This Hydrangea Ketubah was painted in watercolour washes, layered petal by petal, allowing the colours to bloom and soften into one another, much like marriage itself.
The magentas, lavender, green and white florals of this palette (that matched the flowers of the wedding ceremony) cradle the Ketubah, creating a garden around the promises at the centre – a space of growth and shared becoming. This lattice of hydrangeas was also used to frame a paired and matching Birkat Habayit / Blessing for Home and echoes the notion love is a dynamic and living thing.
The hymn “אני לדודי ודודי לי – I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine” (Song of Songs – Shir HaShirim 6:3), a romantic declaration written by King Solomon expresses the affinity between husband and wife, reflecting the intrinsic commitment, care and responsibility mutually undertaken by soul mates in their voyage through life and beyond.
This Ketubah can be paired with a matching Birkat Habayit / Blessing for the Home as an accompanying wedding gift. In these artworks, the linen material underlay offers a natural warmth to the composition.
The enveloping organisation of petals, produced through pigment gesture the intricacy and beauty of a life shared with ones beloved.
Pictured, Ella and Ryan with their Hydrangeas Ketubah. Their Chuppah Canopy itself features watercolour painted Hydrangeas and other metaphorical elements – explained here: https://todaytomorrowforever.com.au/portfolio/the-hydrangeas-chuppah/
Hydrangeas were also installed along the Chuppah poles, so the entire wedding ceremony sings in a floral symphony. Image courtesy of Sera Luna Co.
This Ketubah is a celebration of the blossoming of love, the blooming of new horizons and the beauty in harmony of a journey shared through life’s garden.
Speak to Ryan about hydrangeas or any flowers for the garden of your Ketubah.
Let the love bloom and blossom.
