| Spring is here and the air is thick with wedding | | | | Once you find the right photograph, the rest is |
| plans. After learning of an upcoming wedding your | | | | easy. Decide the size you would like for the |
| immediate next thought is, "What am I going to | | | | portrait. Sizes offered are 5x7, 8x10, and 11x14. |
| get them?" Panic sets in as your idea list gets | | | | You can have special additions like names and |
| smaller when you learn they own everything you | | | | dates to further personalize the gift. |
| had in mind. So many couples these days already | | | | Another great idea for a wedding gift is a |
| own all the home essentials. This makes buying a | | | | silhouette. You can find many great silhouette |
| wedding gift harder, even when they are | | | | artists on the internet. Some I have found can |
| registered. There is one wedding gift option that | | | | put the silhouette on canvas, paper, totes, |
| goes beyond personal and unique. One wedding | | | | jewelry, etc. If you are worried about looking old |
| gift that will be loved, passed down, and | | | | fashioned, breathe easy, many modern day |
| un-duplicated. This is a hand-drawn portrait. | | | | silhouettes come in the popular colors and trendy |
| Hand-drawn portraits never fail to bring tears to | | | | backgrounds featuring shades of chocolate, mint, |
| the eyes of the happy couple. It is truly the | | | | rose, and sky blue. If you search carefully, you |
| warmest and most unforgettable gift that can be | | | | can also find the artists who actually hand cut the |
| given. If you are looking for something that will | | | | silhouettes. Check out the new look of silhouettes |
| become an heirloom to their future generations, a | | | | and you will find they are not old fashioned at all. |
| hand-drawn portrait is the perfect gift. | | | | My last great wedding gift idea is portrait plates |
| Graphite brings sparkle and life to an otherwise | | | | and platters. Again, you can find these with a |
| "OK" photograph. Great portraits come from | | | | search on the internet. Portrait plates can be |
| photographs such as the couple walking hand in | | | | made to look realistic, or cartoonish. You can have |
| hand, gazing at each other, or just generally being | | | | them made to include the entire wedding party |
| happy together. Break away from the ordinary | | | | including the wedding colors. You can add their |
| and have a portrait made from a photograph of | | | | wedding date and family name to further |
| the traveling couple at a special location, the | | | | personalize the plate. Many of these plates can be |
| outdoor couple with fishing poles, the cuddly | | | | used to serve food, but check the artist |
| couple embracing, or the Earth-loving couple | | | | instruction carefully to make sure. Hand washing is |
| planting a tree together. Perhaps you could find a | | | | generally recommended for these plates. Portrait |
| photograph of the couple enjoying a shared | | | | plates make treasured wedding gifts. |
| hobby or holding a special child. If you have a | | | | Very few people think of going beyond the |
| good, clear picture like this, it can be turned into a | | | | ordinary and choosing a hand drawn portrait, |
| great portrait and a cherished gift. Try to refrain | | | | silhouette or portrait plate for a wedding gift. Be |
| from using professional studio portraits, as these | | | | the one that gives that extra special gift that will |
| cause delays getting permission from the | | | | last a lifetime. |
| photographer. | | | | |