Are you wondering how you can add another level of personalization to your wedding experience? We have many options for you.
Glass Unity Ceremony:
Celebrate your union using crushed colored glass (aka frit) that can then be turned into a family heirloom for you to enjoy throughout your married life. Just like you and your fiancee that the glass represents, the glass colors are beautiful separately, but when combined, they create something even more beautiful. The heat of the kiln (like the marriage ceremony) bonds the colors together forever. If your glass piece ever gets broken, because sometimes life happens, just pick up all the pieces, bring them back to the studio, and they can be turned into something strong and beautiful again.
Choose two colors from our selection of over 130 colors of art glass for a truly unique finished piece. Check out the color charts at the bottom of this page to see all your frit color options. We also have color samples in the studio for you to choose.
Fees for the frit unity ceremony package start at $120 for a simple 6″ vase, medium cross, medium heart bowl or equivalent, in two standard colors on clear (price includes frit and sales tax, but does not include vessel rental or shipping). Most colors are standard. The few colors that are non-standard are an extra $10-$20. If you would like more than two colors, extra colors are $10-$30 each.
There are a variety of larger sizes and shapes to choose from such as: a folded tips 7″ vase for $135; a 9″ vase for $150-$165; an 11″ round plate for $175; a 16″ centerpiece bowl for $230; and many more. (online pricing is more accurate than brochure pricing and is subject to change)
Elegant glass vessels for the glass unity ceremony are available to rent for the weekend for $25 (requires a refundable $100 deposit). Or, use your own vessels.
If you are a blended family, include the children in the unity ceremony by letting them each add a small amount of color. The extra glass frit fee per child ($20 standard color) includes a cordial glass which they can keep as a reminder of their part in the ceremony.
Often times there is frit left over from the primary unity piece that can be used for additional mementos now or in the future.
Here are a few photos of recent unity pieces made for customers:
Other Wedding Related Services:
Personalized Cake Plate: We can make you a personalized cake plate for you to use during the wedding reception and then for special celebrations for years to come. Suggested wording “The YourLastName’s Celebrate” or “Two Became One” or your monogram or come up with your own phrase.
Glass Gift Registry: Register a design for dinner plates, dessert plates or bowls that your guests can either have us make for you or they can make for you under our guidance.
Guest Activity: Have out of town guests spend some of their free time in our studio making a wonderful souvenir for themselves or making a gift for you from your Glass Registry.
Custom Wedding Party Gifts: Make custom gifts/jewelry for your bridesmaids or groomsmen that are unique and made with love. Sure to be treasured by one and all.
Wedding Favors: Have us make you custom glass wedding favors, or save a little by making them yourself.
Puddle pieces make a great party favor and are sold by the pound (approx $50/lb).
Bachelorette Party: Celebrate with your girls by including a creation session in the studio during your bachelorette party day.
Bottle Slumping: Let us turn the empty bottle of champagne from your wedding toast, or that special bottle of wine from your honeymoon, into a cheese tray or small cutting board. Every time you pull it out you will be reminded of that special moment. For more information, check out Specialty Bottle Slumping.
Frit Color Charts:
When choosing your colors we recommend at least one Opalescent (aka opaque) color. In our experience using only Transparent colors can sometimes appear too soft. The labeled color samples reflect the color tones but are not identical to the actual glass color. For example, all the Transparent glass colors look solid in the color chart but they really are see-through and softer. Once you choose your colors, we will text you a picture of your selected color glass samples clustered together for confirmation. If you are close enough to come by, we have color samples in the studio for you to choose – our studio is in Springfield, MO.
