Gan Lilah

Gan Lilah or Night Garden draws heavily from Chagall for inspiration. The bride and groom are accompanied on the wedding night by angels playing instruments, dancing fish, and lots of white roses. The shabbat candles in the bottom right indicate the couple's commitment to celebrating their marriage Jewishly. The interfaith anniversary text appears in Hebrew and English.

Flatiron

This anniversary ketubah is framed by scenery of the Flatiron mountains in Colorado where the couple got married. Wildflowers native to the area are in the front. The reform text is in Hebrew and English.

By the Water

A view of Lake Tahoe with native flowers, manzanita, and granite rocks. Reform text in Hebrew and English, signature spaces for 4 witnesses, bride, groom, and rabbi. 26" x 19" 

Gan Yerushalayim

This anniversary ketubah text appears in Hebrew and English, surrounded by a Jerusalem garden, with a sleeping cat, olive pressing stone, aloes, mint, olive trees, with the mountains of the Judean desert in the background. 

Bloom

This unusual ketubah features flowers taken from the colorful embroidered flowers from the bride's gown, Wave and Eagle sculptures from the Olympic Park in Seattle where the reception was held. Conservative Ketubah text in Hebrew, reform ketubah text in English. 22x30 inches.

Wedding Quilt

Inspired by Talaveras tile patterns and traditional ketubah designs. This Orthodox Aramaic text is surrounded by three layers of borders, buntings (birds), and surrounded by an extended quote from the Song of Songs, interspersed with miniature symbols having personal meaning to the couple.

Tea Garden

Tea Roses climb over this mosaic arch design.

Cathedral of the Outdoors

The text is framed by a tangle of columbines, two aspens, and Lake Tahoe, seen on the top surrounded by pines and mountains in this stained glass style design.

Once Upon a Dream

All of the qualities needed for a good marriage are encoded in the design.

Warm Hearts

Inspired by Vermont winters in this couple's weekend home. Surrounded by a poem written by the bride to the groom. Custom text in Hebrew and English, interspersed.

Garden of Earthly Delights

Based on a manuscript design from a 15th century Book of Hours, this Orthodox text is surrounded by plants native to Israel.  Each cluster has symbolic meaning.  For instance the Irises represent past, present, and future.

Bridge Between Souls

California poppies represent California and Kolanyot (Israeli Anemones) represent Israel.  The bride is represented by a honey bee (Devorah) and the groom by pine trees (Oren), all united by the Hebrew inscription, "I have found my love and soulmate."

Orchids

3 varieties of Cymbidium orchids twine between two rings of white gold.  The Hebrew inscription is from the Book of Ruth.

Evening Trees

Dogwoods in bloom and Stargazer lillies frame the text.  The title and inscription is from a Bruce Springsteen song.

Gan Eden Pacific

Made for two environmentalists working to preserve ecosystems of the Pacific northwest.  Animals and plants from the different biomes are featured: bear, raccoon, egrets, salmon, turtles, elk, and otters.  All attendees at the wedding signed the ketubah.

Geometry of a Marriage

The Hebrew inscription, "Choose life so that you may live," and two textile symbols from the Adinkra, "linked hearts" and "dynamic change," are united by overlapping concentric circles to create an abstract design.

Gothic Livorno

A black and white interpretation of an early 18th century Italian ketubah.

Irises

Based upon an iconic Arte Nouveau design.  The inscription is from a Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer song, "In the Tanglewood."

Happily Ever After

Two trees grow into a single organism, supporting each other but never losing their distinct natures.  The Hebrew inscription reads "It is a tree of life to those that hold fast to it:  all its paths are pleasant and all its ways are peace."

Manuscript

Rice paper stitched to handmade paper from Thailand with red silk thread.  A simple orthodox text.