The Cherry on Top is no Emergency

I love creating garters for my beautiful brides!   But when I receive a testimonal from anyone after the wedding, it makes me even more happy!  Hearing how a simple yet sentimental article such as a wedding garter adds to the excitement of my brides special day, is like the cherry on top of an already delicious sundae!  :)

Jodi wrote:

Thank you so much for my beautiful wedding garter! It was everything I had hoped for, so much so, that my husband kept the EMS pin for nostalgia! The time it took to craft and ship was well worth the wait! I have already recommended you to a few friends getting married later next year!

And did I mention that the man who caught the garter is engaged to the woman who caught the bouquet?! Beautiful!  I have already given her your website address!

Jodi ~ North Carolina

  

 

I think that is totally COOL that the man and woman who caught the flowers and garter are actually getting married.  That is just too cute! 

   

 

LOL - isn't this great. Fun is the name of the game!
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  Love~Your~Garter

 

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Thank You from a Farm Gal and John Deere Lover

Just wanted to say thank you for the beautiful garter, it was such a hit. I loved it. I got the garter from you for our wedding last fall. We had a outside wedding on my husbands family farm, what a beautiful day that we had! I have attached a few pictures for you. Thanks again so much!!    ~ April

 

 

 

It's so fun being able to make themed wedding garters that fit into the theme, personality or collection of my clients.   As you may know by how, there are many people who adore the John Deere brand and they collect lots of things that remind them of it.   Creating wedding garters inspired by the Love of Jonn Deere is a wonderful thing!

 

  

     Love~Your~Garter

 

HCC - http://www.Hand-CraftedCreations.com
My Custom Garters site http://www.CustomWeddingGarters.com
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Beautiful satin ruffle garters

Every word of thanks no matter how big or how small - gives me a boost and a happy heart! 

 

I received my order!!! Thank you soooo much! It's perfect and fits perfectly! I know he's going to ket a kick out of it!
Thanks again,

Jennifer ~ Texas

 

 

Thank you so much!!! They look beautiful!! You did a wonderful job, exactly what I wanted! Cannot wait to put it on!

 

Take care,

Sarah  ~ Massachusetts

 

 

Sincerely,
Victoria Joanne     Love~Your~Garter

 

HCC - http://www.Hand-CraftedCreations.com
My Custom Garters site http://www.CustomWeddingGarters.com
My Blog http://brides-n-news.customweddinggarters.com/
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Thank you to all my clients!

It is because of wonderful clients such as all the 1000's of Brides, Moms, Sisters, and Friends that I am where I am today. 

I seem to thrive on the positive words that come from my happy gals and guys!  Each email, post card and blog of "thanks" warms my heart more than you can ever know.

This work that I do is more than just a job... it is a heart felt gesture of well wishes and hope for your love to stay alive and well from the day you order to the day you die.  To never lose the love for your spouse that you have at this very moment! 

I'm honored to be able to contribute my small yet meaninful part to your wedding day.   I thank each and every one of you for letting me be a part of it. 

Sincerely,

So Beautiful it made me cry!

Recently I had the privilege of creating a very special wedding garter. It was to be created using the fabric from the brides mothers wedding dress.  This was such a sentimental creation.  Shellie (the brides mother) came to me in April this past spring and we started discussing the design of her daughter's garter.   She was very excited and a little nervous because she couldn't picture how it would come out.   But we discussed every detail.  The fact that she wanted lots of lace and some beads and sequins was one thing... then the other was about having "something blue"  so the bow and letters were the blue aspects.  We came to a design plan that she totally was happy with.  She put her trust in me that I would create the garter that she would completely love.   

 

Here is her wedding dress fabric.  It's off white so the design of the garter has ivory as the main shade and then one white rose with a white bow along with some blue accents in the bow and personalized lettering.  

  

 

Once I completed her daughter's garter and a simple classy little toss garter I shipped them off to her.   This is what Shellie had to say when she received them.   :) 

 

"OMG!    Its looks beautiful!!!  It made me cry!!  I will definitely use you in the future!!  (I have another daughter who has been with her boyfriend for three years, I feel an engagement in the future!!!)  So, I will want another one done for her.  THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!  You have really been so patient with me and all my questions and everything!  You are awesome!  I will send you pictures of her with the garter FOR SURE!!!  and thanks for the toss garter!  That was very sweet of you!

 

Its a month away!    Wow, so fast!!!!  So busy!!!

 

All the best to you and again, thank you!  It looks so beautiful!!"

 

Shellie  :)  ~ Texas

 

I'm so happy I was able to make something that was exactly to my clients specifications and further more to even make her CRY?! ... THAT was the cherry on top :)    Testimonials such as these are what make me want to keep on creating custom creations day after day, month after month, and year after year! 

 

Thank you Shellie -  It was a pleasure to serve you and I truly look forward to creating something totally special for your other daughter. 

 

 

 

Victoria Joanne     Love~Your~Garter

 

My Custom Garters site http://www.CustomWeddingGarters.com
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Camouflage can be chic when it's custom made by Victoria

I have heard some people say that Camo is just not a good choice for weddings.  Well I beg to differ.  Every single bride is unique.  Not every bride wants a Princess wedding, nor does everyone want a Beach wedding or many other themes.  However many brides do want to wear a garter that shows off their personality with some sort of theme or sometimes a special color.  Often the garter is a treasure.  Done in a theme or color that is not representative of the entire wedding theme or colors of the day.  This is because the wedding garter is the little peice of personality that can be hidden away under the dress until the time when the bride decides to make it known. 

For some brides it is only revealed in private on the special wedding night.   A time that is only between husband and wife.  While other brides like to show it off to everyone and flaunt there special treasure.  What ever the case may be -  a custom wedding garter is an ultra special way to personalize your wedding attire and make it what ever you desire.

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hi there

i just received my garter in the mail and it is beautiful.  It's perfect, exactly what i wanted and was thinking! thank you so much! it's great!!

Jodi ~ Alberta Canada

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Victoria Joanne     Love~Your~Garter

My Custom Garters site http://www.customweddinggarters.com/
My Blog http://brides-n-news.customweddinggarters.com/
My Testimonials http://testimonials.customweddinggarters.com/
My Twitter   @wedding_garters  http://twitter.com/wedding_garters
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Attention to detail is remarkable!

It was a pleasure to create this special personalized garter for Linda.   She wanted something simple and something that would be all hers. 

We decided on a monogram in the front with the wedding date on the back.   The Metallic thread blends in with the silver band which gives it a subtle look.  Just what she wanted.   It's so much fun for me to create totally unique garters all the time.   Sometimes they are very simple and chic, while other times they are elaborate with many frills and ruffles. what ever the creation - I take it to heart and create it as if it would be my very own. 

Victoria!

The garter is just wonderful! Your attention to detail is quite remarkable! You have a real talent for this work, and work with brides...thank you! Thank you!

Linda ~ Texas

Victoria Joanne     Love~Your~Garter

My Custom Garters site http://www.customweddinggarters.com/
My Blog http://brides-n-news.customweddinggarters.com/
My Testimonials http://testimonials.customweddinggarters.com/
My Twitter   @wedding_garters  http://twitter.com/wedding_garters
My Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/HCC-Custom-Wedding-Garters/74219512355

Keeping it a secret is the hard part.

I received it today.  It is BEAUTIFUL!!  And so unique!  I know my friend will love it.  Now, I just have to keep it a secret until the lingerie party – that will be the hard part. Thank you so much!

ennifer ~ Georgia

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I'm so happy to be able to contribute my small part to Jennifer's friends wedding day.  I sure hope she feels beautiful wearing her special monogrammed wedding garter under her dress.   Gift giving of personalized hand crafted works of art is such a nice thing to do.   I'm sure the bride was so surprised by Jennifers gift.   Maybe she'll send some photos of the big day some time.  Who knows  :)  But if she did - I'd love to post them to my  blog.

Proudly wore my garter on my wedding day.... but

Alrighty - today is a mixed emotion day.... I'm happy to say that another one of my brides has proudly wore her garter on her wedding day! It was as lovely as she expected it to be... but I am also sad to say that I got my first negative feedback ever sent about my Custom Wedding Garter creations... In all my years (almost 9 now) I have never recieved anything that made me feel bad. But today... that changed :( I figured I should post this message because there may be some brides out there who have very sensitive skin. While I've made litterally THOUSANDS of garters with the special pins on them... I guess it's inevitable that there must be at least some people out there who don't like the feel of them... This is why it's soooo important to order the correct size... not just the default size. My guess is that if this garter had been a couple inches larger the back of the pin wouldn't have been too much of an issue. But I can't say for sure. What I can say is that - for future reference - I can add on a small peice of satin to cover the back of pins for a nominal $5.00 fee. This would be sewn over the back of the pin encasing it so it's not visible and won't be touching the skin.

For Sensitive gals & pins -
Add the Satin flap to the back of your pin

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I Would like to thank you very much for my custom wedding garter. It was beautiful and I proudly wore it on my wedding day.

I would also like to take the opportunity to provide you with some feedback from my personal experience. Though the garter was what I expected aesthetically, it wasn't necessarily what I expected with regards to comfortability. After wearing the garter for a while the back of the pin started pressing into my thigh leaving marks and uncomfortable pain... In the end I had to remove the pin from the garter.

Michelle ~ New York

GORGEOUS! Better than expected "I'll Definitly recommend you to others"

I love hearing those words in the subject line!! 

GORGEOUS! Better than expected "I'll Definitly recommend you to others"

These kinds of words are why I do what I do.   Over the years I have always loved "Word of Mouth" .  Paid advertising Just is NOT the same.  Anyone can pay someone to tell others about them - Big deal... but when people tell others about you because THEY  TRULY LIKE what you do and your product or service THIS speaks volumes.  

Not only does it help to show others that you are trust worthy - but it also personally pumps up the artist or biz who is getting the compliments.   I just want to thank you all for telling me your thoughts about my creations.   It never gets old.  

It's funny - when I first started I used to get about a 90% testimonial rate -  about 9 out of every 10 clients would write me back telling me how great things were.   It's like they new I was just starting out and really were impressed that the creations were as good as they are.   I would hear things like  "So much better than I expected"   "You should charge more"  etc...   Later as my biz grew I believe many of my clients thought I was some "big biz" and didn't see me as a person any longer.   The "thank yous" became less -  Not as much personal relations -   I started to feel like I was in withdrawl from hearing good things  LOL , But I now know it was just a part of growing.   The larger a company becomes,  the more they sell, the more testimonials they have - the less new people feel the need to add to that list of testimonials.   It's kinda a shame - cause hearing from clients about how they like my creations really does keep me going.   While making a living and income is the purpose of my business -  It probably wouldn't be worth it to me to keep doing it if I never heard from anyone any feedback about my work. 

I take each and every creation personal.   I work on it with my own heart and hands.  Each one has a part of me fused into it.   it's my Art, My creations,  My dream....  That being said...   Here's one of my testimonials I wanted to share with you  :) 

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Hi Victoria!  Just wanted to let you know that I received the garters today. They are GORGEOUS! Better than I even expected and exactly what I wanted and hoped for. Thank you a million times over.  Also, thanks again for throwing in a free toss garter for me :) I really appreciate it.  I will definitely recommend you to others. Such a great, well made and beautiful product for a very fair price! God Bless and have a great memorial day! Season Isn't that sweet.  I love to hear that my clients are happy with what I create for them.  I strive for perfection... although I know I am by no means perfect.   And yes from time to time I do run specials with free tossing garters and so on... you can see the current specials here.