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The Thirteen Coins: a proposal invitation template
An arras box in white lacquer on ivory silk: lift the lid and twelve gold coins are counted in their tray, with one place left empty, kept for the person you are asking.
The design
In many weddings the arras, thirteen gold coins, is carried by sponsors and blessed with the vows: a promise to share what you have. The invitation is the arras box itself, seen from above on a fold of ivory silk: white lacquer with gilt corner mounts, their name engraved on the oval plate. They lift the lid, and inside, on a padded silk pad, the question is set in gold; below it twelve coins lie in their wells and are counted one by one, each catching the light with a soft clink, and the thirteenth well is empty. The rest of the box is fitted like a keepsake chest: a folded letter in one compartment, the reasons on gilt-edged cards, the promises a sponsor makes, the day struck on its own coin, photographs in gilt mounts, a tag tied with silk that makes no an easy answer. Every coin can be turned over. The last compartment holds the thirteenth coin: a yes sets it in its well and the set is complete; a no lays a silk cover over the well, kept with thanks.
Colours and type
The Thirteen Coins comes in 3 colourways: Rose silk & gold, Sage silk & gold and Powder blue silk & gold, with 2 type pairings: Struck & engraved and Gold foil. The colours and type change in the editor at any time; the layout stays its own.
Who it suits
Made for sponsor and wedding party, in the Interactive style.
What is included
An invitation website with a page made for the one person you are asking, with your own note on why them and a reply they send with one tap. You write your own words and add your photos in the live editor, send every guest a personal link by email or any messaging app, and follow the replies as they come in. Free for up to 10 people, with the full design.
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- Admit Two: A pair of cinema tickets, seats side by side. They tear off the stub to keep, turn it over, and the question is printed on the back.
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- Four Flashes: A photo booth on a fairground at night. They press the button: the strip feeds out of the slot, the booth flashes four times, and the fourth frame is you holding up a card with the question.
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