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Original Ketubot Custom-Print Ketubot Photo Ketubot A Ketubah for Under $100 Customer Information, Standard Texts and Order Forms Lettering samples The revival of illuminated ketubot as part of the wedding has added both beauty and meaning to modern marriage ceremonies and to Jewish homes. When a couple selects a ketubah, they are choosing a work of art which is also a very personal document and becomes a family heirloom. It helps fulfill two mitzvot, that of making the khatan and kallah rejoice, and of hiddur mitzvah, the beautification of a mitzvah. While a plain ketubah would suffice, our tradition encourages us to add to its beauty. A Peggy Davis hand-lettered and decorated ketubah will enhance your celebration and remain as a work of art to display in your home. Her new line of Custom-Print Ketubot now bring the beauty of her commissioned work to the budget-minded. Peggy H. Davis has been creating unique ketubot since 1980. They range in style from classic to contemporary and include a variety of techniques and materials. Custom ketubot are created on rag paper or vellum and may use watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, gold leaf or papercutting in their border designs. The text is that of your choice, in any combination of Hebrew, English, Yiddish, Russian or other languages using those alphabets. Custom-Print Ketubot are printed with digitized images of Peggy's original border designs. This printing process gives you many options in the making of your ketubah. Hand-Painted, Hand-Lettered Original Ketubot See below for Custom-Print Ketubot Click on the images below to see larger images of the original ketubot below. If you'd like to commission a ketubah, call or write to discuss your ideas and preferences. For a custom ketubah, Peggy draws one or more sketches in colored pencil for your approval, while you prepare and send your choice of texts. Once approval is received, she will proceed to make your ketubah and ship it to you. There are three resources usually found in Jewish book stores and synagogue libraries in which you can find reproductions of antique ketubot from many parts of the world. These are The Ketubah by Davidowitz, Ketubbah by Sabar and the Encyclopedia Judaica under the entry, Ketubah. Excellent on-line resources include: The Jewish National and University Library. Any ideas you have based on these or other art work, and symbols, themes and designs which are personally meaningful to you can be incorporated into a personalized design for your ketubah. The cost of an original ketubah can vary widely, depending on the complexity and size of the final design. Peggy has also combined printed texts with hand-painted or hand-cut borders for a lower-priced original ketubah. All texts are printed with calligraphic fonts. Don't hesitate to call to talk over your ideas. Viola Ketubah A custom ketubah designed for a violinist/violist couple Persian Ketubah A replica of the Persian ketubah from the customer's parents' wedding, intended as a family heirloom Lebanese style Ketubah Lattice Arch Ketubah Watercolor custom ketubah. Columns traditionally represent the couple's new home. Cherubim Papercut Ketubah Papercut circular designs combined with watercolor, representing many aspects of the couple's life. Circular Ketubah Ahava Ketubah Custom ketubah combining watercolor and papercutting.

Double Ring Ketubah Wedding rings contain the English and Hebrew texts.

Mayim Rabim Ketuba

Nafshi Ketuba

Chuppah Art Center piece of a larger, patchwork chuppah using graphic elements from their ketubah.

Garden of Eden Ketuba

Mizrakha Ketuba with papercut Jerusalem image

Oval Jerusalem Papercut Ketuba

The Custom-Print Ketubah collection below is a growing body of work providing ketubot at less than $400. Most of them have a basic price of $250 including personalization. Additional charges will apply for certain additional customization. The Jerusalem Ketubah, lower left, is our low-budget ketubah option. We are also offering a reduced price for the Peacock Ketubah.

For a Custom-Print Ketubah or a Photo Ketubah, fill out the order form and ketubah information form with payment according to the prices on the form. You will receive a proof of the text and when approved, it will be combined with the border of your choice. Don't hesitate to call with any questions about what we can do or the cost of any options.

Click on any of the pictures below to see a larger image of each ketubah.

Mountain Ketubah Now available in five border colors! A Digital Fine-Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250
Trellis Ketubah A Digital Fine-Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250	Arch of Trees Ketubah A Digital Fine-Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250	Art Nouveau Ketubah A Digital Fine-Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250

Gateway Ketubah A Digital Fine-Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250

Peacock Ketubah A Digital Fine-Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250 $190 Summer Special - Reduced Price!

Chuppah Ketubah A Digital Fine-Art Custom-Print Ketubah Available in seven color choices Hebrew only or Hebrew/English border Matching invitations available Base price $300

Entwined Rings A Digital Fine-Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250		Klezmer Oval Ketubah A Digital Fine-Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250	Floral Oval Ketubah A Digital Fine Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250

Persian Deer Ketubah A Digital Fine-Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250 Available in seven colors.		Ner Tomid Ketubah A Digital Fine Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250

	Yemenite Ketubah A Digital Fine-Art Custom-Print Ketubah Base price $250 Available in dark blue and burgundy colors Horizontal or vertical layout.

Until now, your choices for ketubot were either custom-designed and hand-lettered original work, costing more than some people can afford, or printed ketubot with limited choices of text, and with names and dates filled into spaces that may not have been the right size for the words. Now, you can have the best of both: the lower cost of a printed ketubah, with the flexibility of a custom one with Hebrew type that looks as if Peggy had hand-lettered it. Choose any of our standard texts, edit one of them, or provide your own custom text. The standard size of the Custom-Print Ketubah is 17" x 22", but you may order them in a smaller size. You may also order miniature copies of your ketubah as gifts for your parents, favors for guests or invitations.

Jerusalem Ketubah: Our Lowest Price Ketubah A Ketubah for Under $100 The limited edition lithographed Jerusalem Ketubah is shown here with an Orthodox text with blank spaces to be filled in for your wedding. It is also available with no text within the border. Printed ketubah only: $50 + $15 shipping. We can fill in the Orthodox text with hand-lettering for a total cost of $120 + $15 shipping. We can print one of our typeset standard texts of your choice within the border for $150 + $15 shipping. Other Languages Do you need a Russian language Ketubah? Yiddish? French? Spanish? We can do it. Any language that uses Hebrew, Roman or Cyrillic characters. You must supply the text to us. We do not provide translation services. detail from a Hebrew/Russian/English three language ketubah. If you would like to order a Ketubah from Peggy Davis: you pick one of our standard texts or supply us the text of your choice, fill out the order form together with payment. We prepare the text and send it to you electronically or by fax for approval. You may also have it faxed to the rabbi or anyone else who can proofread it. Once it is approved, we print it and ship it to you.

Something Different: The Custom-Print Photo Ketubah Have your ketubah text printed on a fine-art reproduction of a photograph dear to your heart. We'll fit your text to the photograph and print it on our 100% cotton archival paper. The ketubot above incorporate photos of the scenes where the customers' weddings, proposals or other significant events took place. We have also printed ketubot incorporating (with the artists' permission, of course) reproductions of paintings. Prices, including one of our standard texts and personalization, begin at $400. Please click on the images to see them enlarged. Undecorated Ketuba Texts Peggy does not offer handlettered texts to others to decorate. She can, however, supply you with one of our standard printed texts with Hebrew in her personal font and English in a beautifully designed font (click for samples) for $150, including personalization. It can be printed on Arches hot press (smooth) paper in black ink, or you can send some samples of a paper you'd like to use and we can try it out. Maximum paper size: 17" wide. Specify the size of the text rectangle and orientation on the paper. $75 additional charge for custom texts. $75 additional charge for non-rectanglular text area shapes. We do not recommend wetting the lettered area of the paper when painting a border with water color paints, as the ink in the lettering may run. Additional copies of the undecorated text may be ordered at a nominal cost in case your artist damages the text in the process of painting the border.

Pricing and Ordering

A Custom-Print Ketubah with one of our standard texts (Hebrew, English, Russian or any two of the above), including the personalizing information (names, date, place, etc.), costs $250 or $300. We offer these standard texts: Orthodox, Sephardic, Conservative, Reform or Reconstructionist movements and two egalitarian texts. Anniversary and interfaith texts are also available.You may view these standard texts in pdf format. If you edit one of these or compose a new text, there is a $75 fee. These fees may be waived if the changes are minor. Custom Hebrew or Yiddish texts must be supplied typed or handwritten legibly in Hebrew characters. We do not provide translation services. For those interested in Russian texts, we presently have as our standard Russian text, a modern Conservative text used along with the traditional Aramaic text.

Rush orders: If ordering less than fifteen business days before the delivery date, we may need to add rush charges to your order. (Jewish holidays are not counted as business days.) When ordering on short notice, please call to see if it is possible to fit you into our schedule.

You are welcome to visit Peggy at her studio in Colrain. Call for an appointment. Peggy also designs one-of-a-kind invitations, which may reflect the design of your ketubah and other calligraphic work related to your wedding. She is also a member of the Wholesale Klezmer Band, which performs lively, traditional Eastern European Jewish wedding music with dance instruction.

For more information, call or write us at:

413-624-3204
Gan Eydn, Adamsville Road
Colrain, MA 01340;

email: ketuba@ganeydn.com

Custom-Print Ketubah Customer Information, Standard Ketubah Texts and Order Forms
Hebrew and English Lettering samples
Peggy H. Davis Calligraphy Page
Ganeydn Jewish Art and Music
Invitation Designs