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As I mentioned in the first post about the guest book, the bride and groom's colors were brown and pink. I added gold and burgundy and copper as well. 

Each page started with either a dripping of dilute acrylic paint or stamping with handmade stamps. This acted as both background and edging, leaving the middles clear for guests to write in. 

Next I made many small collages out of papers I made specifically for this book using a jelly plate, acrylic paints and handmade stamps. The collages were attached to the pages with matte medium and then coated on top with matte medium as well.  Since I didn't want every page to look the same, some pages have collages, some doodles, some little shapes scattered about, some simply paint drips. These are 7 of the 20 sides of pages in the book. 

Finally, I gathered quotes I liked about love and relationships and added them to some of the pages. 

After the wedding, there were some spaces left without words so I put in a few of the candid wedding pictures to finish it. It was an honor and joy to create this book for Ariel and Rem, our sweet "children."