In an unexpected harmony, the decisions to opt for cremation and embrace Justice of the Peace weddings bear an intriguing connection within the realm of prudent financial planning.

Smart Cremation claims Neptune Management and the Trident Society violated its "Smart Cremation" trademark and defamed it. Both companies sell "pre-need" cremation services.

Redmond-based Smart Cremation says it is offering a first in its industry: a online way to buy a pre-arranged cremation.

Smart Cremation is promoting online cremation plans as a gift for the holidays. Smart Cremation says it has selected Amazon to be the first e-commerce retailer to offer prepaid cremation plans online.

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SEATTLE -- Cremation has become the preferred funeral option of the green crowd. Environmental groups praise it as the least polluting, most ecological way to depart. Naturally, this has led to a ...