Honoring lives. Preserving memories.
A forever home for the people you love most.
Create a free online tribute, gather memories from family and friends, and find support through grief. All in one compassionate place.
Always free · 1,200+ tributes · Families in 30+ countries
Tributes
Lives worth remembering
Tributes to remarkable lives, and to the people our families hold dear.
How it works
Three steps to honour someone you love
- 01
Create
Write their story, add photos and dates. Writing help is there when grief makes the words hard to find.
- 02
Share
Send one link to family and friends. They can read, add their own memories and leave messages of support.
- 03
Remember
The tribute stays, for good. Come back on birthdays and anniversaries, and pass it on to the next generation.
Writing help
Find the words when you can't.
Tell us a few things you remember. Wake turns them into a first draft of a tribute or biography, written with care, that you can change however you like.
Nothing is published until you say so. Every word stays yours to edit.
Start writing a tributeWhat you remember
Mum · taught primary school for 31 years · Sunday lunches for whoever turned up · her garden · always singing
A first draft
For thirty-one years, she taught children to read, and for longer than that she fed anyone who came through her door on a Sunday. Her garden was where she was happiest, and she was almost always singing in it.
The Wake family
Remember them. Get support. Plan ahead.
Wake starts with tributes. Two more ways to look after the people you love are on the way.
Available now
Tributes
A permanent page for their story, photos and the memories everyone who loved them wants to share.
Create a tribute → Coming soonWakeCare
A moderated grief support community. Rooms that stay open at 3am, and guided courses when you're ready.
Join the waitlist → Coming soonWakeLegacy
A private place to write down what only you know, so the people you love aren't left guessing.
Join the waitlist →Community
You don't have to grieve alone.
Join people who understand loss. Share memories, ask questions, and support one another in groups and forums moderated with care.
Guides & resources
Find the right words. Take the next step.
Free guides written for families navigating loss, remembrance and grief.
See all guides →Tribute writing
How to write a heartfelt tribute, memorial message or remembrance speech.
Condolence messages
Thoughtful wording for cards, texts, posts and memorial pages.
Remembrance ideas
Meaningful ways to honour them on birthdays, anniversaries and every day.
Grief support
Practical guidance for the weeks and months after a loss.
Planning & legacy
Checklists and guides for families, before and after a death.
Questions
Before you begin
Is Wake really free?
Yes. Creating, sharing and visiting a tribute costs nothing, and no payment details are needed.
Can family and friends add their own memories?
Yes. Share the tribute link and anyone you invite can read it, add memories and leave messages of support.
How long does a tribute stay online?
For good. A tribute doesn't expire. Come back to it on anniversaries, and pass it on to the next generation.
I don't know what to write. Can Wake help?
Yes. Tell us a few things you remember and Wake drafts a tribute or biography for you. You can change every word before anyone sees it.
Their memory deserves to live on.
Give the person you love a permanent place where family and friends can always come to remember them.
Create a free tributeNo payment required · Takes less than 10 minutes · Yours to keep forever