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Occasionally we get the opportunity to work on very unique projects.  After receiving their invitations from us over the summer, Drew and Britton contacted us with a special request.  They were in need of a ketubah to be used at their wedding ceremony and were hoping to keep with the wood theme.  Now, at first we were a bit hesitant as none of us here at Oslo Press have any experience with Hebrew, but we were willing to give it a go.  Thus began a very collaborative project that eventually turned their vision into a reality.

They first worked with their rabbi to create the wording for the ketubah.  Then came the tricky part – sending the Hebrew to us in a format that we were able to work with.   I know they dealt with several people on their end, and there was a lot of communication back and forth, but eventually we had something that we could work with.  We worked on the layout for them, incorporating the special logo that had been previously created for them even before they came to us about their invitations.  Once ready, it was time to prepare the wood and start the engraving.

They chose to stick with cherry, but since it would be a plaque they would keep and possibly hang on a wall, we used a solid piece of wood as opposed to the veneer we use for invitations.  Apparently it was a hit at the wedding, for as you can see in the photo, the rabbi took it upon himself to walk the ketubah down the aisle so that every guest could get a better view.  Gotta love that!

For those of you not familiar with the term, a ketubah is a Jewish marriage contract used during the wedding ceremony and kept as a special keepsake afterwards.  For more information check out the ketubah article on Wikipedia.