The Process

We often fulfill customer requests to add a name, date, or both to an existing memorial, by performing on-site work at the cemetery. Additionally, we are able to add a verse or simple design, if you wish, without removing your monument or marker from the cemetery.

The process begins when you place an order online. Filling out our order form you will be filling out all the necessary information for MonumentLettering.com to send our carvers to the cemetery to take a rubbing (exact copy) of your memorial. The first thing we look at is the size and style of the letters on your monument or marker. We do this is to verify the style, size of the lettering and the proper layout.

We will then email (or mail via USPS) you a photo of your monument to insure we are going to perform the work on the right monument.This approval email (or mail via usps) will outline exactly what we would engrave on the monument, as well as the position on the monument it would be engraved. If cemetery forms need to be signed we will then mail them to you already filled out, just requiring your signature and in some cases your signature needs to be notarized. Along with the photo, and cemetery forms (if necessary) we will have the precise information that you have requested us to add, as well as the exact location on the stone to do the engraving. At this time we will also request for a copy of the cemetery deed or the original (if needed) by the cemetery, along with the check or money order made payable to the cemetery. Once this paperwork is returned to us, we proceed to file for work permits with the cemetery to proceed with the lettering work for you. After the job is completed, we send you an acknowledgement via email or USPS. No lettering would be done until we received approval from you that everything is accurate. To read more about the process please click here.

After the job is completed, we send you an acknowledgement via email or USPS.

The approval email (or mail via usps) will have a photo of your monument outline exactly what we would engrave on the monument, as well as the position on the monument it would be engraved. This also insures we are going to perform the work on the right monument. If cemetery forms need to be signed we will then mail them to you already filled out. Along with the photo, and cemetery forms (if necessary) we will have the precise information that you have requested us to add, as well as the exact location on the stone to do the engraving (instead of the approval email). At this time we will also request for a copy of the cemetery deed or the original (if needed) by the cemetery, along with the check or money order made payable to the cemetery. Once this paperwork is returned to us, we proceed to file for work permits with the cemetery to proceed with the lettering work for you. After the job is completed, we send you an acknowledgement via email or USPS. No lettering would be done until we received approval from you that everything on the proposal is accurate. To read more about the process please click here.

Please fill in at least the required areas and submit your form. The optional areas are helpful in the process, but are not necessary to place an order. Please check our Contact Info Page for information on how to reach us.

Many beautiful monuments have been damaged beyond repair as a result of improperly matching the size and style of the lettering already on your family monument. Monumetlettering.com is a family owned and managed business. We employ the finest engraving experts to serve the needs of our clients. We guarantee accurate duplication of your existing lettering.

If there is an existing monument or marker in the cemetery and you need an inscription or date added, we can inscribe whatever you need without removing the stone. We travel all over the tri-state area

We take pride in our cemetery lettering. Some companies are known to blast shallow and paint the letters to make the job look good temporarily, eventually the paint wears out and the customer is not pleased. Our work is guaranteed!

Our family always matches size and style of letters when engraving your existing memorial. Also, we duplicate the format of the names on your cemetery memorial. Whether the letters are knife cut, frosted outline, hand-tooled or hand drawn letters our expert engravers can match any style letter.

We then coat the blank area to be lettered with filler that fills the small pits in the granite. This is a contact type of filler that helps the vinyl stencil adhere to the stone.

Our carvers then cover the area with the stencil and transfer the letters and or numbers onto it. We then cut out the lines with a sharp stencil knife. When the letters are pulled out it leaves areas that are not protected by the vinyl stencil. These areas will be sandblasted with silica sand until they are the same depth as the surrounding letters.