Specialist websites for cemeteries · 10+ built worldwide
Cemetery website design for trusts, councils and cemetery managers
A dedicated cemetery branch inside a full-service web agency.
Studio September is a web design agency working across many industries.
Within it, we built a dedicated branch focused entirely on cemeteries, funeral homes and Chronicle software users — because the tone, the photography, the records, the maps and the legal sensitivities of this industry are not something a generalist can learn on your dime. You get the depth of a specialist team, backed by the resources of a wider agency.
If any of these sound familiar
3 things almost every cemetery we meet is dealing with.
Families search Google and find nothing
When a relative dies, families and genealogists open a browser long before they pick up a phone. A cemetery that does not appear in those first results loses the enquiry to a neighbouring council or to a records site that charges for what you give away. Every site we build ships with the SEO foundations and the Google Business Profile setup needed to compete for your own name.
The grounds are beautiful, the website hides them
Landscaped paths, war graves, a chapel worth photographing. Most cemetery websites reduce all of it to four blurry thumbnails on a template. We send a professional photographer to your grounds and build the design around what she brings back.
Your phone answers questions the website should
Where is my grandmother buried. Are there plots available. What do you charge. Every one of those calls matters to the family making it, though few of them need a person on the other end. Burial record pages, plot maps, fee schedules and a history page take that weight off your office.
Built to last
A website that outlasts the trustee who commissioned it.
Cemeteries are run by rotating volunteers, elected trustees and small staff teams. The site you approve this year still has to work in 2031, after the people who commissioned it have moved on. We design for that year rather than this one, with a clean structure, a simple admin, training for whoever inherits it, and one project manager who stays with you from the first call to handover.
What we build into every site
Eight features, designed for the way cemeteries actually work.
A gallery of your grounds
Curated images of memorials, gates and chapels, shot by a professional photographer who visits the site.
Contact form
A written route in for families and funeral directors, built so that half the questions are answered before anyone hits send.
Services and fees
Burials, cremation, memorials, interments and pre-need plots, listed with the rules and the numbers families ask for on the phone.
Your team and trustees
Photographs and short bios of the people who care for the cemetery, because families want to know who is looking after their own.
Family testimonials
Words from families and funeral directors you have already served. In this industry nothing reassures faster.
Your cemetery's story
A history page covering the founding, the notable burials and the part your grounds have played in the town. Genealogists link to pages like this one, which helps you rank.
Plot availability and pricing
Show which plots are free and what they cost. With the Chronicle integration, the page updates itself as plots sell.
Burial records and interactive map
A searchable register of burials and a plot map, so a family who last visited twenty years ago can find a grandfather in two clicks. Available with Chronicle.
Why cemeteries pick us over a local web designer.
Three reasons that show up in every project, regardless of size or country.
This is not a side project
Cemeteries, funeral homes and crematoria have their own branch inside Studio September. The team has shipped ten cemetery websites across the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Very few agencies anywhere can say the same, and a generalist will learn the tone, the records and the legal sensitivities on your budget.
One project manager, start to finish
From the first consultation to the final handover you speak to the same person, never a rotating support queue. For a volunteer committee with day jobs, that detail often decides whether a project finishes at all.
The extras are already in the price
Logo, brand identity, copywriting, photography, SEO and Google Business Profile setup sit inside the package price. No invoice arrives in month seven for something the website should have had on day one.
Ten cemeteries, no two alike.
From small rural trusts in regional Victoria to a township cemetery in Michigan and war graves in the United Kingdom, each project starts from a blank page and follows the grounds it belongs to.
Battle Creek Cemetery, USA · Maddingley General Cemetery, Australia · Murchison Cemetery, Australia · Wycheproof Cemetery, Australia · Glenlyon Cemetery, Australia · Crib Point Cemetery, Australia
In their words
What trustees and partners say.
Any questions?
Fifteen minutes free consultation
We will look at what a family finds today when they search for your cemetery, show you two or three things worth fixing whoever ends up building the site, and answer whatever you want to ask about working with us. If we are a fit we will say so. If we are not, we will point you at someone who is.
You are in good hands.
We build the website. You own everything afterwards.
Studio September is not a platform you rent. You hire a team to build something, then you keep it. The domain, the design files, the content, the admin login, all yours at launch. If we vanished tomorrow your website would still run and your team would know how to update it.
Branding rooted in your story
A logo, palette and typeface drawn from your cemetery's history and surroundings rather than a template every other client also received.
Trained to run it yourself
A short walkthrough at handover so your team can change text, photos and notices without booking us again.
Built to be found
SEO foundations and Google Business Profile setup come as standard, so a search for your cemetery plus your town lands on your own site.
Built around your cemetery
No template. Every site starts from a blank page and follows your layout, your history and the way your office actually runs.
Our software partner
Built to work alongside Chronicle cemetery management software.
If you already run Chronicle, or you are weighing it up, your website and your back office records can talk to each other. Plot availability, burial records and maps update on the site as you change them in Chronicle. No double entry, no register that contradicts the website.
For cemeteries still working from paper, we can walk you through both halves of the move, the website we build and the software Chronicle provides.
Three packages. Fixed prices. No hidden fees.
Pick the package that fits your cemetery’s size and ambition. Each one includes brand identity, photography, copywriting, SEO and Google Business Profile setup. Need something different? Tell us on a 15-minute call and we will quote you a custom scope on the spot.
Essential
$970/
For small rural and trust-run cemeteries that need the essentials online and easy to find.- Brand Identity
- 1 Landing Page
- Basic Features
- Up to 15 Images
- Basic SEO
- Simple Logo Typo (Value $170)
- Content Writing (Value $190)
- Photographer (Up to 25 Shots) (Value $900)
- Google My Business Optimization (Value $350)
- 1-Month Maintenance
*Basic Features Includes : Contact Form, Google Maps, Gallery of Pictures, Testimonials etc.
Premium
$1700/
For medium cemeteries that want more room for records, history and services.- Brand Identity
- Up to 6 Pages
- Basic Features
- Up to 30 Images
- Basic SEO
- Setup Google my business
- Simple Logo Typo (Value $170)
- Content Writing (Value $190)
- Photographer (Up to 25 Shots) (Value $900)
- Google My Business Optimization (value $350)
- 6-Months Maintenance
*Basic Features Includes : Contact Form, Google Maps, Gallery of Pictures, Testimonials etc.
All inclusive
$2900/
For larger cemeteries that want to rank on Google and look it.- Brand Identity
- Up to 8 Pages
- Basic Features
- Up to 45 Images
- Basic SEO
- Simple Logo Typo (Value $170)
- Content Writing (Value $190)
- Photographer (Up to 25 Shots) (Value $900)
- Google My Business Optimization (Value $350)
- 1 Year Maintenance (Value $550)
*Basic Features Includes : Contact Form, Google Maps, Gallery of Pictures, Testimonials etc.
Membership (4y)
$400 / + $25 month
Suitable for association with less budget and need affordable solution.- Brand Identity
- Up to 4 Pages
- Basic Features
- Up to 20 Images
- Basic SEO
- Simple Logo Typo (Value $170)
- Google My Business Optimization (Value $350)
- Maintenance included
*Basic Features Includes : Contact Form, Google Maps, Gallery of Pictures, Testimonials etc.
The cemetery website checklist: 15 pages
Ten years of cemetery projects, condensed into one checklist. Records, photographs, budget, ownership, the questions to ask before you sign.
ebook checklist
Where should we send it
Questions trustees ask us before signing.
If you do not see your question answered here, ask us directly on a free 15-minute consultation call.
Between $970 and $2,900 depending on the package, quoted before we start and never revised upward mid-project. Photography, copywriting, branding and SEO sit inside that number.
Four to eight weeks for most projects. The pace usually depends on how quickly your committee can approve wording and how soon we can get a photographer on your grounds.
Two things carry most of the weight, a Google Business Profile that is claimed and complete, and pages that answer what families actually type. We set up both, then hand you the login.
Yes. Please consult us for more info
No problem. We work with your existing domain. We will guide you through any DNS or hosting changes needed to launch the new site without disrupting your current email or any other services attached to that domain.
Yes, through Chronicle and some other cemetery website management software. Records, plot availability and maps update on the website as your office updates them in the software.
You get the domain, the files and the logins, plus a walkthrough for your team. Maintenance runs from one month to a year depending on the package, then it is yours to keep or to hand back to us.
Tell us about your cemetery
Four short questions. It gives us enough to reply with something useful rather than a brochure.
Talk to a website specialist
No pitch deck, no sales sequence. We look at how families currently find you online, show you two or three things worth fixing, then give you a fixed price. If we are not the right fit, we will say so and point you toward someone who is.
- Book a call Pick a time that suits you The calendar adjusts to your timezone automatically, wherever you are.
- WhatsApp +33 661 412 988 Best for a quick question or a link to your current site.
- Email [email protected] Sarah Meyran, founder. Every enquiry is answered by a person, usually within one working day.
Last blog post
Ten years of building cemetery websites across three countries, written down. How families actually search for a grave, what a website costs, how to claim a Google Business Profile, how to get a paper register online without losing a Saturday. Written for trustees and managers rather than for marketers.
