An extra large gourd bowl is inscribed in the Didot typeface with the couple’s personalities and interests, an idea brought to me by my friend Lena, the gift-giver. The couple’s names and the date of the wedding are applied to the bottom of the bowl:
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A lovely wedding set, two wee tea cups and two dessert plates, customized for a couple married on New Year’s Day, a wonderful way to ring in the New Year, sipping tea and eating cake.
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Les & Tommy met and fell in love at a restaurant in Boston, and decided to have their engagement party there as well. From the engagement party’s invitation, I scanned the images of the silverware, and the Roman date of the party, and applied them to a set of gourd bowls. A keepsake to use daily, and remember the first time the couple met.
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For this set of two gourd bowls the client wanted the date to match the way it was written on the wedding invitation:
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On this serving set, the couple’s names and the date of the wedding are inscribed on a small organic bowl, a large organic bowl, and a serving platter:
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The couple’s initials are inscribed on the two larger gourd bowls, and their daughter’s initials on the smallest:
Another option has the couple’s names on the largest bowl, the date of their wedding on the medium one, and the word "love" on the smallest bowl.
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A set of three gourd bowls commissioned for a new baby in the family, with the full name, date, and time of birth. I can see this set being used for every birthday the child will have:
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