Handmade Borders & Poetic Phrases
Choose from several handmade decorative cut paper designs and additional poetic phrases available for the border of your handwritten wedding vows.
All ketubah designs can be oriented vertically or horizontally on 16x20” or 22x30” paper and are hand-cut from the same paper on which the text is written. Examples of completed commissions can be found in the Gallery. Combined or custom designs as well as custom paper sizes are possible. Please inquire.
“Canopy” ketubah design
“heaven & earth” ketubah design
“growth” ketubah design
example of custom papercut design
“infinite” ketubah design (vertical/organic)
“infinite” ketubah design (Horizontal/organic)
“Cradle” ketubah design
“four corners” ketubah design
“infinite” ketubah design (vertical/geometric)
“mirror” ketubah design
“garden” ketubah design (design can be on two sides or on one)
example of text-only/no papercut
Hebrew Poetic Phrases
Choose a hand-cut poetic phrase or provide your own to add around the border of your ketubah. Phrases are available for any design seen above, can be placed on the side/sides or top and/or bottom, depending on available space and your preference, and can also be painted to match or complement text ink colors. All phrases are an additional $150.
“Matzati Et She’ahava Nafshi” / I found the one in whom my soul loves
poetic phrase added to hand-lettered ketubah (“canopy” design with interlinear text)
“Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li” I am to my beloved and my beloved is mine.
“Ze Dodi Veze Re’ei” This is my beloved and this is my friend.
“Ha’ahava Hi Mekor Hachaim” The love is the source of life.
“Matzati Et She’ahava Nafshi” I found the one in whom my soul loves.
“Ba’asher Telchi Elech” Where you will go, I shall go.
“Ahavat Olam Ahavtich” I have loved you with an everlasting love.
“Shimeni Kahotam Al Libcha” Put me like a seal over your heart.
“Tihye Nafshi Kshura Benafshech” Let our souls and spirits intertwine.
“Betseti Likatcha Likrati Metsaticha” When I go forth to find you, I find you seeking me.
Additional Examples: (see Gallery for additional examples in color)
“Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li” I am to my beloved and my beloved is mine
customized ”Garden” ketubah design with hebrew only text
“Shimeni Kahotam Al Libcha” Put me like a seal over your heart
”canopy” ketubah design with interlinear text
“Betseti Likatcha Likrati Metsaticha” When I go forth to find you, I find you seeking me
”infinite” ketubah design with interlinear text
“Ba’asher Telchi Elech” Where you will go, I shall go
”heaven & earth” ketubah design with stacked text + added english phrase
“Ze Dodi Veze Re’ei” This is my beloved and this is my friend
”infinite” + “Garden” ketubah design with stacked text and painted phrase
custom phrase
”infinite” ketubah design with hebrew only text