What is the smallest order of custom labeled water a funeral home can place?

Six cases of custom labeled bottles, which is 144 bottles at 24 per case. For a single-location home that typically covers a long stretch of services.

Custom Labeled Water for Funeral Homes

Custom labeled water for funeral homes starts at six cases — 144 bottles — and turns in about two weeks. DrinkMore Custom Water fills them with water judged best in the world at the 2025 Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting. Labels can be as understated as the setting requires. Printed cans are available as well.

Custom labeled water for funeral homes — 16.9 oz bottle for Evans Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services

Where Water Is Needed During a Service

Services are long, rooms are warm, and families are often there for hours without thinking to bring anything. Having water on hand is a small practical kindness, and doing it well is part of the care a home provides:

Family rooms and private gathering spaces before and after a service
Visitations and viewings, which can run several hours
Graveside services, particularly in summer heat
Receptions and repasts held at the home
Vehicles and processions
Staff, who are on their feet all day

Bottles or Cans: Sizes, Minimums, and Turnaround

Bottles are the natural fit here and the format most homes choose. They reseal, so someone can set one down during a service and pick it up again, and they carry easily out to a vehicle or graveside. Cans are available if you prefer them. A label can be as minimal as a small mark on plain white.

Format	Labeled Bottles	12 oz Sleek Can	16 oz Can
Minimum order	6 cases	18 cases	72 cases (pallet)
Units per case	24 bottles	24 cans	24 cans
Smallest order	144 bottles	432 cans	1,728 cans
Turnaround	About 2 weeks	About 5 weeks	About 5 weeks
Sizes	8, 12, 16.9, 20 oz	12 oz	16 oz

Bottles are the faster and lower-commitment option — six cases gets you started and most orders turn in about two weeks. Cans take about five weeks because each design is printed directly onto the aluminum, and the result is a seamless, full-wrap look with no label edge. Either way, pricing improves as order size increases, so it is worth asking what the next tier looks like before you settle on a quantity. Timelines run from artwork approval and payment. Delivery is included inside our DC-area zone, and we ship anywhere in the continental United States through our freight partners.

Artwork needs to arrive print-ready as vector EPS or high-resolution PDF. We provide the dieline and print spec sheet, and our in-house art team can build a design from scratch if you do not have one.

Evans Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services

We produce 16.9 oz custom labeled bottled water for Evans Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services, whose branding carries the line “Helping Families Honor the Lives of Those They Lost.”

That line is a good example of what makes a label work in this setting. It is not a slogan selling a service — it is a statement of what the home is for. On a bottle handed to a family during a difficult hour, it reads as reassurance rather than marketing, which is the distinction this whole category turns on.

The design brief here is different from every other page on this site. The goal is not visibility. It is that the water is simply there, unobtrusive, and clearly provided by the home rather than picked up on the way. Most homes choose a small mark in a muted color on an otherwise plain label.

Common Questions

Can the label be very understated?

Yes, and it is what most funeral homes ask for. A small mark in a muted color on an otherwise plain white label is a common choice, sometimes with a single line about what the home stands for. Fine type and subtle tone work reproduce cleanly, so restraint is easy to achieve. We will send a free digital mockup within two business days.

What is the smallest order we can place?

Six cases of custom labeled bottles — 144 bottles, 24 per case. For a single-location home that typically covers a long stretch of services, which is why the low minimum matters more here than volume pricing does. If you do reach larger quantities, pricing improves at 21 cases and again above that.

How long will an order last?

It depends on how many services you hold and whether water is set out for every visitation. Bottles are shelf stable and stack tightly, so there is no pressure to move through an order quickly. Keep the label undated and stock carries indefinitely.

Why bottles rather than cans for a service?

A cap that reseals is the practical difference. Someone can set a bottle down during a service and pick it up afterward, or carry it out to a vehicle for the drive to the cemetery. Bottles also start lower and turn faster. Cans are available and chill more quickly, so a few homes keep both — bottles in the family room, cans at graveside in summer.

Can we set up recurring reorders?

Yes. Once your label is on file, reorders skip the design cycle and the setup charge. Most homes settle into an occasional standing order rather than a fixed schedule, since service volume varies week to week.