Memory Box

Now that it is over, what do you do with all the stuff?

Well, for both Matthew and Lauren, I made memory boxes.  I went to Walmart and got a plastic under the bed box and put together  the keepsakes of all the great memories of this special time in their lives.   Everything from the binder I used to plan, the information about the Mitzvah projects, a centerpiece from the party, the laminated articles from the Jewish news, a napkin from the cocktail party, copy of the invitation and thank you card, a kippah that we gave out, a copy of the booklet we gave out Saturday morning, the cards they received, the index box of all invited and addresses, party favors we gave out, copy of speeches given that weekend, video of the party, recording of the Haftorah, montage that was played at the party and of course pictures of the entire weekend.  I also had both my kids write about their experience after the weekend and I have put it in a sealed envelope along with the one I wrote and put it in there for them to read once I give them their box.   For those of you that have more then one child, a great thing was being able to go back to Matthew's when I was planning Lauren's, why reinvent the wheel?

Photo Albums

Wanted to share with everyone an economical way to make a nice photo album to forever cherish all the memories of such an amazing weekend.  Shutterfly is a great way to "do it yourself".  The photographer that we hired gave us a DVD of all our the pictures he took with the rights to do what we wanted with them so I uploaded them to Shutterfly.   I was then able to make the exact album that I wanted.  They have templates to meet everyone's tastes or you can personalize your own.   They have a custom path which allows you to create everything or a simple path which prefills the pictures for you.  Something for everyone!   They are really good about sending out email coupons and running specials for 40% - 50% off their albums so I suggest you get on their mailing list by going to their site and creating an account.   I made Matthew's and Lauren's albums with them and they are a great company to work with.   Customer service is great! We just LOVE the finished product!   There is also a way to allow people you invite to view the pictures and make their own creations.  They have a lot of other products that make great gifts, I use them all the time.