Every ketubah is unique. Why? Because only your ketubah has your names, your text, and your signatures on it. It’s guaranteed to be one of a kind!
But did you know that there are even more ways to customize your ketubah without having to go the route of commissioning (and paying for) a fully custom design? A lot of my clients love the idea of tweaking their ketubah design in a way that’s meaningful to them.
Curious? Here are four simple and low-cost ways that I can customize your ketubah without charging you for a full custom design:
1) Hand-lettered names in your ketubah
Each of my ketubahs comes with the option of having your names and wedding date in a large font above the text. And you even get to pick the font. But if picking the font isn’t enough, I’m happy to hand-letter your names so that they’re extra special.
2) Add your silhouettes to the ketubah design
Sure, adding large portraits of your smiling faces to your ketubah might be a bit…much. But what about adding your tiny silhouettes to a landscape? These silhouettes blend seamlessly into the design, but serve as a tiny tribute to the happy couple.
3) Add a symbol to celebrate your venue
Subtlety is key, but adding a small nod to your wedding venue can give your ketubah design a dash of magic. For example, one client from Madison, WI asked me to drop in silhouettes of the iconic chairs from Memorial Union Terrace. It’s subtle and sweet, and it has special meaning to them since it’s where they met and where they were to be married.
4) Customize the colors
Most of my ketubah designs can be reworked with custom colors, and I commonly get requests to tweak a design to fit the colors scheme of a couple’s wedding. This delightful client fell in love with my Paint Swash design, but was hoping it could match the ivory, blush and grey color scheme of their big day. I was super happy with how it came out!
These are just a few ideas for how you can take one of my existing ketubah designs and make small modifications so that it’s extra special. I’m always delighted by the creative ways in which my clients want to tweak my standard designs. If you have ideas or questions, I hope you’ll get in touch so that we can talk them through!
About 10% of my ketubah clients choose to do a full custom design, and for that, I’m super grateful. Working on custom designs is always an opportunity to flex my creative muscles and to try out ideas I might not have arrived at on my own. And at the end of every experience, I always feel like I learned something.
I’ve had clients approach me with countless incredible ideas for custom ketubot – from Zion national park, to the hills of eastern Vermont, to a typographic design featuring three very different languages. Each time I set up a video call to discuss a new prospective client’s ideas, I’m blown away by what they’ve come up with. (Seriously, you guys are a blast to work with!)
Today, I thought I’d share a little about a custom ketubah that I did last summer for a couple getting married in the brand new contemporary wing of the Chicago Art Institute. As someone who lived in Chicago for four years, I was very familiar with the beautiful architecture of Art Institute and the surrounding grounds. But the challenge was going to be capturing the essence of the place without getting lost in the details. I spent a long time studying the lines and shapes that made up this beautiful piece of architecture, and eventually I landed on a design that felt true to life but not overly literal. My favorite part of the design was adding a faint reflection of the Chicago skyline in the windows of the building. I felt good about how the piece turned out, and I think the couple was pretty happy with it too!
If you’re interested in a custom design, you can always browse some of my recent work over here, or set up a free video chat conference to hash out some of your ideas.
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I'm Adriana Saipe, founder of Ink with Intent. I'm a full-time wedding illustrator who specializes in contemporary ketubahs and unique wedding certificates. Learn more.
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