Posts Tagged ‘wedding guest book’

New England Paper Products – Custom Ceramics by Traci

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

New England Paper Products company Custom Ceramics by Traci is featured today in our Vendor Spotlight .  Custom Ceramics by Traci can create custom, hand painted items for your wedding including wedding guest book platters and wedding gifts.  Check out some information about the company as well as some images of her work below.

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Number of Years in Business: 6 years

Pricing Information: $59 – $150

What makes me stand out in what I do? I create and hand make unique, one of a kind signature platters. I use a special painting technique that gives the design dimension. My custom wedding platters are an affordable wedding day keepsake and art piece .

What’s the favorite part of my work? Custom work is always a challenging experience, which I love, because it forces me outside of my comfort zone and allows me to be creative. Also, I truly enjoy working with a bride to create a platter that I know will become a cherished wedding day keepsake.

What do I like to do in my spare time: Pilates, Yoga, Watching Comedy television or movies, Painting inspirational art pieces and hanging with my Bijon Frise – Sushi.

What charity am I supporting and why: ASPCA!!!

1) Up to 10 pieces of advice you’d give a bride when considering your product for a guest book or how to work together to achieve the final look.
What do you think you will do with your guest book once the wedding is passed? A signature platter becomes an instant decorative reminder of your special day.
What design do you want in the middle? A custom design can really represent the wedding day and the couple. Ex. Wedding Colors, Invitation design, Representation of something the couple enjoys doing together.

2) Also, we’d love for you to chat about the different ways a bride can use your product and what design or style is popular right now.
The platter is both a decorative and functional piece that can be displayed on a plate stand or used to serve hors d’ouvres or cheese and crackers…making a great party conversation piece. Currently my most popular design is the double linked hearts, the destination wedding palm trees and the cartoon like bride and groom with or without the bridal party, but mostly I receive custom design orders. A custom design really makes the platter extra special.

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This is such an adorable idea for your destination or tropical wedding, what a wonderful keepsake.

Connecticut Paper Products Custom Ceramics by Traci
You can have Traci match the design on your wedding invitation to continue your wedding theme.

Connecticut Paper Products Custom Ceramics by Traci
This is a simple design that would work great for any wedding, keep in mind that if you want a simple design like this one, you could choose colors that match your wedding.

Custom Ceramics by Traci
Website: www.customceramicsbytraci.com
Phone: 860.977.5722
my Kate Parker Wedding State and Budget: <$25k in NH, VT, CT, ME, MA, RI and NYC/Westchester County

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Connecticut Paper Products CompanyCustom Ceramics by Traci, is a member of my Kate Parker Wedding your online wedding resource guide launching in January 2010 geared toward directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.

Wedding Advice from Meagan Gilpatrick of Maine Seasons Events

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Meagan from Maine Seasons Events shares with brides some creative and practical ways to enhance a guest’s experience at a wedding. Check out some of Meagan’s great ideas!  ~LS

At Maine Seasons Events, we consider many details when choosing elements that will enhance our wedding guests’ experience.  Creating many outdoor weddings, and being in Maine, the weather changes often and sometimes dramatically-having rain ponchos and umbrellas stashed nearby, even on the sunniest of summer days has proven to be a smart idea.

While guests arrive and mingle prior to the wedding ceremony, beverage stations help quench their thirst on warm summer afternoons.  Bamboo fans attached to each wedding program and handed out at the entrance to the ceremony, allow guests to create their own cooling breeze, if Mother Nature isn’t providing one.  And though it is not a new idea, flip flops in baskets by the dance floor have saved many a box of Band Aids from being deployed!

Containers of insect repellent, in multiple forms, DEET and DEET free, are usually found almost empty at the end of a summer wedding on the Maine coast.  Custom embroidered hats for a sunny dock side rehearsal luncheon are a fun way to provide guests relief from the sun’s glare on the ocean.  Heaters in tents for cool autumn weddings, fun kid activates and foods for guests with little ones, and a quiet, comfortable and clean place for new mommies to nurse, feed and change their infants have been important guest specialties at our weddings.  After dinner snacks for dancers and late night party goers, a bouncy castle for kids or college friends to jump on (it’s happened), photo booths and memory tables, featuring photos of the couple as children, their parents and grandparents on their wedding days and even slideshows of the couple growing up, provide guests with sustenance and entertainment.  When thinking of your guests’ experience, consider the season, the weather, the temperature, the hour of the conclusion of the wedding and any special logistic or environmental factors that provide an opportunity to do a little something special.  In many cases guests have gone to great lengths, travel and expense to be with a couple on their wedding day, and it is a kind gesture and good hosting to consider their overall experience.

Maine Wedding Planner - Maine Seasons Eventsimage by Cunningham Photography

Living in New Hampshire, we know how viscous those pesky mosquitoes and gnats can be and with something so simple as a couple containers filled with bug spray, guests will be more at ease throughout the night.

Maine Wedding Planner - Maine Seasons Eventsimage by Cunningham Photography

Maine Wedding Planner - Maine Seasons Eventsimage by Cunningham Photography

Maine Wedding Planner - Maine Seasons Eventsimage by Brea McDonald Photography

Loving this!  Simple yet, chic.

Maine Wedding Planner - Maine Seasons Eventsimage by Cunningham Photography

Bamboo is such a great texture and perfect for a summer event, whether your wedding is on the beach or at a farm.

Maine Wedding Planner - Maine Seasons Eventsimage by Cunningham Photography

Maine Seasons Events
Website: www.maineseasonsevents.com
Blog: www.maineseasons.blogspot.com
my Kate Parker Wedding State and Budget: ME, $25-50k and $50-80k

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Maine wedding planner, Meagan Gilpatrick of Maine Seasons Events is a member of my Kate Parker Wedding, your online wedding resource guide launching in January 2010 geared toward directing brides to quality vendors based on their price range and state.