THE OPTIONS

ONE

Treasure the memories of your Wedding Day by capturing them in an original oil painting featuring words which tell the story of your lives together. Include copies of your Order of Service, love letters, lines from your favourite film or songs or whatever else you choose! Art of marriagewill produce a specially commissioned art-piece which records all the memories of your day and will then over-paint the words with a portrait of the Bride and Groom. This very unique and original idea will mean no more reaching for the album or DVD – display your memories in full colour on the wall as a contemporary art-piece which can become a family heirloom in years to come.

Simply choose whether you want one or both portraits painted.

THREE

Using your wedding day memories, other items or guests notes written on your special day Art of Marriage can produce a contemporary painting simply using translucent colours. just tell us the colour scheme of your new home together and we will produce a design which will add to the colour environment of where you live while also incorporating your wedding memories.

All paintings are finished in superior oils and do not require framing as we use deep edged canvases and also overpaint the edges.

The artist, Keith Drury and his ‘artobiography’ style has been featured on BBC TV and in the Observer and Guardian newspapers as well as being selected as the BBC’s ‘Big Picture’ online.

The pictures above were painted of Ann Youd from Liverpool, who were married in Italy. While the painting is only of the bride on this occasion, all the words below the face were sent to us by the groom. They include a love letter he wrote to her on the night of their engagement, her birth certificate, the lyrics of her favourite song and a scribbled note from hotel reception, when they suggested a good place to propose. We added to that, origins on her name, her Mother’s maiden name and the name she was about to adopt. We also added some information about where she came from and arranged for a family member to write a welcome note into her new family, written personally into the canvas before it was sealed and over painted.

Not one of our Brides! But we thought you might recognise him! A commission for the ‘Presidents’ club’

Original photo

Original photo

Debs on her wedding day. The picture includes a lot of cuttings from her life story. Some are love letters, some are her writings and sayings. They also include photocopies of her writing as a child, some from her later school days and some newspaper cuttings about her. We were also able to include some items from her wedding day, like the wedding invitation and table decorations. We also included copies of a 150 year old Jane Eyre book she fondly owns and enjoys - one of her favourite books. We also copied special cards sent to her from her husband and a copy of the first book she owned as a child, among other things.

A Building collage. Perhaps the building where you were married. Underneath you might include your guests’ notes for a very different Art Guestbook.

TWO

Ask your guests to write notes of well wishes to you on your wedding day. Art of Marriage will then take the written notes and incorporate them into a painting with your portraits as in option one.

FOUR

Online page turning books are the most creative way to share your day with friends and relatives all round the world. Simply drag and turn the pages like an ordinary book. No more slide shows, now you can have a real online photo album! Either pick just a book of photographs for £195 or for £295 be more creative and send us text about what was happening in the pictures, messages of thanks or whatever you want to say and we will design a complete story book for you. For only a little more the book can also be printed. The price includes hosting on the Art of Marriage ‘album’ page.