A Wedding Gift, Prepared in a Day

The message came in late on a Thursday evening, and was opened the following morning. A last-minute wedding gift was needed. The reception was that same day.

The brief was simple: create an engraved wedding piece from the material already available, within a very limited timescale.

The Starting Point

A photograph of the wedding invitation supplied the visual reference.

The design was developed from details already present in the wedding stationery. The heart motif, typography and monogram all came from the invitation, keeping the finished piece visually connected to the wider celebration.

The ampersand already used in the stationery provided an anchor for the composition.

Using an existing visual reference also reduced the number of design decisions required within the short timescale.

Preparation and Engraving

An Engraving Layout was prepared and sent for approval.

Once approved, the artwork was prepared for stencil production and sandblasted into the glass.

By mid-afternoon, it was complete and ready for collection.

How Some Pieces Begin

An invitation or message can provide a starting point for an engraved piece.

Because the invitation already provided a clear visual reference, the design could be refined for engraving without developing a separate decorative direction from scratch.

The commission shows how existing wedding stationery can provide enough visual information to develop an engraved piece that remains connected to the event itself.