I GAVE THIS PICTURE FRAME TO A FRIEND FOR HER BIRTHDAY I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE FOR OVER A YEAR I WANTED ONE BEACHY LOOKING BUT DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO MATTING IT THE SAYING WHICH WAS PUT INTO THE FRAME WAS SPECIAL AND LOOKS GREAT IN THIS FRAME  THE FRAME HAS A LOOK OF A MAT BUT NOT OVERBEARRING