Wedding Present Traditions

I just finished this piece for a client today. It will be a wedding present. These signs are a tradition in her family. God Bless This Home in three languages. After the line in English, there is a line representing the groom's heritage and then a line representing the bride's heritage. In this case Spanish and Polish heritages.

Then the couples names and wedding date are lettered in Holbein gold at the bottom.

My client's mother-in-law started the tradition years ago because she had a friend that was a calligrapher. Sadly, the calligrapher died within the past few years and my client was in search of a calligrapher to carry on the tradition. I fell in love with the project, as I had never seen lettering done this way.

I love the rough look of the brush letters and the blending and layering of the colors.

Here is the first sign I did. My client wanted to give one to her in-laws for Christmas last year. Her mother-in-law had always had them made for other family members, but she had never had one lettered for herself. I heard she was overwhelmed by the thoughtfulness of her son and daughter-in-law's gift.

Do you have a traditional family wedding present? We always give the happy couple a nativity set. We received one as a wedding present from our college friends. I thought it was a great gift then and every year since!