careful service under your own name
You offer the family a video with your logo on the closing card. There's nothing to learn and nothing to cancel.
Your logo on the closing card
Set it up once. From then on, every video ends with your logo and your own words.
A share page with a QR code
Put the QR code on the printed card. Anyone who scans it sees the video without an app or account.
Small corrections are free
A typo or a changed time after you pay? Change it and download again at no extra cost.
Your colleagues in one account
Everyone sees the same videos and your branding. You decide who can do what.
Invoices for your bookkeeping
An invoice for every video, also as an e-invoice. Everything for a month in one download.
Works alongside your own software
Nothing to cancel or move over. Open it, fill it in, done.
Price
One price per video. No subscription.
You see the complete video before you pay. Trying it is free.
per video, total price, no tax added
$149.99
That's the total. No sales tax is added.
Your first video$127.49$149.99
For every new funeral home, once. You pay $127.49 for your first video. The discount is applied automatically at checkout, no code needed.
Pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay
What's included
- Video in portrait, square and landscape format
- All moving nature scenes
- Calm music from our own library, or your own music
- A share page with a QR code for the printed card
- Small corrections after payment are free
- No subscription: you pay per video
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is a funeral invitation video?
A short video of about half a minute. It shows the name and photo of the person who died, with the date, times and address of the visitation and the service, over a calm moving nature scene with soft music. The family shares it by text, email or Facebook instead of a typed message. Besides an invitation, you can also make a death announcement, a thank-you or an invitation to a memorial.
How is this different from a tribute video or a digital announcement card?
A tribute video is a long photo slideshow played during the service. A funeral invitation video is short, about half a minute, and is meant to announce a death or invite people. A digital card is usually a web page; this is a regular video that plays right away on a phone.
Can I just announce a death, without an invitation?
Yes. Choose the death announcement. It shows the name, photo and dates, without times or addresses.
Can I make a separate video just for the visitation?
Yes. For example when the service is private. Then only the visitation appears, not the service.
Does it need a photo?
No. A photo makes the video personal, but it's optional. An old photo or a crop from a group photo works too: you choose the part that shows.
How quickly can I have a video?
With the details at hand, in a few minutes. The video is made right in your browser, so you don't wait on anyone else.
Guides
Guides and examples for every step
Wording you can use, help with sending and playing, and what it costs. No account needed to read.
- Making a funeral invitation videoWhich kind fits, what goes in it, and how to make it.5 articles
- How to make a funeral invitation video
- A funeral announcement video
- A celebration of life invitation video
- Wording and examplesExample messages you can copy and adapt.6 articles
- Funeral invitation video examples
- Funeral invitation wording
- Death announcement wording for text and Facebook
- Sharing and sendingText, email, Facebook, WhatsApp, and when to send.3 articles
- How to share a funeral invitation video
- Digital vs printed funeral invitations
- How soon to send a funeral invitation
- Pricing and helpWhat it costs, what it does, and help for funeral homes.4 articles
- Funeral invitation video pricing explained
- Funeral invitation videos for funeral homes
- Funeral slideshow vs invitation video
Personal contact
Shall we get acquainted?
Leave your phone number and email address, and I'll get in touch within one business day. Whether you have a question, want to think it through together or just want to say hello: I'd be glad to hear from you.
Wes BruinsMaker of funeralinvitations.com
Make your first video invitation for free
Try it with made-up details or right away with a real funeral. It's ready within 10 minutes, you pay only when you download it, and your first video is 15% off.