Photos by EME Photography

I LOVE creating baby and bridal shower invitations, and when I am helping with the planning, I know that the little extra details make the event even more special.  I started creating these shadow boxes with the invitation and other shower elements in them.  They dress up the guest sign-in or game tables, and they are a great gift to send home with the bride or mom-to-be.  I created these two for baby showers (one was  for my gorgeous nephew), and they are both being used as artwork for the nurseries.

I created this one with pieces of the wedding invitation and her bridal shower invitation.  I had to take a picture of it with my camera phone… not quite as nice as the professional ones… but you get it.

I can create these for you, or they are a fun DIY project!

Check out some of the pretty paper products on Emily Estfan’s blog www.emephotography.com/blog.  Also, here is the beautiful slideshow she created.

http://www.emephotography.com/extra/Sarah_Andy/

I grew up in a small town in Kansas.  It was important to show appreciation in a tight knit community.  Parents did business with each other, kids played together… we all saw each other every day.  After birthdays, graduation, Christmas, etc., my mom would sit me down, hand me some pretty note cards, and have me write a personal note to each person that had given me a gift.  I am sure I tried to get out of it, but I remember trying to convey my thankfulness for each gift… mainly so I would get another the next year.  Now that I’ve grown up (a little bit), I love receiving thank-you notes.  I save some of them because I am weird; but I also save them because they remind me that I need to send them to others… I want other people to have reassurance that their generosity- whether it be a physical gift or a gift of their time- didn’t go unnoticed. 

I realize that a new trend in wedding thank you notes is to buy a pre-printed “thank you for the wedding gift” message.  If you purchase custom thank you notes from Flossy, however, the inside will provide plenty of room for a special personalized message from YOU.  I read in an etiquette guide that couples have 1 year after the wedding to complete their thank-you notes.  I recommend sending them immediately after receiving the gift… or less than a month or so after the wedding.  It’s also nice to put how you’re enjoying using said gift… “We really have put the beautiful throw you gave us to good use… it has kept us very warm on our movie nights!”. 

We can create stylish notes with a monogram or wedding photo.  It’s a great way to put your beautiful wedding photos to good use.   Thank Yous are also a great shower gift!  I included a few photos of some we created in 2010-2011.

Suzanne and Matt were married at Troon North on a beautiful sunny day.  We created a simple save the date, and then punched up the invitation with a fun patterned pocket from Envelopments.  Andrea with Sedona Cake Couture created the most amazing cake to match the invitation.  It was breathtaking! We also created menus on the same patterned paper, and Suzanne also chose the popular 4×9 wedding program.   Thanks to EME Photography for taking these beautiful shots.  You can see more on her blog!  Also, the day was wonderful thanks to the organization of Sandy Walker (my mom) of In Awe Weddings.  She is the best!

I have been so very excited to do a blog post.  Emily Estfan of EME Photography did a photo shoot with my newest products, and we’ve had tons of weddings with great photos of the paper products!

I am so blessed to be busy with work stuff, but it also leaves little time to update my blogsite.  SO, I will be changing out all the photos, etc. in the very near future.  ALSO, Flossy was nominated as one of the top 3 Invitation companies for the Arizona Bride Best of 2011.  THANK YOU for voting. 

Here are some beautiful photos of Teresa and Tony’s day, courtesy of EME Photography and In Awe Weddings.  We created menus that also acted as place cards and a seating chart sign board with their monogram.  Gorgeous!