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"Ok, Now What?-Bride" is a great resource for brides, chock full of tips and ideas, tastefully and colorfully laid out for you. It's vibrant and full of super neat ideas. And check out their post about DKS Verse. They did a great job catching the essentials of custom poetry for weddings.

What to pick, what to pick?

The last two poems I've worked on the main color of the wedding has been lavendar. The first one's embellishment was silver butterflies, but this one is flowers and I'm going back and forth. I think the glittered roses are too big, but I LOVE them, the others are smaller and more elegant.

Here's what clients are saying about their poems!

We had the most amazing wedding ever. I am totally not the kind of person to say so but I wish it wasn't over. I think both of us agree it was the best day of our lives so far! ….Thank you so much for being a part of making it even better than we could've imagined! Jennifer M.


…my postage package was the poem!!!! thank u soooo much!!!!!! it is absolutely gorgeous!!!! im lookin for a frame w/o borders so I can see the corner markers!!! im puttin on display @ the wedding!!!! The hubby is going to love it!!!!! Shay C.

"Immediately we hit it off with Melinda, to the extent we invited her to our wedding. We were amazed at how adept she was at capturing our relationship in words, after just a short meeting. Melinda was also persistent in her effort to make sure everything was exactly as we wanted, with many helpful suggestions. Our satisfaction is evident by the fact our wedding poem is found on the fireplace mantle in our living room. We recommend her without reservations. The poem was a perfect addition to our vows."

Patty & Eric L.

And the Winner is.......

Two actually!

Shay C. was the first person to enter and was given a free poem, she recently celebrated her wedding and read her poem to her husband during the ceremony. The contest winner is Lola M.

Thank you for all those who entered. I will be running another contest in November, just in time for Christmas!

Butterfly Poem

This turned out to be one of my favorite poems. This is an example of a "theme poem". The information given-it's a fall wedding, their wedding song "A walk through the woods" played by a trumpet. They dated on and off until she asked him!

Come, Walk through the Woods
and hear the trumpet call
of a swan lazily swimming
on the chilled waters of Fall,
in a meadow where dances
a mate and butterfly
upon the wind's softly whispered-
"Love cannot be denied"

For once they met upon the field
and passed each other by
for she still wished to grow
and needed some more time;
but he saw something special
in her countenance and face
and she could not forget
his beauty and his grace.

Not long ago she entered
her sheltering cocoon,
growing more beautiful each day,
until she emerged anew.
From there she sought her love
upon wings, strong and wide
and, finding him in the field waiting,
dared ask to be his bride.

He, in joy, did answer
Yes! and now they fly
journeying ever onward
together, side-by-side.
Their colors shame the flowers,
their hearts beat as one;
Come, come Walk through the Woods
to see them dancing in the sun.