One of the wedding projects on my plate last week was to make these fans for the guests.  They were dual-purpose, actually – not only providing information about the ceremony, but some relief from the intense midday Yakima sun as well.   If you’ve stopped by my booth at the Island County Fair in the past few years you have probably already seen the basic idea – except these were double-sided, and mostly computer-generated. 

We listed the names of the key players in the day’s events on the front of the fans, and on the back we included the words to a beautiful passage about love that was read during the ceremony. 

I was pleased to overhear some favorable comments about these fans, as I’d received precious little feedback about the save-the-date cards or invitations that had consumed so much of my life earlier this year.  (On the other hand, the fans only included one little token stamped image, while the other pieces were intensely hand-stamped and took gazillion times longer to create.  Hhmmmm…… I wonder if I should read anything into that circumstance, lol?!?)

Last week’s stamping also included a starter set of thank you cards, a guest book, and some more progress on their wedding announcements.  The announcements are still not quite done, but I’m hoping to finish those up and get them mailed within the next few days.  And the thank you cards are fairly simple, so I should be able to finish those up in a couple of evenings.  So the end of the wedding stamping is finally in sight!  Hip Hip Hurray!  I am SO ready to move on to something else!

I am soooo appreciative to all my friends and family who have helped in the huge project over these months:  Amy, Dennise, Diane, Jane, Jennifer, Judy, my parents, and my daughter and her husband.  I would NEVER have finished all this on time without their willing assistance!  A big thank you to all!