The Jam and Jelly Lady

We've had such a fun time in the cannery this week (well, I guess we always do, regardless!)  Got a great order that's been a blast to fulfill.  A bride in Cleveland needed favors for her wedding.  As the bridesmaids' dresses were called "blackberry" in the catalog, this creative bride decided to order jars of our low-sugar Blackberry Jam for the event.

It gets better.  Rather than use our regular red-and-white gingham checked fabric, she decided to find her own purple gingham.  She drop-shipped the special gingham to me.  Meanwhile, I canned 135 jars of Blackberry Jam, but instead of using the traditional gold lids and bands that we order in bulk, I used the new Ball platinum lids and rings.  The platinum/light purple combination is stunning.  

Then the labels.  We custom-labeled each jar: a starburst label with the groom's last name written in the same typeface as the wedding invitations. The bride named the jam "Blackberry Jubilee" and added the idiom "Made with 100% Love", followed by the date of the wedding.

The wedding planner was working on the place settings last night, I hear, trying to find the best way to present the pretty jars.  The wedding photographer is including the place settings in her album, so I'll be posting a picture of the place setting here, when the wedding is concluded.

 How fun!  I love making jam for weddings.  Apple Cider Butter for fall, Christmas Jam for December, Strawberry Jam for June, Winterberry Jam for January and February weddings.  If only I'd been running a cannery when I got married 20 years ago!!