Buyer's guides
Headstone Buyer’s Guides
Everything we've learned making memorials since 1979 — written down plainly, so you can make good decisions before you spend a dollar.
Why we wrote these
After 47+ years, we know what families wish they’d known
Most families buy exactly one headstone in their lifetime — usually while grieving, and usually without a clear idea of what things cost, what their cemetery allows, or how long the work takes. These guides put down what we explain on the phone every day: real prices, real sizes, real timelines, and the questions worth asking any monument dealer — including us.
If you’d rather have quick answers than long reads, our FAQ page covers the questions nearly every family asks, and our design process page walks through how an order actually works, proof by proof.
Prefer to skip ahead?
Go straight to the numbers
Our starting prices are published — flat markers from $1,100, upright monuments from $3,650 — and every style page lists its standard sizes.
Est. 1979 · Reno, Nevada
Rather just ask a person?
Every guide on this page started as a phone conversation. Call and talk to the family who designs, carves, and installs the work — no pressure, no scripts.