Maria del Rosario and JoseLuis

The joy of exchanging wedding vows is one of the most important events to take place in anyone’s lifetime. It marks a new beginning of life together, new experiences and the prospect of planning and achieving great things.

This past weekend, Maria del Rosario and JoseLuis celebrated their love for each other by renewing the wedding vows they took 25 years ago. They strolled down memory lane with a full re-enactment of their wedding day with bridesmaids, groomsmen and all of the festivities  that go with a wedding celebration.

The happy couple were radiant as they entered the banquet hall to the applause of nearly 250 people who came to share their event. They were reflective as the priest blessed them and took them on a journey back in time by exchanging vows, exchanging rings, praying while bound together with the rosary lasso and pronouncing their dedication to each other with the exchange of coins (arras).

Presenting the arras

Exchanging rings

Up until this time, family and friends remained quiet as they watched the re-kindling of love and commitment. But the silence was soon replaced with cheers as the first dance began and everyone joined in a great evening of dancing, live music and excellent food and drink.

The Event Scrapbook we created for their anniversary reflected their bridal colors of silver and purple and included pictures of some of the most important people in their lives. Everyone who signed tags, note cards or autograph pages were excited to be a part of their 25th Anniversary keepsake … and we were just as excited and honored to have been asked to create it !

Congratulations Maria del Rosario andJoseLuis on 25 years of marriage! We wish you continued love, happiness and prosperity throughout the coming years.

Example of Event Scrapbook pages

Holly & Sharon

This past weekend marked the 19th Annual Holiday Housewalk in Marengo, IL.   Artisians from the local community have the opportunity to display their holiday wares and are placed in various locations throughout the Marengo area.   A map provides a snapshot of where the locations are and how to get to them — some areas afford a walk through the neighborhood to get to the next stop, some locations require a short ride to get to.   Some of the Victorian home owners open their doors and invite the public to view the beauty of a day gone by and artisians are placed in each home.  Several businesses, churches and other organizations also do the same.  All total, this year’s event offered over 60 artisians — all offering a beautiful selection of things to buy. 

Basket of assorted explosion books

Thank you to the Holiday Housewalk Committee for inviting us to participate — it was a pleasure being a part of this event and we look forward to participating in next year’s event.

The first holiday walk customers begin to trickle in ...

And another big thank you to everyone who stopped by our table, finding out more about our event scrapbooking service and agreeing to carry out our Christmas Wish of telling one person about us !!

More pictures are available on our Facebook Page:  http://www.facebook.com/ScrappingOnTheSpot

View our 30 second commercial from the Marengo Holiday Housewalk - Dec. 4-5, 2010.

Our Event Scrapbooking service does just that.  We create a customized scrapbook using your theme and color preferences before your event takes place.  We then attend your event with your pre-made scrapbook and become your photographer.  While your event is in progress, we print out the photos, copy photos onto a CD and complete the scrapbook.

When your event is finished, your scrapbook is completed and you have an instant keepsake to immediately enjoy!

There are two scrapbook sizes to choose from — prices include materials & embellishments for 20 pages and includes labor:

8″ x  8″  - $395.00

12″ x 12″ – $595.00

CD with all photos – $50.00

Additional copies of photo CD’s are $10.00

Additonal pages can be added to your scrapbook for a minimal cost as follows:

8 x 8 = $10.00 per page

12 x 12 $ 15.00 per page

Please see our Additional Scrapbooking Services section for pricing and information on other services we provide.

A few of the "suspects"

Rachel’s birthday is October 10, and this year she wanted to have a special gathering with family and friends.   Her wish came true this weekend with a themed birthday party – a  Murder Mystery that took place on the Titanic with a lovely high tea served on vintage floral patterned china.  Eight guests were randomly selected to become “suspect” characters in the mystery and were given real names of Titanic passengers, a profile description and a  script to read out to the group.  Once all eight people told their stories, it was up to the entire group to figure out “who done it.”  The plot of the mystery was carried out throughout the afternoon, only stopping for high tea, birthday cake and short breaks to think about the story lines. 

Scrapping on the Spot created a vintage scrapbook to compliment the theme using rose-patterned motifs decorated with a variety of embellishments using lace, velvet and other accents.  Note cards were created for many pages and were signed with special happy birthday wishes.   “Suspects” were displayed in a two-page picture gallery with each picture affixed to a profile description card.  The very  last page displayed replica copies of actual Titanic postcards and photos.  The front cover of the velvet covered scrapbook set the stage of the theme with a collage of vintage style embellishments.

Oh …. we won’t tell you who actually “did it,” but we WILL tell you that it was a lovely affair and that Rachel achieved her goal of making this year’s 10-10-10 birthday, one that would definitely be remembered.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL — we wish you many more years of happiness and memorable celebrations!

Most baby showers are special, but this one had some additional significance to Skye’s family… this is her parents first grandchild and it’s the first boy to be born in the family in this next generation!!    Definitely cause for celebration!

Scrapping on the Spot captured these special moments and presented Skye with a fully completed scrapbook of her afternoon.  You could see the happiness in her eyes as she scanned each page and we know she will enjoy viewing the 200+ pictures we took during her special day.

Congratulations Skye and Jon!  We wish you an abundance of happiness and love as you begin your journey as new parents.  Congratulations also to Connie and John as they begin their journey as grandparents for the first time!

Graduation Page 03 Layout

School name shown:  Dundee Crown High School 

Customized with your school name and colors

Sleeping Beauty

Scrapping on the Spot was there collecting various memories for their scrapbook — pictures of family and friends, signed notecards and lots of embellishments.  We had an absolutely enjoyable time with the entire group — everyone was so very pleasant and it was evident they were thoroughly enjoying their day together.  At the end of the celebration, there were many things to collect up and pack away in their cars.  One of them was their completed scrapbook — an instant keepsake of the day — something they could take home that night and share together.

Congratulations to you Taryn & Michael — we wish you every joy and happiness as you start your new life together!

Proviso West’s All Class Reunion was a great success thanks to the organizational efforts of George Roa – Class of 1996. The evening started with a beautiful food buffet offering a huge variety of things to choose from which was followed by a large dessert table. Our DJ, Ronald DiFiore – Class of 1977, provided a great assortment of tunes to dance to from all decades. As the evening progressed, re-aquaintences were made, tons of pictures were snapped and the Class Decade Photos were taken on the ballroom staircase.

Small Panther Page & Frame

Scrapping on the Spot was invited to the event to take photos during the night and to sell Panther Pages, frames and offer individual photos.  Our cameras were ready for anything — serious poses as well as fun photos with the use of our hats, oversized glasses and other fun things from our Fun Tub.

George & Ken

A perfect example of this is the GREAT photo of George and Ken … can you tell they were having fun?  

The Scrapping on the Spot team also took a few photos to display on the Panther scrapbook pages that were placed in our specialty frames.  Two sizes were on display:  Small frame (11×11) holding a small Panther Page and a Large frame (16×16) holding a large Panther Page.  Many people  were using the white space on the large page to gather autographs from classmates!

Large Panther Page & Frame

Both frames have a white suede frame mat and hold a customized Panther Page created in the school colors.  Each page provides a 4×6 photo mat to display your own photo taken on the night.

Want to order a Class Decade photo? Click HERE.

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Want to order a Specality Frame? Click HERE.