When planning a big event, haven’t you imagined the perfect finishing touch? But you didn’t even know where to start or who to call to make it happen?
One of my happiest clients, Melissa, wanted that fairy-tale perfect Florida wedding. And she wanted to have custom artwork in her wedding, and an extra special gift for her guests to take home. So that’s when she called Lee Taylor Design!
The wedding was going to be on the water in Fort Lauderdale, and the color scheme for her wedding would be aquatic. Her dream was to have glass crosses as favors for guests, one at each place setting. It was the perfect job for Lee Taylor Design.
Melissa commissioned 200 fusion glass crosses, and I created 3 unique designs for her in colors that matched her wedding. She loved the concepts I developed, and we worked together all along the way to create something beautiful for her special day.
The finished product: in the end, I used a diamond drill bit to hand-etch the date of the wedding on the back of each and every cross. So that each guest – and the bride and groom – would have a remembrance of that day for years to come. Marilyn says it best – diamonds really are a girl’s best friend, and I love a good excuse to use them in my work. We used satin ribbon hangers at the top of the crosses, and attached a card with the bride and groom’s names and the wedding date.
I’m a little embarrassed to say this, but it’s so funny I’ll tell you anyway — those crosses were such a hit that wedding guests were swiping them off place settings left and right. When I came back from dancing, mine was gone. I guess somebody was working on a collection… Now the bride and groom have several of the crosses hanging in their apartment in NYC, and many of their guests also display them in their homes.
So what’s the moral of the story? Don’t steal wedding favors – and DO call Lee Taylor Design for your next custom art gift(s). I can do any shape or size, any color scheme; any quantity from 1 to as many as you want; and any format from crosses to platters to centerpieces to wall art. So email me at lee@leetaylordesign.com for a custom artwork quote – because I can help make your special day unforgettable, beautiful, and a just little bit more fun.
All photos in this post courtesy of Stephanie Sokol.