Polly and Marc

Polly and Marc celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, their silver wedding, back in October. Both Polly and Marc asked me to make cards to mark the occasion so, once one order had been received, I had to guide the second order in a very different direction. I needed to make sure that they received two very different cards to mark their special day!

Polly chose to use the couple's wedding photo for her card. I made sure to get her hair colour exactly right and to match the blue of Marc's suit.  I added the chuppah, the canopy beneath which Jewish marriage ceremonies are performed, in the background. A silver number 25 marks the number of years they have been married.

Marc went in another direction. He knew that Polly favours my papercut art and, after some discussion, I suggested creating a card based on their ketubah. The ketubah is a marriage contract that explains the basic material, conjugal and moral responsibilities of the husband to his wife. It is signed by the groom, as well as two witnesses, and given to the bride during the wedding ceremony.

Ketubot are made in a wide range of designs, usually following the tastes and styles of the time and the region in which they are made. Polly and Marc's beautiful ketubah is based on a circular design. I used that shape for my papercut, carefully cutting out the zigzag edges. Inside I cut out "25 Years" and added the tree which can be seen in the centre of their ketubah, above. A yellow paper inlay matches the gorgeous glowing sky.

"Thank you again for our lovely cards!" Polly wrote to me. She had been deliberating whether to order a papercut card but, having received Marc's card, was glad that she hadn't done so in the end!

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