Headstones & Monuments in Grand Terrace
At Oaktree Engraving & Monuments, we aim to help you honor the memory of your loved one with a custom headstone at an affordable price. All of our cemetery headstones and custom grave markers are created with quality craftsmanship.
For over 45 years, we have provided customers with compassionate customer care and custom headstone service in Grand Terrace and the surrounding area. Work with our Grand Terrace headstone monument service and grave marker design service to order a one-of-a-kind headstone.
Traditional Grave Markers
Traditional grave markers are small rectangular markers laid flat on the ground at the top of the grave. They typically tell the person’s name, birth date, and death date. These plaques are ideal for marking the gravesite with something small and simple.
Oaktree Engraving & Monuments provides a graver marker service near you that can add personalized designs to make the grave marker personalized to your loved one. If desired, our design team can help you add etchings and decorative elements to the traditional grave marker.
Traditional Headstones Designs
Traditional headstones are made from two pieces of stone. The first piece of the headstone serves as the base of the headstone, and the other piece stands upright. The upright piece is engraved with information about your loved one.
Some headstone companies only provide standard engravings. At Oaktree Engraving & Monuments, we provide customers with custom headstone designs and engravings.
When you order a headstone, work with one of our professional customer service representatives. Our headstone company offers bronze headstones and granite headstones. If you choose a granite headstone, we will help you choose the shape, style, and color of the headstone of your choice.
We provide traditional headstone shapes as well as custom headstones in Grand Terrace. You may choose from a variety of standard headstone shapes, like square, rectangle, or slant. We also have memorial headstones that come in a variety of shapes, like hearts, crosses, and double headstone grave markers.
Monuments
We are able to construct a monument to memorialize your loved one to go on your private property or their gravesite. In the past, we have worked with city departments to design and create monuments and memorials for public display.
Etchings & Embellishments
Oaktree Engraving & Monuments will work with you to create a truly one-of-a-kind grave marker because we are a dedicated headstone provider. To personalize the grave headstone, you can add etchings and decorations.
Etchings
Our Grand Terrace grave marker service engraves much more than the name, birth date, and death date to your loved one’s headstone. We can etch words in a variety of fonts and sizes.
Some etchings you may choose to add to the tombstone include:
- A prayer, bible verse, or religious scripture
- Personal role (father, son, fisherman, etc.)
- Career title (teacher, first responder, electrician, etc.)
- Military branch, rank, or veteran status
- Handprints, footprints
- Favorite animal or a favorite hobby
We can etch background images like:
- Family home or birthplace
- Forest or mountain landscape
- Ocean, sea, or lake view landscape
- Religious symbols or biblical scenes
Your loved one’s portrait can also be etched onto the grave marker. Some people choose to etch a single profile picture, while other people choose to add an etching of a family portrait. It’s possible to etch the image of a favorite pastime or family pet, too.
Decorations
Oaktree Engraving & Monuments is the premier local headstone company near you. We have many decorations for you to choose from. The most common headstone decorations are vases, plant holders, porcelain plaques, and fixed statues.
Vases and Plant Holders
Visitors will bring flowers or other plants to the gravesite when visiting their loved one’s resting place. You can add a vase or potted plant holder to the base of the headstone.
Plant holders are better for larger plants. Vases are perfect for keeping live or artificial flowers in their place. These decorations can help you to add beauty and color to the grave.
Porcelain Plaques
Porcelain plaques are pictures printed on ceramic tiles with special ink. Many people choose to add a porcelain picture of their loved ones to the headstone instead of etching a picture.
Images can be printed in color or black and white. You should choose a sharp picture with a high-quality resolution. The picture can be of a single person, your loved one and their spouse, a family portrait, or another loved image.
Once printed, the porcelain plaque is attached to the headstone with a weather-resistant adhesive.
Fixed Statues
You can add a fixed statue to the headstone if you don’t want to have an etched image or engraved epitaph on the grave marker. Statues can be of a religious figure, like a saint or angel. They can also represent something loved by the deceased, like an animal or hobby. Statues help personalize the gravesite. They are a great addition if the face of the headstone is full.
Oaktree Engraving & Monuments is the Best for Grand Terrace Headstone Service
Oaktree Engraving & Monuments is the area’s number one headstone provider for a reason. We have been family-owned and operated since 1976. We work with our clients to design and deliver high-quality monument headstones and custom grave markers.
With our custom gravestone service, you can make your loved one’s final resting place individualized and personal. When the time comes, call Oaktree Engraving & Monuments for a custom grave marker service in Grand Terrace. You can arrange a consultation with one of our caring representatives to get answers to all of your grave marker questions.