{CUSTOMIZE} Your Dream Wedding With ETSY - An Interview With a Fizzy Bride // Wedding Day Prep (Vol. 5)

QUESTION: What makes a beautiful damask
printed and imperial purple designed
wedding more personalized and unique?

ANSWER: Find as many custom, ETSY,

one-of-a-kind items as possible!

Sean and Candice - 6.19.10

In the first year of painting my custom glassware there was a BOOM of orders that came in the fall for upcoming weddings. One of my first large Bridal Party orders was a purchase made by Candice, a bride-to-be from Illinois. A couple of months after the purchase this Fizzy Bride realized that we had gone to high school together! Yup, we both graduated in the class of 2000 from a high school in Rockford, IL. What a small world. This made working on her custom glasses even more exciting and enjoyable.

Now, a year later, I asked my old friend Candice to answer a couple of questions about her Fizzy Experience. On top of having some of the most beautiful photos from her wedding on Facebook, I also found that I was one of MANY Etsy shops that she and her groom utilized for their
custom dream wedding!

All of the beautiful "WEDDING DAY" photography was perfectly
captured by AE Photography located in Lindwood, IL

Check out their blog too!

How did you hear about Etsy.com? I think it was a random search when I was looking for a personalized item a few years ago. I can’t remember the exact way, but once I found it, I was addicted!

How did you find out about my products on ETSY? An Etsy search. I was looking for bridal party gifts and came across your custom glassware.

What is it about my products that made you decide to purchase? They looked SO unique and fun! I loved the idea of having personalized gifts that could be used after the wedding too, and I especially like doing something different. No one had seen anything like this and it was one of the main details people commented on at the rehearsal dinner where we gave the gifts!

How/why did you decide what products to buy?  It was hard to decide since I liked all of the options. We decided to go with the Bridal Party design: wine glasses for all the women and beer pint glasses for all the men. We ended up with a huge order, as we had a wedding party of 12 total, including us, plus 2 junior groomsmen, and we bought for our parents as well to add to their gifts. I also got the bride and groom champagne flutes for the wedding toast. I love having those to keep and display in our home after the wedding day. (20 glasses total)

What was it like to receive your Fizzy Glassware? As far as receiving the glassware package in the mail -- can you say 'excited much?' I had to open and unwrap everything immediately! I took pictures on my phone to sent them to my fiancé just because I had to show someone.

What was it like to gift your Fizzy Glassware to your Bridal Party? How did the members in the party react? I am always super impatient with giving gifts, and this was definitely hard to keep a secret! Both my fiancé and I were excited to give the gifts and everyone loved them! As a side note, we gifted the glasses to all ages, from 7 to 55 and they were just as well-received from all ages, so this is really a gift anyone would love.

Would you purchase from my shop again? Yes, in fact I already have. I ordered 2 Christmas gifts -- one lips wine glass and one mustache glass. I almost didn’t want to give them away because I wanted one for myself!

Did you add other Etsy finds into your wedding experience? Oh my, YES! What didn’t I get from Etsy? Lots of inspiration too, but here is a list of some of the Etsy purchases that found their way into my wedding. I really bought as much as I could from Etsy to help support handmade and to help make my traditional wedding a little more “us.”

The largest purchase from Etsy was my felt button
 flower order of bouquets/boutonnieres/corsages.
- by reallybadkitty

One of the most important things was a family

union necklace that my new hubby gave my son

during our ceremony. In marrying me, he takes my 

son into his family. - by CharOuellette

Cufflinks, for the men of the bridal party,
were purchased from various sellers.
Mostly from nostalgiclinks
and littleangelsjewelry

My veil - by abusymother

Damask table squares for the reception - by DarlingDamask

My wedding day jewelry - by livelovebead

Hair flower clips for the girls and myself - by silverpencils

Feather guest book pen  - by creations4brides

Other accessory gifts for bridal party gifts
- by pookafan, dillybaby, TagsOnBags

Purse for myself and my flower girl - by ocstylescreations

Place cards, table numbers by my2cheeks and
programs by mybluetulipdesign

Custom cake topper (Etsy Seller Unknown)

Desserts for rehearsal dinner and as part of
thank yous for the wedding shower by hitsthespot

Plus a ton more, really, but those are the main things!

How was the overall wedding day? A blur! It sounds cliché but it was one of the best days of my life =)

Do you have any more overall comments? I think this is already long, so not really, just that I love what you (the FizzyArtist) do and I hope your business continues to grow!

Thank you Candice for a wonderful

interview and for showing us how

beautiful your customized and

"ETSY-FIED" wedding day turned out!

Fizzy Cocktails, Hot Pink, and a LAS VEGAS Wedding! - Sale Ends 12/15/10

I love the days when I receive a thank you e-mail from one of my brides. It means so much to me when they take the time to let me know how happy they were with their custom glassware and how much the bridal party loved them! The best kind of thank you is when I receive photos of their special day with the glassware in action taken from their wedding photographer.

Last month one of my favorite buyers, Melissa, sent me an e-mail with beautiful photos and a link to her photographer's blog Las Vegas Wedding Photography - John and Melissa.

Melissa wrote, "I wanted to thank you again for our awesome wedding glasses! They were a HUGE hit with everyone! 

"I will continue passing the word about your amazing glasses to everyone I can!  Our entire wedding party truly loved them and we all used them all night at the reception!"  

I have never seen pictures of the bridal party seeing their glasses for the first time. It is such a cool way to connect with the bride and groom's friends and family because of the time I spent looking at their photo and creating their cartoon portrait. The photographer truly captured the Fizzy experience at this wedding celebration. The pictures show them enjoying their cocktails while smiling and laughing together. THIS is what my work is ALL ABOUT!

In the photographer's words, "John and Melissa were wed at the Valley of the Falls outdoor chapel at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas strip and the view was simply STUNNING."

Who doesn't love a fabulous wedding in Vegas? The wedding colors were black and hot pink with swirl/paisley accents. The ladies wore black dresses with hot pink sashes and the men wore stylish black and hot pink paisley ties. The couple also chose to mix water goblets for the women and beer pilsners or lowball glasses for the men.

I was so jealous when I packed up this order because the shipment was going straight to Las Vegas. I wanted to pack myself in the box so I could visit the Vegas strip again and lay out by the pool with a drink! I made sure to deliver the package directly to the hotel where the bride and groom were staying so they wouldn't have to worry about the fragile pieces during their travels.

Thanks again John, Melissa and D. Tyler for helping me share this Fizzy wedding experience!

Please enjoy these unbelievable photos by
D.Tyler Photography from John + Melissa's Wedding!

Photos provided by D. Tyler Photography

Visit this blog for more beautiful wedding photos!

Check out these black + hot pink / Vegas-themed wedding items from Etsy!

Hot Pink Jewel Earrings
by mycellardoor

Vegas Style Wedding Invitations

by ChrissyWatson

Damask white with black and pink
by vinatgejetpatterns

*** WEDDINGS SALE ***
Orders for 10 or more glasses will have an additional $25 discount! (Sale ends Dec. 15, 2010) Hurry, the booking schedule for SPRING WEDDINGS fills up fast!

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!
~The FizzyArtist

BEER, BALLS and BOYS...

It’s officially winter! For some, that means shoveling the driveway, hot chocolate and holiday spirit. For others it means one thing: Winter SPORTS!

All across America, living rooms are filled with the loud cheers of football, hockey and basketball fans. Ask most of these fans, "What makes the perfect evening?" A Sunday night game in front of the big screen with their favorite team, friends, food and a frosty beverage!

The FizzyArtist glassware offers one-of-a-kind, custom sports glasses that are the perfect gift for that die-hard fan! Let them show off their team with a personalized cartoon portrait and/or logo!

Sports Night (1 glass) $30

March Madness is sooner than you think. The guys (or gals) could be filling out their brackets in style while showing off their favorite team and who they think will be on top! Those that really love to chug a beer will get such a kick out of the message "refill A.S.A.P." inside their mug!

SPORTS FAN (1 glass)

by the FizzyArtist

Make your next sports night even better with these great SPORTS NIGHT items from ETSY:

Buffalo Wings Soap Set 
by AJSweetSoap

Vintage Men's Football Shirt
by CementTrampoline

Custom Sport Jersey Blankey
by Avec Dieu Couture

Your sports fan will love this gift as they enjoy their favorite beer while cheering on the home team!

~The FizzyArtist

HAPPY HO HO HO!!! Holiday Designs

I have started getting my ETSY shop ready for Christmas shoppers. Here are my top sellers from last year's holiday season!

HOLIDAY HOPS

"What a perfect way to give a custom gift and have an excuse to celebrate the holidays in style! These happy holiday beer glasses have a great holiday design with stockings and a string of lights that would be a delight for men and women. Each character is made to the likeness of you and your friends and family with coordinating holiday sweaters. Your loved ones will get a kick out of this one-of-a-kind gift!"

This design was selected by Etsy last year to promote in its custom section for holiday gifts!

ABOUT ME

"ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THAT KNOCK-YOUR-SOCKS-OFF CUSTOM GLASS? Then this design is for you! You could have your very own glass that shows off who you are and your personal flair. Give this to a friend and they will love you forever! Glasses are designed to match each person's hair color, skin color, and their name. You can include up to two personal touches, such as favorite colors, hobby, occupation, inside joke, nickname."

COLLEGE YEARS

"Give the perfect customized mug/glass to a special someone still in their college years. The glass can be adorned with the University logo* and/or their Greek logo* for the fraternity or sorority they are pledged too!" Look inside the glass and you will find a special message... "refill A.S.A.P."

What types of glassware can we order?

All my designs can be on a either or a combination of white wine, red wine, martini, beer pilsner (stien), beer mug (handle), low-ball, coffee mug or water glass. Feel free to mix and match!

SPORTS NIGHT

Do you know someone that can't wait for Monday Night Football? Or maybe your buddy is such a huge sports fan that they have season tickets for their favorite team. With creative freedom I can design a mug/glass with a team's colors and logo*. It can also include his or her custom character as well or just simply be designed around the team of choice.

*Sports logos must be an artist's interpretation for copyright reasons

Hurry and place your holiday orders today! Orders will be booked and shipped in the order that they are placed and the cut-off date will be Dec. 15, 2010.

Visit my Etsy shop to browse and make your purchase.

The FizzyArtist