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Another Jewish wedding tradition is the Ketubah. For those of you who do not know, a Ketubah is the Jewish marriage license signed prior to the ceremony. It is usually gorgeous, a la these fab creations:

Image via Etsy seller ketubahkraft

Image via Etsy seller jennifer raichman

To me, a Ketbuah has always been a beautiful reminder of a wedding day—something you can hang on a wall and look at every day. Now, a Ketbuah is extremely religious. Most are in Hebrew and talk of God and faith. I realized that while I loved the idea of a Ketubah, I wanted something similar but sans religion, so I began searching for alternatives and found the Quaker Marriage Certificate, like this one:

Image via Etsy seller Graceful Studio

These provide guests a place to sign their names (not pictured above) as witnesses to our vows and ceremony, which I absolutely love. They are like certificates and guestbooks all in one! I started searching for Quaker-inspired certificates and found these awesome examples:

Image via Designs With Chon

Image via Merriment Events / Design by Orleans Paperie on Etsy

Image via Etsy seller ampersandink

I absolutely love this idea, and lucky for me my brother is a former graphic designer turned elementary school art teacher, and his girlfriend is super artistic and crafty herself! She sells awesome, unique jewelry at her Etsy store florapamo, like this necklace made of tags from the Metropolitan Museum of Art…

Image via Etsy seller florapamo

…and these earrings made of shredded magazines:

Image via Etsy seller florapamo

So I feel pretty lucky that they both agreed to make us our very own Quaker-inspired marriage certificate! I think it is a pretty awesome wedding gift, one that will definitely be treasured for a lifetime, and I can’t wait to see what they come up with!

Do you have talented family members who offered their talents as a wedding gift?