A WAY WITH WORDS Meet the expert: Olukemi Elebute is a calligrapher and engraver and the founder of Ribbon and Scripts based in Milton Keynes. How can we personalise our wedding with calligraphy? Olukemi says: There’s nothing more stunning and bespoke than handwritten details for your wedding celebration. In a digital-driven world, the sight of ink on paper creates a unique, beautiful, and captivating experience for your wedding or event. Not only does it add a personal touch to your event, but it also adds a stylish touch, thereby making your guests feel special and welcome. Digital calligraphy – Create a custom hand-written design which is delivered as a digital file and can be used on various elements of your wedding. Stationery and invites, signage, napkins, souvenirs, albums, and any other imaginable aspect of your wedding. Envelope addressing - Build a personal connection with your guests by creating beautiful hand-written names with your choice of calligraphy scripts on your wedding envelopes. The custom ink colour and flourished letters set the tone of the event and give the guests a sense of belonging. Day of details - Add a special touch to your elegant affair by creating beautiful hand-written names on the place and escort cards. This gives you a good table plan that sits the right people together. It curbs the problem of people turning up uninvited and taking seats intended for guests and you worry less about communication with catering staff for guest meals ordered prior. You can rest assured that your beautiful décor won’t be ruined as this makes the ceremony organised and stress-free. Hand engraving - Create a lasting memory and legacy around your union by adapting to keepsake objects so they become an heirloom that you cherish forever. Engraving a wedding day scent for the bride, groom or parents of the couple is one that will instantly take you back to your special day. The hand-engraved bottle is a unique unforgettable item; a special memory to keep forever. Wedding vows and letters – Delight yourselves by conveying unsaid words in a beautiful piece. This not only builds a lasting relationship with your partner but also becomes a keepsake that’s treasured forever. Hiring a calligrapher to help write your vows solves the problem of not projecting often how you truly feel through words, it saves you time and allows you to focus on other things for your big day and makes you worry less about writing long words yourself. www.ribbonsandscripts.co.uk; www.instagram.com/ribbonsandscripts HANDS-ON ENTERTAINMENT Meet the expert: Silhouette Sarah is a silhouette artist who performs at weddings and events. We’re having a large wedding so how can we keep our guests entertained throughout the wedding breakfast and into the evening? Sarah says: If you have been lucky enough to see a silhouette artist perform at a wedding then you’ll know that not only is this a rare art form but also that silhouette cutting is a great way of entertaining guests at weddings, keeping them entertained during the photographs. It’s a good icebreaker too because I walk around the guests and chat with them whilst cutting paper portraits freehand using nothing but scissors. Think of vintage cameos like Jane Austin’s trademark silhouette or Mrs Whistledown’s silhouette in Bridgerton - each one is cut freehand using nothing but a pair of scissors with no drawing first, or other trickery. Each silhouette is a flattering likeness of the person whatever the age so everyone will be wanting one and I can cut approximately 70 silhouettes in three hours, creating fabulous favours. There are many benefits to booking a silhouette artist and here are just a few: They are rare, so not many guests would have seen them before. It’s a sustainable material and a great keepsake that guests can cherish for a lifetime. They are individually personalised to each guest and bear a flattering resemblance. 07949 133 390 or visit https://silhouetteartist.co.uk; www.facebook.com/SilhouetteSarah; www.instagram.com/SilhouetteSarah1 60
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