An online memorial the whole family
builds together.
We'll help you write the obituary in minutes. Then family and friends from anywhere add their own stories and tributes, on a memorial you design together and keep for good. Free to create, and yours to keep.
No account needed to start. No card required.
How it works
Three gentle steps, at your own pace.
Tell us about them
Answer a few gentle questions about the person you're remembering. We'll help you write a dignified obituary, and you can change every word.
Invite everyone
Share a link with family and friends wherever they are. They can add their own memories and photos, with or without an account.
Keep it, always
The memorial stays exactly as your family leaves it. Download a full copy any time, free, so it's never tied to us alone.
Everything a memorial should be
Help finding the words
Grief makes writing hard. Answer a few questions and we'll draft the obituary, or help a friend turn their memory into a tribute. You're always in control of the final words.
Many voices, one place
The most meaningful tributes come from many people. Family and friends from anywhere in the world can add stories and photos. Guests can contribute without signing up.
Share the service
Let everyone know about the funeral, the wake, or a gathering. Post the details on the memorial and collect replies, so you know who's coming.
A design that feels right
Choose from more than sixty designs, each with its own feeling, from quiet and simple to warm and celebratory. We'll suggest one that suits the story.
Respectful of your faith
The writing reflects your traditions, and dates can appear in your own calendar alongside the Gregorian one. Visitors can leave a candle, a flower, or a stone, whatever feels right.
A keepsake to hold
Turn the whole memorial into a beautifully designed book, ready to download and share with family. A lasting copy, made from everything you gathered together.
Why families choose Cherished Book
The whole family, not just one person
Most memorial sites give one person a page to fill. Here, anyone you invite can contribute their own stories, photos, and memories.
Calm, private, and safe
No feeds, no ads, no algorithm deciding what gets seen. Every tribute is checked for harmful content before it appears, so the memorial stays a gentle place.
Your memories, yours to keep
Download a complete copy of your memorial any time, free. Every story and photo, organised and ready to keep, so your family's contributions are never tied to us alone.
See what families create
Browse example memorials across different lives and traditions. Open each one, or download its printed memorial book as a PDF.
Weighing up other memorial sites?
We've written honest, side-by-side comparisons with the other platforms, including where they do things we don't. No spin, just what helps you choose the right place.
Remembering a pet?
A dog, a cat, or any animal who was family deserves a memorial too. We'll help you write their story, and everyone who loved them can add their own photos and memories.
Free to create, yours to keep
Creating a memorial is free, with everything you need to begin: help writing the obituary, a design that fits, written tributes from everyone you invite, candles from visitors, and a free download of it all. Upgrade whenever you're ready for photo uploads, privacy controls, events with replies, and a printed-quality memorial book.
AI assistants
Or simply ask your assistant
If you already talk to an assistant like Claude or ChatGPT, you can tell it about the person in your own words and ask it to create the memorial for you. It appears in your account here, and you can change or remove anything at any time.
Not every assistant can do that. One that cannot will still help you find the words, then hand you a link that opens the form with everything already filled in.
We're a small family business in Coventry, UK, and we built Cherished Book because we know how much these memories matter. It's a quiet place for families and friends to honour those they love. Your content stays under your control, with encryption in transit and at rest, on UK-based servers, and it's fully GDPR-compliant.