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Apr 10

A Monumental Confirmation Moment

My grandson, Liam, is about to make his confirmation and I am so excited for this special moment! I have been trying to find a gift that will remind him of his confirmation and will hold a special meaning. I have searched numerous websites for such a gift but was unable to find what I was looking for. That is until I stumbled upon your wonderful website!

You see, this past year, my husband, Robert (Liam’s papa), passed away suddenly due to a heart attack. Liam was his only grandson and they shared a very special bond. Liam lives in the same neighborhood, so he was over every weekend spending time with his Papa and myself.

On a day right before Robert’s passing, Liam was over and wanted to know what his heritage was. So I told him that I was a mixture of German and Lithuanian and that his Papa was one-hundred percent Irish. Liam was fascinated by this newly discovered knowledge and Robert was tickled pink to tell him stories about growing up as a child in Ireland.

Liam had spent hours talking with his Papa about topics such as this. It was great to see that he never got tired of Robert’s stories but always listened so intently. It was very apparent that those two had an amazing relationship and respect for one another! That is why I felt the need to find a gift that reminded him of his Papa for his up-and-coming confirmation day.

As soon as I searched your website, it did not take me long to discover the perfect gift - your Celtic sterling rosary! The dark green beads and Celtic crucifix was brilliant! It reminded me of Robert and all of his Irish stories. Instantly, I knew that this was the perfect gift for Liam.

To accompany the Irish rosary, I had to buy the Irish Catholic keepsake bible for him as well. I plan on putting a photo of Liam’s Papa when he was a young boy in Ireland on the inside of the Bible. The rosary and Bible make a beautiful reminder for Liam that his Papa will always be with him, even on his confirmation day!

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Apr 10

An Ideal and Versatile Communion Dress

Since Ava is my one and only beloved daughter, I knew I had to buy her the perfect communion dress! Also, it just so happens my brother, Derek, is getting married a few months after her communion. Since Derek had asked Ava to perform the loving task of acting as his only flower girl in the wedding, this now meant I was hoping to find a dress that she could wear for both special occasions! This turned out to be a bigger challenge than I had anticipated.

Ava and I spent hours and hours, as well as visiting multiple stores, just trying to find the dress that will make her feel beautiful for the up and coming special occasions! After all of this tedious searching, we came upon the perfect dress on your website!

The communion dress is known as the Jenna dress and it is utterly gorgeous! We absolutely loved the designer layer skirt (which happens to match the design of the bride-to-be’s bridal gown) and the white bow with the lovely white satin flower is a perfect compliment to the bridesmaid’s dresses!

To make Ava’s communion look complete, we had to purchase the flower and rhinestone first communion veil that she just fell in love with! The veil is a great match to the satin flower that is attached onto the ribbon of the dress. However, what really pulled the look together was the girls “pearl” necklace and bracelet set!

As far as a flower girl dress, it is perfect! Since Derek is planning on getting married in the summer I had discussed with the Derek’s bride-to-be, Leah, about the possibility of altering the dress by removing the sleeves. Another great idea that Leah had was to have the bridesmaid’s dresses made longer. During the alteration of the bridesmaid’s dresses, we could use the extra fabric to replace the white ribbon around the waist of the communion dress with a ribbon that would match perfectly the bridesmaids’ dresses. What a fantastic idea!

Ultimately, I just wanted to say thank you for the fantastic experience that Ava and I had using your website! As a mother, it was absolutely priceless to have a communion dress be so versatile. As for Ava, she can hardly wait for her first communion and Uncle Derek’s wedding to get here!

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Apr 10

A Special Gift for a Special Person Committing to Catholicism

It all started with my brother, Stephen, becoming engaged to his longtime love, Audra. Throughout our childhood, and even as adults, my brother and I have remained actively involved in our faith as Roman Catholics. We actually still attend the same church that our parents were married in and where we were baptized and confirmed as children.

Although Audra (his fiancé) was baptized in the Catholic faith, she had never made her communion or confirmation. She has recently been working towards her Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) so they can get married in our church. Along with our parents, I was also married in our church and I know how much it means to Stephen to be married there as well.

As for Audra, she is such a wonderful person! Since she is my future sister-in-law, it brings me joy to see how much she loves her newly found faith in the Catholic Church. Pretty soon Audra will be done with her classes and able to participate in the initiation process to become an “official” member of the Catholic Church. Therefore, I knew that I had to find her the perfect RCIA gift, but as to what I was going to get her – that another story…until I came across your website.

Upon looking at all of the RCIA gifts, I decided to purchase two products. The first one is the Classic White Photo Album. I absolutely adored the crisp, clean look of this photo album! I also loved the idea of it being a precious keepsake for the numerous photos that were going to be taken on that special day! It is nice to know that Audra could have this photo album as a reminder of her journey back into the Catholic faith.

The second item I bought was the Today Is Mine book by Leroy Brownlow. It is a beautifully written motivational, spiritual and inspirational guide! I know that this particular book will serve as an inspirational daily reminder to Audra of her devotion to our faith and God.

Also, thank you so much! I absolutely loved the products and the detailed descriptions of each. It definitely made my job finding the perfect RCIA gift easy! I am so pleased with how easy it was to use your website that I will definitely be using it again. After all, I do need a gift for Stephen and Audra’s upcoming wedding.

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Mar 10

From Our Customers: A Beautiful Communion

Thank you so much. My daughter’s communion dress, veil and gloves arrived yesterday and they are beautiful. I can’t believe how quickly they shipped! I would definitely recommend your company to others. -Ms. Holland

Such encouraging feedback! Thank you from our family to yours! We’re so excited to get feedback from messages like these on a daily basis! If you have a special communion story or photo you’d like to share, please email us: info (at) myspecialplace (dot) com.

These are the items the Holland family has purchased to celebrate their very special communion. Click the images to view products!

Natalie First Communion Dress

Girl's White Shamrock Gloves

Shamrock Headband Communion Veil

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Mar 10

From Our Customers: M Baker Enjoyed MySpecialPlace.com’s Special Touch

Thank you for the excellent service by your company! The stuff was correct, delivery on time, the best service i had ever received! I will now always shop and do business with your company again! Thank for your time and great survive and great stuff!

M Baker

We’re just getting flooded with some incredible responses and support from our customers! We’re so excited to get feedback from messages like these on a daily basis! If you have a special communion story or photo you’d like to share, please email us: info (at) myspecialplace (dot) com.

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Mar 10

From Our Customers: The Millar’s Daughter’s Very Special Communion Gift

I ordered your Communion Valencia Girl Wall Cross. I just wanted you to know, how very pleased my wife and I were, in the quality of the product, the way it was wrapped….everything was excellent.

My daughter was very exicited and it was a perfect culmination to a wonderful day. I had been looking all over (church shops, etc) for the right one, when I found your website. I have recommended your site to others.

Thank you for making a special day – perfect.

Sincerely,
Doug and Melissa Millar

Special thanks to the Millar family for sharing your story. We’re so excited to get feedback from messages like these on a daily basis! If you have a special communion story or photo you’d like to share, please email us: info (at) myspecialplace (dot) com.

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Feb 10

From Our Customers: Patsi Loved her Daughter’s Communion Dress

Abigail First Communion Dress

“Hi guys! I got the dress and it is absolutely beautiful. Thank you!”
Patsi, Indiana (February 2010)

Just like Patsi, we want you to completely LOVE your dress! We’re so excited to get feedback from messages like these on a daily basis! If you have a special communion story or photo you’d like to share, please email us: info (at) myspecialplace (dot) com.

Pictured is Patsi’s Abbigail Communion Dress, which is ON SALE NOW! More information on this communion dress and others like it.

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Feb 10

Choosing the Right Baptismal Outfit

My nephew, Steven, and his wife, Fran, have been preparing for the baptism of their first newborn son Logan. Most of the planning is done. They have asked our cousins to be the god-parents. They have talked with their pastor and have set the date. They have selected a caterer for the large family gathering that is planned. There is only one thing left and that is selecting a baptismal outfit.

Stephen just assumed that Logan would wear a christening romper with a little bow tie, a cap and white shoes. But Fran told him that she wanted a baptismal outfit that could be worn by all their future children whether they had another boy or a girl. That being the case, she wanted to go with the more traditional long baptismal gown. This gown could also be passed on as an heirloom to the grandchildren.

Stephen thinks they should go with the romper for Logan and then this outfit could be passed on to the next male child. And if their next child happens to be a girl, they can buy her a christening dress and that could be passed on to any other female children they may have. Fran does not agree with this idea. She wants all their future children to wear the same outfit.

I tend to agree with Fran. It seems more like a family tradition to have all the children wear the same outfit. This means the outfit should be the long baptismal gown. I have suggested that they should take a survey of the extended family and let the results dictate what outfit they buy since they cannot agree.

What outfit do you think they should select?

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Jan 10

Communion Dress: Exciting memories with my daughter

I will never forget the day we bought my daughters First Communion dress! The dress was absolutely beautiful. I got her dress at online at myspecialplace.com for $59.95 but on other websites it was $185.00! The year prior to Abbigail’s first communion my younger sister got married while we were out shopping for the flower girl dress we bribed Abbi to try on this dress at the bridal shop.

It looked almost like a flower girl dress! Abbigail looked like an angel in that dress and it never left my mind. I couldn’t find the dress anywhere else, until I came across myspecialplace.com. There it was! We ordered it early before communion day–and it fit her perfectly!

The accessories just topped it off perfectly! She chose the most adorable communion veil and I picked out communion gloves with roses on them (“Rose” being her middle name and all).

We were so excited and my husband thought we were crazy. But the grin on her face and the sparkle in her eye told the tale that this was the dress! She was daddy’s little princess! On that exciting day, it was all well worth it!

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Jan 10

Calming First Communion Jitters

My husband and I took our three boys, their wives and the six grandchildren to Disney World last winter. We had a wonderful time. We knew that this trip would be magical especially for Anna who was eight years old at the time. She is very much a girly girl but is rather shy. She loves fancy dresses and princess stories. She was so excited to attend the Disney World Princess Breakfast. This is an event where you eat breakfast in Cinderella’s Castle. While you are eating, the various Disney princess characters walk around and talk with the children. They let you take pictures with the princesses and they sign autographs.

Anna looked forward to this event more so than any other thing we had planned at Disney World. She was excited the morning of the breakfast but was nervous about talking to the characters. She dressed up in a beautiful Cinderella costume for the event. It took a lot of coaxing to get Anna to go up to Cinderella for her autograph. But after a lot of nervous tears, Cinderella saw that she was having a hard time so she came over and talked privately to Anna. She told Anna that she should not be nervous because she looked so beautiful. Cinderella told her that she was so impressed that Anna dressed up for the special occasion and that it was an honor to have her as a guest at her castle. She asked Anna if she could take her picture and asked if she would sign her book of favorite guests. Anna was so happy after that. She was so surprised that Cinderella wanted something from her. It calmed all her fears.

This spring, Anna made her First Holy Communion. The day started out well. Anna was excited to once again dress up like a princess in her beautiful communion dress. She put on her ornate veil and her long white gloves and her fancy pearl white shoes. She looked just like a princess.

But once again, Anna became nervous and the tears began to flow once she arrived at church. I sat her on my lap and reminded her of our trip to Disney World and what Cinderella told her. I told her that God feels the same way today on her First Holy Communion. She should not be nervous because she looks so beautiful and God is so impressed that she dressed up for this special event. And God is so happy that she has come to His church today. He wants her to give her the body and blood of Christ and come into her heart.

That did it! Anna stopped crying and she began to smile. The stress of all her preparation and the anticipations of this day were relieved. She went up with her class and received her First Holy Communion. The day was a great success.