Weddings and gifts

If you would like to commission a gift for a special occasion please have a read through the Commissioning Guide. Timescales are usually much quicker for smaller items, though the process is similar. Do get in touch if you have further questions.

Case study: wedding arch commission

The arch below was created for a beautiful wedding in the stunning grounds of Glen Tanar, Aberdeenshire. The arch was designed with location in mind, half ivory and half wood to match the surroundings, and the wedding ceremony took place beneath it. Three iroko wood plaques were carved, painted or finished with 23.5c gold leaf. The decorative carving included a thistle and rose to symbolise the Scottish/English union (as well as bees for Manchester and wee midges for Scotland!) The lines along the vertical plaques are lyrics from the song that accompanied the first dance. The plaques were designed to be removable so that after the ceremony they could be removed and hung anywhere, or simply left as they are and allowed to weather naturally as a garden arch. The florists did a fantastic job on the day of weaving the flowers around the arch as though they are part of it.

Recent Feedback

“Jackie has just completed a beautiful grave slab for me on a large oval of Caithness flagstone. Not only is she an excellent artist and letter carver, she has empathy and is endlessly painstaking and generous with her expertise. She wants to help you get it just right. Hopefully designing a partner’s grave stone is not something we do often in life. It is so important to feel enhanced and not diminished by the process. Jackie will guide you, engage fully with understanding your aims and produce a unique, stunning work of art. Jackie’s finished stone made me feel I had done the best I possibly could for the person I have lost.”

Lillias Noble

“I am really delighted with the beautiful stone and sign that Jackie created for me last year for my garden.  She was excellent at transcribing my rough designs on paper into reality and explained clearly what was possible to achieve in stone and wood.   She was very thorough in her work and prompt and reasonable in her pricing.  Transport of these heavy objects was arranged very well as their destination was a remote place in Scotland. “

Mary Gladstone

“We were completely blown away by our wedding arch. The colours, the structural quality, not to mention the personalised intricacies (the thistle and rose for our national flowers; and lyrics from our first dance) made the arch perfect to marry under. Jackie even worked with our florist to give the arch that extra flare. Even without the flowers it’s beautiful. Now a permanent feature in our garden. Jackie, thank you.”

Cara and Iain Miller

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