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Memorial/Mass/Service Booklets

When I post about my loved one, it is not to get sympathy, it is to keep their memory alive.

    Hafa adai, My name is Vera Flores Dela Cruz.  I just started this blog to help share my new business, a sole proprietorship for design & desktop publishing services.  

    I believe everyone has lost someone at some point in their life.  I've lost both parents, a younger brother, aunts and uncles, cousins, and even some nieces and nephews... most recently my mother-in-law. 

    Of everyone I've lost, losing my mom was by far the hardest.  Even now, 16 years later, remembering her brings both tears of joy & laughter easily.

    Because of my experiences with death and losing loved ones plus friends, coworkers, and acquaintances, sharing my skills and talent with creating memorial books is a personal and meaningful experience for me, especially when I help others design their loved one's memorial book.

HOW BOOKS ARE DESIGNED

    Preparing a booklet of either size that reflects the individual(s) it represents takes some time.  If you are an islander and a Catholic, I work with the 9 day time period to be sure you have it in time for the Mass.  For others with a shorter period to get things done, a final piece can be produced within 24-48 hours and most likely means something very simple and max number of pages at 8.

I promise that I will always remember you, that your memory will always be cherished, and that my love will never fade.

    The first funeral mass booklet I helped with was for an uncle back in 1993.  Uncle Kin passed away and my mom and I plus one of his sisters helped put the booklet together.  I still have a copy of that booklet that has become priceless simply because the photos used in it are lost due to a home fire some years back.

First memorial mass book for Joaquin Quitugua Cruz, 1993

    Designing book for you or your loved one means I need to get a feel of who you are (or who your loved one was to you).  Understanding this and the memories shared helps me to design a meaningful memorial keepsake, one that can be a source of comfort to you and your family many years from now.

I laid my child to rest not their memory.  There is a difference.

Mass/Memorial book for Jesus San Nicolas Rojas, 2018

Sometimes grief is loud.  Sometimes it is silent.  Both versions are heavy.  Both are valid.

Most graphic art is sourced from Pinterest.com  Others are my own.

IMPORTANT:  Design services do NOT include printing.