Gracestone Calligraphics

Technical Info:

This is a more subtle treatment of a Quaker marriage certificate. It features 128 signature/witness lines and detailed vows, including the usual date and location of the ceremony, generic main vows, as well as individual vows. A paler, more delicate color palette is used for the cherry blossom illustrations. The main text is rendered in indigo-colored ink, while the individual vows are rendered in the colors of slate blue and medium violet. Faux silver leaf-gilded diamond shapes are used to accent the couple's names. Gouache was custom-mixed for the Copperplate script calligraphy, and is the medium used throughout the entire document. Stonehenge White paper is used for the document, while Japanese unryu and mulberry papers are used for the folder and its endpapers.

Final size is 22" x 30"

Photography by Walt Stoneburner

Other Wedding Certificates:

Smith-Blair
Tate-Forster
Terrell-Giandomenico
Winters-Jones

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