Virtual Memorials

Celebrating and honoring the life of a loved one is essential to moving forward after a loss. Each of the people we love has a special life story. A virtual memorial is a personal and meaningful way to pay tribute to a life fully lived. Creating a virtual memorial brings comfort and fond memories to you and those you love.

You can create a virtual memorial with 100 photos and videos absolutely free. No credit required. If you want more photos and controls, there are many affordable options available. We believe PicPack is a easiest solution for collecting and viewing photos and videos for a virtual memorial. Celebrate a life by clicking the button below to get started.

What is a virtual memorial?

Virtual memorials are a honorable and heartfelt way of celebrating a loved one’s life. Virtual memorials give friends and family a venue for expressing their love through pictures and videos that might not otherwise be possible due to distance and commitments.

Since the onset of COVID-19, time honored rituals associated with mourning and celebrating a life have changed. Virtual memorials have become quote commonplace for individuals, families, and communities to express grief and support each other during a difficult time. Virtual memorials are a great way for friends who live far apart to share their memories and do so with just the touch of a button.

Virtual memorials, like the one that can be create with PicPack bring family and friends closer together for support and shared memories. Virtual memorials let people share photos and videos that otherwise may not be possible due to travel, work commitments or caring for a family. A virtual memorial lets everyone commemorate and memorialize a loved one regardless of their ability to gather in the same place.

With PicPack, you can encourage people to submit photos and videos of personal interactions with your loved one. People can offer memories of their experiences with and connection to the person you have lost. Some people may choose to share creative and artistic of sharing their feelings about your loved one. This may include poems or pieces of art. Others may wish to share tributes about the person you have lost, including specific achievements and contributions.

PicPack lets you create a virtual memorial to be used as a remembrance of your loved one’s life. A virtual memorials is a permanent way for loved ones to stay connected to their loved one. People can share the personalized link on a loved ones anniversary, asking friends and family to contribute by sharing additional memories, and they can do so whenever they want.

A virtual memorial with photos and videos

PicPack helps you create a virtual memorial to honor the unique person you’ve lost. Let us help your friends, family and colleagues share their most love photos and videos of the person you have lost. You can share photos and videos via a unique link and quickly downloade all photos to print and create a beautiful tribute board.

How can I start creating a virtual memorial?

Start by going to picPack.app and clicking the ‘Create your Virtual Memorial' button on the homepage. From there you can quickly signup using your email address.

Once you have signed up, you can start creating your virtual memorial. PicPack allows you to create a personalized URL for your loved one. Name your tribute and the personalized URL will be automatically created. A perfect name for your event may be something like: ‘Honoring James Smith 2021’ which will result in the personalized URL https://picpack.app/honoring-james-smith-2021.

You can customize the look and feel of your virtual memorial by clicking the icons to find a style you think best suits your loved one.

Privacy and Security

PicPack gives you the option to approve all images before they are posted to the virtual memorial. When a friend or family member uploads a image or video, you can mark it approved. It will then be posted and available to be viewed by friends and family. This is a good option if you want to curate the images that best capture the spirit of the person you lost.

Secondly, PicPack gives you the option to add a password to the virtual memorial. By adding a password anyone wanting to share and view photos and videos will be required to enter a password. This adds a layer of security to what is a private celebration amongst friends and family.

Once you have defined your privacy controls, you can simply click ‘Create Event’.

Start your virtual memorial

After your virtual memorial is created, you can post your virtual memorial URL ( e.g. https://picpack.app/honoring-james-smith-2021 ) via email, text, social media, or online obituary. Alternatively, each memorial is assigned a six digit secret code ( e.g. ‘QCQVX‘ ). You can direct users to https://picpack.app and then can simply enter the 5 digit code. This is perfect for posting at the wake or funeral where people may still want to share photos and videos.

Once friends and families have navigated to the virtual memorial, they can very easily upload photos and videos by clicking the ‘Add Photo/Video Button’ right from their mobile phone or desktop computer. No download is required. Your friends and family will be notified when their upload is complete. After the images and videos are processed, the virtual memorial will automatically be updated with the photos and videos.