Framing Your Ketubah

Tips & Considerations

When to Frame & How to Display

We recommend using an easel to display your ketubah during the ceremony, ask the venue if they have one. One option is to wait until after the ceremony/signing to get it framed, and display it without one on the easel. Your Ketubah will come with a cardboard backer so that it can be displayed this way. If you’d like your Ketubah framed for the ceremony, you’ll need a way to add the glass in after the signing. If you are working with a custom framer, you can check and see if they will frame it without the glass, and then take it back to them to put the glass in after the ceremony. You could also look for a frame that has DIY backing, so you can frame it yourself after the signing.

Custom Framing

For best results, we recommend working with a custom framer in your area. For example, we use frugal framers. If going with custom framing, consider museum quality, non-glare acrylic. Acrylic tends to be lighter than glass and doesn’t run the risk of shattering. You could also find a frame that matches your size needs, see tips below.

Understanding Size

Our pieces that are ‘full bleed’ (artwork goes to the edge) have a 1 inch white border around them. For example, the Looking Up Ketubah is 18 x 28 inches with a 1 inch white border, so the actual size of the paper is 20 x 30 inches. This means you’ll want to find a frame that has an 18 x 28 image opening, but the actual frame will be larger. How large the frame depends on the thickness of your matting, see tips below. The Live Oak Ketubah is 14 by 28 inches with a 1 inch white border so the actual size of the paper is 16 by 30 inches. This means you’ll want to find a frame that has an 14 x 28 image opening, but the actual frame will be larger depending on your matting size. The Wild Flowers and Chamsa Ketubah are not full bleed and therefore do not have a border, they are 20 x 30 inches. This means you’ll want to find a frame that has a 20 x 30 inch image opening; the frame may also be this size or larger, depending on whether you add matting.

Matting

How thick you want your matting is up to you. Personally, we like it when the bottom is the thickest and the sides are the thinest. For example, the picture above has the following:

• Sides: 2 inch matting

• Top: 2 1/4 inch matting

• Bottom: 2 1/2 inch matting