Wedding bouquet charm photos from customers

As the frantic summer wedding season winds down,  I'm taking a look back at the year so far, what worked well, restocking my supplies, ordering new colours and developing new design ideas for next year.
 With my husband's assistance, I am now stocking 2-sided frames and also photo lapel pins in my Etsy shop. I've been working on my photos & added new options to many of my charms, like adding my photo service as an option as they make their purchase. This has saved a lot of time and conversations, making it a smoother purchasing experience for my customers. I still ship most of my charms the next business day, in order to get them to my customers as soon as possible and have managed to keep my shipping prices low.  I also started offering  Expresspost shipping, which still takes a week, but has tracking.  Although it's pricey, I don't make a dime on Expresspost, and it means a 1/2 hour drive to town to our main post office, but my customers appreciate that service & knowing their charms will arrive in time.
Unfortunately the cost of my supplies has gone up, and I will be reviewing my prices as the year winds down. It's not something I like to do, however it's necessary, so now's a good time to get them as I will be increasing the price of my charms in the future.

 Some of the stories behind the photos have been so touching.
I just love the feedback and notes I get from my customers and as a bonus getting wedding bouquet photos too once in a while!
Here's a few photos I can  post - Thank you ladies for letting me share your pictures.

Pearl Heart wedding bouquet charm.

So pretty

Set of 3 wedding charms in crystal or pearl

True blue crystal wedding bouquet photo charm

Wedding bouquet photo charms- My mini Etsy

Just sharing my "Etsy mini" hope you like it :)

Let me Do the photo for your charm.

Photo by Ildiko Gagyor Photography 

You're just about to order one of my wedding bouquet charms and are thinking to let me do the photo for you, but it costs $5 more.
Here's what my customers say.

 I increased the price of my add-on "Photo service"-  from $3 to $5.
Yes that's a big increase and here's why:
   It's really EASY to do the photos yourself... (IF you have access to a printer, can resize a photo and have a little patience... ) or you may know someone that could easily do it for you.
My customers agree that it's rewarding and intimate to add your own photo to one of my charms, that's why they are offered as a DIY (do it yourself) ....  but the reality is, not everyone can or wants to do it.  So I started offering to do the photos (a couple of years ago) on my Etsy shop. It was so seldom requested and I enjoyed making them, so $3 was a good price.

It's not hard to add your own photo

   I enjoy making them, although I often get teary or sad knowing that this person's image I am editing, is no longer with their loved ones and sometimes this is the only picture they have. So I do my best to fix what I can.
I rarely know anything about these fine folks, but just looking at their faces & what they are doing gives me a tiny connection as to who they were, and I want this photo & charm to be perfect to honour their memory for years to come!

It often takes a lot of my time to edit photos. The best ones have been scanned, but some  are thumbnails or smartphone photos of photos... (sometimes the original pictures are so old they are yellowed, cracked,  orfuzzy to begin with. )

Not all shoppers are techies, so I try to be as helpful as I can. One lovely mom actually mailed her only treasured pictures to me, so I could scan them, make the charms with the photos, and send her pictures back- with the charms :)  Luckily we had lots of time to do it that way.

I use a clear plastic dome "sticker" to enhance and protect each photo then cut each one to fit snuggly into it's frame.
Anyhow if I want to keep offering the service I should pay myself a bit for doing so.
I think you'll find that for $5 it's still a great deal!

I'd love to add the photo for you.

Wedding bouquet photo charms. What my customers say...

 Photos from my brides 

photo by Ildiko Gagyor photography 

photo by Ildiko Gagyor photography

Sarah, Brittany, Chelsea, Annabell and Dora were kind enough to share their photos with me.

Thank you and congratulations Ladies!

My charms look so much better with a photo in them.
 I've used an old photo of myself to model some of my memory charms. 

I thought I'd share some recent reviews from my customers.

  I've been making these memory charms for brides, but have found that they also make priceless gifts for: family reunions, Valentines, Christmas, birthdays, and more. 

 Here's what brides say about my wedding bouquet charms.

Wedding bouquet charms. Freshwater pearl set of 3. Dec 18/13

Perfect to remember the 3 special people that won't be here for my wedding day. Came in very quickly and they were just what I was looking for to make my day one of a kind. Thank you!

Sparkling wedding bouquet charm. Memorial photo charm. Dec 15/13

Received my 2 customized bouquet charms and they are absolutely gorgeous and came in pretty packaging which was quite thoughtful:) Great service and beautifully done too:D can't wait to use them on my wedding day next week!thanks a whole bunch!

Wedding bouquet memorial charm- Galaxy blue photo charm.

great work!keep up the flawless service:D thanks!

Just add your own photo.

Nov 23/13

Wedding bouquet charm. Pink shell pearl charm.

a very special part of my wedding day, for my grandmother and I were very close and wished for this wedding to happen for so long. Not only are her dreams coming true but mine will too. Although she will not be physically present, her memory and her photo will walk me down the aisle. The seller was so helpful and prompt!

Nov 16/13

Wedding bouquet photo charm. Freshwater pearl.

I love them! They are going to look great attached to my bouquet! Thanks so much!

I have many colour options, and love custom orders!

Nov 15/13

Wedding bouquet, Memorial photo frame charm. Metallic blue.

Shipped promptly. Product as shows. Love the color blue of this charm!

Nov 8/13

Wedding bouquet memory charm. Light purple photo charm.

I always dreamed of my grandparents walking me down the aisle, but they passed a while back. With these charms I was able to hold them close to me and it was like they were still walking me down the aisle. They worked absolutely perfect and the color of the bead matched my bridesmaids' jewelry EXACTLY. I couldn't have been more happy with these charms! Thank you so much!

A lovely DIY project, or I can do the photo/s for you 

Nov 5/13

Wedding bouquet memorial photo charm. White shell pearl charm.

Beautiful job, even nicer than the photos. Thank you so much.

Oct 22/13

Wedding bouquet memorial charm. Bright white shell pearl, Bud

Very beautiful, timeless, and vintage. A Very great addition to my wedding details. Not Very big, but it is just what I was looking for. Now my grandfathers can both walk me down the aisle along with my father.

Oct 13/13

A little way to remember someone special.

Reserved listing for Tanya

I loved that it was exactly as described and for a minimal fee, the photos were placed for me. Correspondence was prompt and I am thrilled with the charms. I have been showing them off :)

Filigree heart lockets, with a pearl or crystal, and I've got a
great selection of other colour beads just ask.
 I love custom orders!

Oct 4/13

Wedding bouquet photo charm with pearl, heart and frame.

Just what I was looking for. Affordable, simple yet beautiful.

Sept 29/13

Wedding bouquet photo charm. Freshwater pearl.

So adorable. Worked great for my bouquet and husband's boutonnière. Perfect size. Great quality.

Aug 27/13

Wedding bouquet memorial charm. Bright white shell pearl,

I used this to add a charm of my sister who passed away to my wedding bouquet. It shipped quickly and is exactly as pictured. The image was easy to install and attach to my bouquet.

New design- Blue shell pearl and heart wedding bouquet charm.

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/173408293/

Back from Holidays... more frame charms

Short version:
 I've had a once in a lifetime holiday with my kids, visiting family overseas.
I'm back to my "normal life", and have been making new Wedding bouquet photo frame charms.

Memorial frame charm.

Simple freshwater pearl frame charm.

 Now that I'm back at work, and getting back to my normal life, I've been making more wedding bouquet frame charms, and they are getting to be quite popular.

I love knowing that my charms will hold the photo of someone dear, and help them be remembered, especially on a special day.

Here's a peak at some of the new frame charms that will be popping up in my shop soon.

                                    

Long version: 

I've been on holidays for the last 6 weeks.

  Since I haven't had a real holiday in years, it's been long overdue.  I had an opportunity to take my kids and visit my sister, aunts, uncles, cousins, neices, nephews and their families in Finland, Hungary and Slovakia. Then my husband and I visited friends on Vancouver Island for a few days, and did some beach combing and shopping. It was the best holiday I have ever had, but I'll write about it in a separate post/s.

 white and subtle, memorial/wedding frame charm.

Wouldn't this be adorable, for a flower girl's bouquet?

  I'm also trying something different with the photos of my charms, by including some flowers from my garden.
  I love the textures and colours. It's so much more interesting than a plain white background,
although it might be a bit distracting...
what do you think?

        

Wedding bouquet photo frame charm. Roses.