Everybody was commenting it was the nicest brochure they had ever seen. This was for my 95 year old mother’s funeral, so her friends and pastors have been to quite a few funerals.
Her main photo was in lavender and blue, so the brochure perfectly matched. The clarity was crisp with zero pixilation. People were very happy with the prayer cards, especially knowing we had used my moms favorite verses. I used Word formatting to add small frames around each photo for a more refined look. I also changed the fonts, using dark magenta and dark green for all lettering. (Great Vibes and Marcella)
The only hiccup was my own fault. I didn’t know A4 paper was a tad smaller than the standard 8.5x11 inches. The print shop wanted a lot of $ to trim so I did that myself. It also caused the outside and inside to not align, so I couldn’t trim to the edge of flowers, thus having a white border. A bit of a matter for an artist like myself who likes perfection, but nobody else would have noticed unless it was pointed out. Even with the white border, I preferred the scaled down size and proportion after cutting 1/4” off the top and bottom.
I also purchased Share a Memory cards with signage. Nice it required no editing. I would really prefer this to have been four per page rather than two. Again, print shops charge exorbitant prices for printing and trimming, and with a funeral there are already a lot of expenses and other things to get done without needing to cut a hundred cards, which I did. Having four per page, or at least that option would saved money in printing as well as time cutting. We didn’t want an open mic during the service, as that might have gone on forever, so the cards were a good substitute for that, and a keepsake. Tip: They were handed out as people were arriving. In hindsight, I would have put one in each brochure, and extras at each table while people ate lunch and had more time to think and write.
Overall, I would highly recommend. The video tutorial was helpful, and in a time of bereavement with sooooo much to do, having ready made templates saved me a lot of hours.
Additionally, the download was a breeze.
Many thanks for providing this service. Would definitely recommend and use again. Much prettier option than other companies offered. People loved the watercolor flowers.