CREMATION PREPLANNING FOR COLORADO FAMILIES
Cremation Preplanning & Prepaid Cremation Plans
Plan ahead with confidence. AIM Senior Services helps you understand your cremation options, explore estimated costs, and learn about available funding options—all with personal, no-pressure guidance.
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What Is Cremation Preplanning?
Cremation preplanning is the process of making decisions about your cremation and related services before they are needed. Instead of leaving your family to make those decisions during an emotional time, you can explore your options in advance, document your wishes, understand potential costs, and—if you choose—make financial arrangements ahead of time.
Preplan
Decide what you want.
You can explore cremation options, memorial services, urns, final resting place, obituary preferences, and other details that matter to you.
Prearrange
Put your wishes into an actual arrangement.
A funeral home can document your selections so your family has clear instructions about the services you’ve chosen.
Prefund
Choose whether to fund those arrangements ahead of time.
Depending on the funeral home and plan selected, funding options may be available that allow you to pay in full or make payments over time.
Cremation Doesn’t Have to Look the Same for Everyone
Choosing cremation doesn’t mean giving up the opportunity for a meaningful service or memorial. Your arrangements can be as simple or as traditional as you want them to be. AIM can help you explore the differences and understand how each choice affects your arrangements and estimated cost.
Direct / Simple Cremation
A Simple Cremation Arrangement
Estimated from$1,800
For families who prefer a straightforward option without a formal funeral or memorial service through the funeral home.
Typical arrangements may include professional services, transfer into the funeral home’s care, required authorizations, cremation, a cremation container, urn, and obituary-related services depending on the funeral home selected.
View Basic Cremation PricingCremation With Memorial Service
Create an Opportunity to Gather and Remember
Estimated from$3,500
Cremation can also include a memorial service where family and friends come together to honor and remember the person who has died. This option provides more opportunity for personalization while still choosing cremation as the final disposition.
View Standard Cremation PricingFuneral Service Followed by Cremation
A Traditional Funeral Experience With Cremation
Estimated from$7,500
Families can also choose visitation and/or a traditional funeral service before cremation takes place. This may include embalming and preparation, use of a rental casket, visitation, funeral services, memorial items, and cremation depending on the funeral home and selections made.
View Premium Cremation Pricing*Prices shown are estimates based on average costs from funeral home providers within the AIM Senior Services network. Actual costs vary based on funeral home, location, services, merchandise, funding options and other selections.*
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How Much Does Cremation Preplanning Cost?
The cost of cremation depends on much more than the cremation itself. The funeral home you select, type of service, merchandise, memorialization, transportation, and other choices can all affect the final cost. That’s why AIM focuses on helping you understand what is included, not simply showing you the lowest advertised price.
- Direct / Simple Cremation
- Estimated from $1,800
- Cremation With Memorial Service
- Estimated from $3,500
- Funeral Service Followed by Cremation
- Estimated from $7,500
These estimates are based on average costs from funeral home providers within the AIM Senior Services network. Your personalized quote will reflect the funeral home, services, merchandise, and funding options you actually select.
Compare Cremation Packages & What’s IncludedWhy Plan Your Cremation Ahead of Time?
Preplanning isn’t only about paying for funeral arrangements. It’s an opportunity to make important decisions while you have the time to consider your options and communicate what you want.
Make Your Wishes Clear
Your Family Doesn’t Have to Guess
Document the type of cremation, service, memorialization, and other arrangements you want so your family has clearer direction when the time comes.
Understand Costs Ahead of Time
Know What Your Choices May Cost
Explore services, merchandise, funeral-home options, and estimated pricing before you’re faced with an immediate need.
Reduce Decisions for Your Family
Make Difficult Decisions in Advance
Planning ahead can reduce the number of decisions loved ones may need to make during an already emotional time.
Explore Funding Options
Decide Whether Prefunding Makes Sense
You can learn about available funding and payment options and decide whether paying for some or all of your arrangements ahead of time fits your situation.
How Do Prepaid Cremation Plans Work?
A prepaid cremation plan allows you to select cremation-related arrangements in advance and establish a method for funding those arrangements before they are needed. The exact structure depends on the funeral home, contract, and funding provider selected.
- 01
Choose Your Arrangements
Determine services, memorial options, merchandise, and other selections.
- 02
Review the Cost
AIM helps explain the price and what is and isn’t included.
- 03
Choose a Funding Option
Depending on the plan, pay in full or fund over time.
- 04
Complete the Prearrangement
Selections and funding arrangements are documented so the applicable funeral home has a record of the plan.
Why Families Choose AIM for Cremation Preplanning
Preplanning is about more than choosing a package. It’s about understanding your options and creating arrangements that reflect what you want. AIM Senior Services provides personal guidance throughout the process—without pressure to make a decision before you’re ready.
Proven Preplanning Experience
1,000+ Prearrangement Plans Completed
Since 2019, AIM Senior Services has helped families navigate prearrangement planning and make informed decisions about their funeral and cremation wishes.
Guaranteed Contracts
Lock In Your Contracted Prices
AIM’s guaranteed prearrangement contracts lock in the prices of the funeral services and merchandise included in your contract, helping protect those arrangements from future price increases.
Trusted Funeral Home Relationships
Options Through Trusted Funeral Home Partners
AIM works with funeral home partners to help families understand available cremation arrangements and select options that fit their wishes and budget.
Personal, No-Pressure Guidance
Understand First. Decide Second.
Work directly with an experienced preplanning professional who will answer your questions, explain your options, and help you make an informed decision without pressuring you to purchase during your initial consultation.
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For families in Colorado Springs and across Colorado, the conversation starts with your wishes and questions.
Cremation Preplanning FAQs
Can I lock in today’s cremation prices?
Yes. AIM’s guaranteed prearrangement contracts lock in the prices of the funeral services and merchandise included in your contract. Your personalized quote and contract will clearly identify what is included and guaranteed.
Do I have to pay for my cremation plan all at once?
No. Depending on the plan and funding option selected, you may be able to make payments over time. AIM can also explain the 18-month early payoff option available with eligible plans.
Can I have a funeral or memorial service if I choose cremation?
Yes. Cremation does not limit you to direct cremation. You can choose a memorial service after cremation or arrange a traditional visitation and funeral service before cremation takes place.
Can I choose my urn ahead of time?
Yes. Urns and other available merchandise can be selected as part of the prearrangement process, allowing your preferences to be documented in advance.
What happens to my cremation plan if I move?
Portability and transfer provisions depend on the specific contract and provider. AIM will explain how these provisions apply to your plan before you make a decision.
What happens if I die while traveling?
Travel protection may be available for eligible plans to help with certain arrangements when death occurs away from home. AIM can explain the available protection and its specific terms.
What’s the difference between preplanning and prepaying for cremation?
Preplanning means making decisions about your arrangements ahead of time. Prepaying or prefunding means also establishing a financial arrangement to pay for those selected services in advance. You can begin the planning conversation without being required to purchase a funded plan.
How do I know which cremation option is right for me?
That’s exactly what the complimentary consultation is designed to help with. AIM will walk you through the differences between direct cremation, cremation with a memorial service, and a traditional funeral followed by cremation so you can determine what fits your wishes and budget.
START PLANNING TODAY
Make Your Cremation Wishes Clear Before They’re Needed
Get your questions answered, understand your cremation options and costs, and learn how a guaranteed prearrangement plan can help lock in the prices of your selected funeral services and merchandise.
Prefer to talk? Call 719-233-1573.
No pressure. No obligation. Just straightforward guidance about your options.