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@liliangrae:100$ only covers the price of the text, no art.
Look for an amateur just starting out.
First of all, just because you aren't Jewish doesn't mean your ketubah can't be meaningful. My husband and I (interfaith couple) wrote our own ketubah with our personal vows. Combined with the beautiful artwork it is a wonderful reminder hanging on our wall of our wedding and our vows to one another.
If you truly believe the ketubah is meaningless and something you don't want to throw money away on, I suggest you put your foot down and just don't get one. Why waste the $100?
The least expensive ketubot will be preprinted, not customized at all, very plain, and likely to be more "standard text" and will be the least likely to have meaning to you... If you're going to get a ketubah at all, I would recommend going a different route by writing your own text and making it really personal to you as a couple.
@rolling berry: I wasn't suggesting that a ketubah is not meaningful is you aren't Jewish; that wasn't the way I wanted to come across... I didn't say meaningless I said not valid (as in not valid under Jewish law he was raised in a conservative congregation).
It will be symbolic. I was saying that a ketubah is not something that "me and my FI" really want because we are doing it for his parents not for us. Each couple have their own things that are meaningful for them.
I never thought about a DIY ketubah. I suppose we could just get the text too, and paint it ourselves or frame it nicely. These are both great ideas! Thanks to both of you for the feedback.
Have you tried Etsy? Otherwise, a quick google search will yield quite a few sites that have <$100 options - most are very "traditional" looking and if you want to customize one, it adds like $75 to the total prce.
Thank God for etsy. I found this design, me and the fiancee both liked it. She offers print yourself options and the in-laws have agreed to pay for it get letterpressed on acid free paper! Because were an interfaith couple, we got it in english only, and had her remove the "officiant" signature line. Thanks for the idea re: etsy.
@liliangrae: What etsy seller did you buy this from? It's gorgeous!
I was her last customer. She closed down her shop earlier this week. (I got my file, no problems there lol). She is opening up a new shop under the name BEYO Designs, it is still in construction but I think she is slowly adding other designs. BEYO Designs at etsy.com.
@liliangrae. The ketubah you went with is beautiful, my FI and I are also an interfaith couple and we are in the process of looking for a ketubah. I guess I am going to have to consider etsy now. Congratulations!
@liliangrae: You're welcome! :) Eventually I will be in the same interfaith marriage boat as you guys and this is probably the route I'm going to go as well. :)
Anyone else find some cheaper ones?
After long back and forths, I've decided to write one myself. (No, really.)
All the ones I've found that I like are $300 :-( insanity! Still holding out for something cheaper but starting to doubt that it will come along.
@ellabee: Thanks. It definitely caught my attention. The etsy seller I used only charged $36, pretty reasonable but it was a print yourself option though. I just saw your ketubah on another thread...IT IS GORGEOUS!
The least expensive ones I've seen are on eBay, believe it or not. Typically, they come from Jewish bookstores that have closed, and cost about $50. While you can't get personalization from the seller, you can typically go back to the original artist and pay a small fee for personalization if you want it.
As a ketubah designer, the reason that the prints are still around $300 is because of the cost of making a lithograph. They are SUPER expensive to have done because of the size and machinery it takes to do one. If the ketubahs aren't lithographs and just regular prints, they should be cheaper but the quality won't (obviously) be as good. Just my two cents! Also, for an original, they usually take me personally between 40 and 60 hours to draw/paint/write, so if you figure $10 an hour, that gives you an idea of why they cost so much.
@jenk968: I think most couples understand the different pros and cons and qualities that come with ketubah available at different price ponts. I love some of the handmade, original ketubahs however not everyone is working with a budget that allows for a $300 ketubah, which is why it is nice to have less expensive options.
@theoddbride: I was just explaining because it's easy to think, "oh, these specialty stores are just charging a ton when I can just print something out on my printer." I totally understand that people have different budgets, just wanted to explain that there is a reason why some prints and originals are so expensive, because before I looked into it, I didn't understand the pricing discrepency either.
we spent about $250 and no doubt most of that money went to the print/paper quality, which is AMAZING. If you do not want to spend much I would definitely say just print your own
we spent about $250 and no doubt most of that money went to the print/paper quality, which is AMAZING. If you do not want to spend much I would definitely say just print your own
Bumping this up because I got info from our Cantor about KetubahStudio.com, and I have a coupon code for 10% off. PM me if you're interested. They have some nice designs and options, seem to be reasonably priced.
my ketubah is being handmade by a phenomenally talkented artist friend- custom text and design. i'd be happy to share her contact information- she is planning on opening an etsy store in a few months, but her prices are great.
I make ketubot. I strongly believe that people should gladly spend a small fortune on the Ketubah (ask me to elaborate if you're interested, but I'm serious not joking) but I totally endorse you getting a free or practically free Ketubah. Download one free. Write back and I'll email you one. Copy one from a book, or ask the officiant to give one. Rabbis have free Ketunahs.
If you find meaning in the Ketubah, outside of strict religious law, then spend as much as you can afford or as much as the meaning or artwork is worth to you. If it is an accessory to get through a wrote part of a special day, then use a respectful, respectable example and don't succumb to pressure to waste money on it.
Good luck and mazal tov.
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Hello Bees,
I am a longtime browser, first time poster. So here is the situation I am trying to find a cheap ketubah YES cheap. For two reasons
1. I am not Jewish and therefore the ketubah will be invalid and symbolic only.
2. We are getting one for his parents, not because of we want one or because he wants one. While I love the idea of the ketubah and understand the tradition, there really is no reason to spend over $100 or several hundred dollars on something neither one of us "really" wants??
Any ideas.
Thank you.