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Wedding Favors by Serendipity
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| Wedding Favors by Serendipity |
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San Clemente, CA |
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949-369-5678 |
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Mark Langdon |
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Now, if you're wondering how we became Favors by Serendipity : I started in business in 1975 making handcrafted items for Boutiques in Southern California. After doing that for about 14 years, always having to come up with new ideas and designs, I went in a different direction. A friend had just returned from Hawaii and was very impressed with the Seashell jewelry and accessories she saw there. I thought that would be an interesting diversion from what I was making and designed shoe clips, barrettes, jewelry and tee shirts using natural shells. Again, it was successful and was sold on both the East Coast and the West Coast and Florida.
Always wanting to challenge my creativity, and getting bored with making the same things over and over again, I designed a new line of embellished tee shirts and sold them for four years in a store on Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. Just about the time the store was going through some renovations and closed for a while, I decided it was time for something new and different.
While at a Craft Supply Convention I came upon a company that was selling supplies for Wedding and Party Favors. After seeing what they had to offer, I decided: why not offer something beautiful and unique to Brides rather than the same old candy wrapped in tulle? Something elegant for the about the same price as candy would be. I got very excited at the idea of making beautiful hand made items to be used for gifts, and the prospect of designing something new and different for each event was very appealing. My trip to that Convention proved to be very serendipitous for us, thus the name Serendipity.
For the past six years we have had many challenges coming up with creative ideas for Brides looking for something to suit their theme. One outstanding example comes to mind. We were doing a Bridal Convention and a Bride came to our booth and asked if we did anything with handcuffs. After my look of surprise, she explained that she and her groom were Federal Agents and almost all of their guests would be either Federal Agents or Police Officers. They had been searching for a year for something to tie in with their theme. I knew I could meet the challenge and assured her I would come up with something in their theme that wouldn't be tacky. I found a lovely fabric covered picture frame that opened like a book and had a place for wallet sized photos on each side of the inside of the frame. I also found toy badges. I attached the badge to the outside front of the frame, and in the insert where the photos would go, I did a graphic of a pair of handcuffs and put their names and marriage date within each cuff. She was thrilled with the finished product, and we still have that item on our display to show just how original we can be. It usually causes quite a reaction by the brides who see it and I always have to explain it, but it always brings a smile to our face.
Another time we received a call from an event Coordinator who had a Bride who was Chinese and her Groom was Japanese. They wanted to tie in the differences in their culture with their gifts. After speaking to the Bride I discovered that there were sweets that were especially associated with each culture. She offered to supply us with the sweets, which we put into a box, designed a recipe card item card, and we created a poem explaining the joining of the two cultures represented by the sweets. Once more, we met the challenge.
After a few years of offering hand made items, which set us apart from other retailers, we expanded our line to include picture frames, crystal, silver, candles, etc. with the idea that the gift would be a lovely remembrance gift for the guests. When we started our line, we were the only company that was offering picture frames for place settings. By offering to do the place settings for the brides, and putting them in the frames as well, we have found that to be one of our most popular choices.
We are often told how much the Brides like the name of our company, and find ourselves explaining what the word Serendipity means. We hope you will agree that finding us either in your Bridal Magazine or on our Web site will prove to be serendipitous for you.
Eileen Langdon - Founder of Favors by Serendipity |
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