10 Best Lightweight Aluminum Urns to Store Your Loved One’s Ashes
Updated January 27, 2023.
Choosing cremation is a difficult end-of-life decision many families must deal with when losing a loved one. Although you might have some idea of what you want or what the loved one's wishes might have been, the number of possible options can be overwhelming.
With that in mind, we've rounded up only the best lightweight handmade aluminum urn options in an effort to make this process easier for you and your family.
Our Top 5 Lightweight Aluminum Urns
- Best Large Aluminum Urn: White Tree of Life
- Best Classic Aluminum Urn: Forever Remembered
- Best Lavender Aluminum Urn: Eternal Peace Lavender
- Best Nature Aluminum Urn: Nature's Peace Hummingbird
- Best White Aluminum Urn: Silver Linings White
How We Choose
To narrow down our suggestions to only the best options, we've used these key selection criteria to ensure we're showing you only the best of the best:
- Cost: Value for money based on size, materials, design, and detail.
- Material: Type and quality of the materials and the urn's finish.
- Durability: The quality of the urn and how well it will last.
- Customer Reviews: Overall ratings and reviews.
A Closer Look at Our Top Picks
An advantageous quality of an aluminum cremation urn for ashes is that it is non-magnetic, lightweight, pliable, and corrosion-resistant. It's also one of the more affordable materials, which makes it a popular selection for people who are also buying space in a columbarium at a cemetery.
1. Best Large Aluminum Urn
- Material: High-grade aluminum
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10″ x 6″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This pure white aluminum urn with an intricate tree of life design will make the perfect resting place for your dearly departed. As it's both durable and lightweight, you can rest assured that you're getting the best of both worlds with this magnificent urn.
What Our Customers Say
"This urn is very elegant and adds a peaceful look to my loved one's remains."
2. Best Classic Blue Aluminum Urn
- Material: High-quality aluminum
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 11″ x 7″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This stunning blue aluminum urn will make the perfect forever resting place for your dearly departed. Combining a serene blue with leafy silver detailing, this urn makes an elegant choice for your loved one's ashes.
What Our Customers Say
"We were very pleased with the look of the urns. The quality and how quickly they got here."
3. Best Lavender Aluminum Urn
- Material: Quality Aluminum
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10.5″ x 7″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This elegant and simplistic lavender aluminum urn with scalloped finishes is the perfect urn to symbolize peace and unity.
What Our Customers Say
"I really like the craftsmanship; it was gorgeous, and it feels very sturdy and is great for the price."
4. Best Nature Aluminum Urn
- Material: High-grade brass
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10″ x 7″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
Representing joy and lightness, this humble hummingbird aluminum urn symbolizes the peace now surrounding your dearly departed.
What Our Customers Say
"For the money, you can't go wrong with this beautiful urn."
5. Best White Aluminum Urn
- Material: Sturdy aluminum alloy
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 9.5″ x 7″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This crisp white aluminum urn will symbolize the purest of hearts and your loved one's free spirit. Despite its magnificent leafy detailing, this urn is lightweight enough to be easily transported with you wherever you want to take your loved one's ashes.
What Our Customers Say
"Beautiful, good quality; I really recommend this beautiful urn."
6. Best Dark Blue Aluminum Urn
- Material: High-quality aluminum
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 9.5″ x 7″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This dark blue heaven-inspired aluminum urn will safely house the ashes of your loved one while their spirit soars on. Despite the intricate bird engraving, the urn's aluminum material ensures it's lightweight.
What Our Customers Say
"This urn is truly a work of beauty. I am proud to display this urn."
7. Best Ocean Blue Aluminum Urn
- Material: High-grade aluminum
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10″ x 6″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
A marbled urn showcasing the interlocking ocean tides in a harmonious mix of colors, this aluminum urn would be perfect for an ocean lover. With its design reminiscent of powerful ocean tides, it will symbolically represent the power of your loved one's spirit as well.
What Our Customers Say
"Beautiful. Well-made and durable."
8. Best Red Aluminum Urn
- Material: Aluminum alloy
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 9.5″ x 7″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This striking red aluminum urn resembles love and passion, symbolically showing that the love you have for your dearly departed will continue on.
What Our Customers Say
"The quality of the urn is great and looks so beautiful!"
9. Best Pink Aluminum Urn
Pink Butterfly Lovely Adult Cremation Urn (With a Velvet Bag)
- Material: Sturdy aluminum alloy
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10″ x 6.5″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
Feminine and luxurious, this aluminum urn will safely hold your dearly beloved and match their personality and style.
What Our Customers Say
"A beautiful urn to house my aunt's remains. Very unique and stylish, just like her."
10. Best Elegant Lavender Aluminum Urn
- Material: Aluminum
- Capacity: For a person up to 200 lbs
- Dimensions: 10″ x 7″
- Suitable for: Home, niche, columbarium, and burial
- Return policy: 90-day satisfaction guarantee
This beautiful, lightweight lavender adult urn with silver leaf engravings will safely hold your loved one's ashes while emanating serenity through its lovely, calming color.
What Our Customers Say
"If I could give this a 100/10 I would. I absolutely love it. It’s beautiful and well worth your money."
Lightweight Urn for Loved One's Ashes
Choosing a resting place for your loved one begins the healing process and allows you and your family to commemorate them. Whether you choose to have the urn displayed in a columbarium or niche, display it at home, have the ashes scattered, or opt for a water or tree burial, it's important that the deceased's wishes are followed and the family is in agreement. Choosing a lightweight urn to store your loved one's ashes will make for a practical choice, while the beautiful designs of our urns will best reflect your loved one's spirit.
Here at Trupoint, we offer a full 90-day guarantee no questions asked, so if you're not satisfied with your product for any reason, let us know and we'll make it right. We'll replace any product at any time, or give you a full refund—whichever you prefer.
» Want more design options? See our full selection of aluminum urns
FAQs
What makes aluminum urns good?
Aluminum's characteristics beneficial for cremation urns include being lightweight, malleable, corrosion-resistant, and non-magnetic. Aluminum is also one of the more budget-friendly options, making it a popular choice for those also purchasing space in a columbarium in a cemetery.
Do urns need to be airtight?
No, the container doesn't have to be airtight. As long as the lid of the urn is secured tightly, no ashes should spill out.
Are cremation urns permanently sealed?
While urns can be permanently sealed, it depends on your preference. Generally speaking, if the ashes are in a plastic bag or liner inside the urn, you don't need to seal the urn. In that case, sealing the urn is optional. However, if the ashes are not in a liner but rather poured directly into the urn, most people prefer to seal the urn.
