Print-only
Print-only obituary printing
Already have a finished design? Choose your printing, upload your print-ready file, check the instant proof and add it to your cart. You pay in full at checkout. No design fee.
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Special offer: save 40% on print-only orders!
Use coupon code PRINT40 at checkout. It takes 40% off the printing; cover cardstock, delivery, shipping and rush are charged as usual.
What to send, and how printing works
- Preferred file
- A print-ready PDF with its fonts embedded, every page in reading order. JPEG or PNG images also work — one per page, in order. Up to 25.0 MB per file; for a larger file, share a link instead and our team reviews it and sends you a proof.
- Page size
- Set each booklet page at its finished, folded size: 5.5 × 8.5 in on an 8.5 × 11 sheet; 7 × 8.5 in on an 8.5 × 14 sheet; 8.5 × 11 in on an 11 × 17 sheet. A trifold is two pages — the outside, then the inside — each the full flat sheet (8.5 × 11, 8.5 × 14 or 11 × 17 in).
- Bleed and safe margin
- Extend background colours and photos 0.25 in past the trim on every side in your PDF — a 5.5 × 8.5 in page with bleed is 6 × 9 in. Keep text and anything important at least 0.25 in inside the trim. Sending images instead? Export each page with the same 0.25 in bleed, or at the finished size.
- Photos, resolution and colour
- 300 ppi at the printed size is recommended, so photos print sharply. CMYK colour is preferred for print-ready PDFs.
- Page order — no imposing needed
- Send single pages in reading order (cover first, back cover last), or two-page reading spreads. Don’t arrange pages for printing — we lay out the booklet sheets for you. Booklets are 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 or 24 pages: always a multiple of four.
- Print sizes and quantity
- 8.5 × 11, 8.5 × 14 or 11 × 17 inch sheets, as a folded booklet or a trifold folded in three. At least 10 copies, then any whole number.
- Not sure your file is ready?
- Call us at (313) 685-1887 before you order. The instant proof below also shows you every page of your file before you approve it.
- Instant proof
- After you upload, your own file is shown here page by page or as spreads. You confirm you’ve reviewed every page and approve it; we print exactly the file you approved. Changing the format, sheet size, page count or file clears the approval, so you review the new proof.
- Delivery and shipping
- Local delivery is $14 per order, and US shipping is $15 per order, chosen at checkout. Pickup isn’t offered.
- Need changes to a Canva design?
- Print-only prints your file exactly as it is. If your design is in Canva and still needs edits, choose Canva Design Editing — send the link and tell us what to change.
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Questions families ask
How do I place an order?
Choose the format, sheet size, page count and number of copies, then upload your print-ready file (or share a link to it). Review the instant proof, approve it, add it to your cart, choose local delivery or shipping, and pay in full at checkout.
What information and photographs are needed?
Only your finished design: we print the file you supply, so there is no wording or photo form to fill in. If you still need a design, choose one of our full-service obituary formats instead.
Can I approve the design before printing?
Yes. Your upload is shown as an instant proof, page by page or as spreads, and you confirm you have reviewed every page before approving. If you share a link instead of uploading, our team reviews the file and sends you a proof. We print only an approved file.
How many photographs can I include?
As many as your design holds — we print your finished file exactly as you approve it.
How quickly can my obituary be printed?
With standard turnaround there is no rush fee, and we confirm your timeline with you after your order is received.
To get your design proof sooner, choose a rush at checkout — 48-hour rush (+$50), 24-hour rush (+$75) or same-day rush (+$150), one per order. A rush sets when your proof arrives; printing begins once you approve it.
Do you offer same-day printing?
Same-day printing available on eligible orders placed by 11 AM ET, subject to proof approval and production availability.
We print only after you approve your proof, so same-day printing can’t be guaranteed while photos, details, payment or your approval are still outstanding. It is not same-day delivery or shipping.
Same-day printing is offered on obituary programs and print-only printing. Memorial coloring books aren’t eligible, although their $150 same-day design proof is still available.
Can I order additional copies?
Yes — at least 10 copies, in any whole number. Booklets are $2 per copy for every 4 pages; trifolds are $2 per copy. Booklets print on standard 100lb gloss paper; an 80lb cover gloss cardstock cover adds $0.50 per booklet copy.
Do you offer local delivery and nationwide shipping?
Yes. Local delivery is $14 per order, and we ship within the United States for $15 per order. You choose one at checkout, once per order; pickup isn’t offered.
We confirm delivery or shipping timing with you. Same-day printing is never same-day delivery or shipping.
What happens if I need revisions?
We print your file as you supply it. To change it, upload a corrected file and review and approve the new proof — changing the file clears the earlier approval.
If your design is in Canva and you would like us to make the changes, choose Canva Design Editing instead.
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