Wedding Season!

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The Wedding Season is upon us and is a busy time for us calligraphers. I’ve been working on addressing envelopes, invitations, place-name cards and table name/number cards for the past few months. I also just finished a commmission to create a commemorative plaque for the wedding of a friend of mine who’s daughter is getting married. It will be presented to the Bride & Groom after the wedding speeches and is a lovely momento for them to have to hang on their wall. I’ll post a picture here soon…

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