Quaker Wedding Certificates - Floral Arch and Spray Style With the Floral Arch and Spray style, your certificate is decorated with your choice of flower in an arch across the top of the sheet and an extra spray of flowers in the lower part to separate the text from the signature area, or as a finishing decoration at the bottom of the sheet.

Denise and Thomas wanted an arch made of irises, black-eyed susans, forget-me-nots and sunflowers . This was done on Stonehenge watercolor paper . It was 22" x 30". Above, the arch at the top of the certificate and below, the spray at the bottom.

Rebecca and Ruben asked for an extra spray of flowers and to incorporate a wooden cross, sunflowers, daisies, roses, geese and bicycles. These are bicycles from the Neatherlands. The text is lettered in Palomares.

Megan and David wanted an arch and spray design. The flowers they chose were poppies, forget-me-nots, irises, cornflowers, Queen Ann's Lace, black-eyed Susans and daisies. I added some English Ivy at the bottom of the arch. This was done on Stonehenge paper and was approximately 22"x30". Here are some closeups.

Melissa and Kwesi met in Ghana where she was teaching school. For their certificate, they asked for spring flowers and Adinkra symbols. Adinkras are West African symbols that are seen on houses, walls, etc. The one at the top of the arch means unity. The ones at the bottom of the certificate mean wisdom and knowledge (the ones on the left, right and middle) and devotion and patience (the moon and star).         Scroll down for a closeup.

Sherril and Robert were cerlebrating their 25th Wedding Anniversary by renewing their vows and had their guests sign this certificate. This is a "Just the Facts" certificate decorated with a floral arch and spray of roses, calla lilies and hydrangeas. The text is lettered in Vivaldi. This was a smaller certificate, about 18" x 24".

Jennifer and Gregory's certificate is done on ivory paper with yellow roses, lady's mantle, lilies of the valley, sweet peas and chrysanthemums. They didn't want a circle or omega, so I gave them an arch and a spray of the same flowers. The text is lettered in the Vivaldi style and the names in Merced. The size is 22" x 30".

This couple wanted a simple floral arch at the top and a spray of flowers across the bottom of their certificate. They asked for Colorado mountain wildflowers like indian paintbrush and columbine. I found some others to use like swampmilk, and the others shown in the close-ups below. This calligraphy is also Vivaldi.     Details of the flowers in the border and spray.

Jessica and Justin wanted their certificate to be a little different. They had a verse from first Corinthians with an arch of flowers around it then their names and wedding date.

Amanda and Joel wanted the floral arch and spray with lupins. harebells, daisies and iris. They also wanted a small spray between their signatures and above their guests signatures. A larger spray finishes the bottom of the certificate. The calligraphy is the Vivaldi hand.   See details below.

Sarah and David wanted their certificate to have sunflowers, forget-me-nots, cone flowers, black-eyed Susans and delphinium. The text is lettered in the Vivaldi style.

Jennifer and Calvin wanted a certificate to show their Celtic backgrounds. They wanted yellow roses, Celtic knots, shamrocks, a Celtic cross and the Claddagh at the top in the middle. Their text is all lettered in Palomares hand.

The certificate above is a "Just the Facts" certificate. The calligraphy is the Palomares hand. The couple asked for colorful flowers like hydrangea and lupines.