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Bespoke Service: Personalised Titlepages

August 27, 2015

Personalised Leather Wedding Guest Book with custom text printed dedication

Personalised handmade books for weddings, birthdays, retirements and memorials.

Make your book extra special with a custom dedication, quotation or similar on the titlepage (first page) of your Wedding Guest Book, Memory Book, Sketchbook or Journal. The titlepage is printed free of charge, but you can have further pages printed for a fee.

What kind of text styles are available?

Choose from the following fonts to suit your style, occasion and your book's purpose:

Contemporary fontEngraved font for memorial albums and condolence booksCalligraphy style fontScript style fontOrnate font for wedding stationery

Help! I don't know what font style to choose!

Don't worry! I recommend using 'Contemporary' which is my house style.

Examples of bespoke handmade books with personalised titlepages:
A Rustic Wedding Guest Book: White & Natural at A4 large landscape size, personalised with titlepage text in Ornate:
Wedding Guest Book with personalised custom text
 
A personalised Leather Memory Book: Navy Blue & Orange at A4 large landscape size with titlepage printing in Contemporary, italics:
Personalised Leather Memory Book handmade in the UK
A White & Grey Wedding Guest Book at A5 medium size, using Contemporary Italics (names anonymised):
Personalised Wedding Guest Book in White Leather and Grey details, A5 medium landscape

A bespoke Leather Journal: Navy Blue & Tan at A4 portrait size with a page printed in Contemporary font:
Personalised A4 large Leather Journal in Navy Blue with a printed page
Can I have a custom font to match my wedding stationery or my company's logotype / house style?
Yes, absolutely! If you own the font, you can email it to me. Otherwise, I can purchase it for a fee. Here's an example using a font sent to me by a customer (it's a bespoke Wedding Guest Book in White leather & stitching at A4 large portrait with a leather strap):
Personalised Leather Wedding Guest Book, A4 large portait in White and Natural

How should I style my personalied text?

The text is typically centered on the page and sized appropriately for the book. You may prefer to have the text left-justified; this is especially effective for a poem or prose (see below). Or even full-justified; this is sometimes used for a paragraph of continuous prose. If you're not sure, just ask me to do what I think works best. You'll always see a sample by email before it goes to print!

Here's a page of an A5 medium portrait Memory Book bound as a memorial album with a left-justified poem. This was printed in a bespoke font that belongs to the client:
Bespoke printed page in a memorial album

Can I have an image, such as a photograph or brand logo printed on the titlepage, along with some words?
Yes! Please email me your image; it should be the largest file size you can send. I need to see the image in order to confirm it is a high-enough quality for me to print. Here's an example of what that can look like (with the recipient's name anonymised!):
Personalised Retirement Leaving Gift leather book
How do I order a personalised book with custom printing?

Please contact me before purchasing and let me know:

    • The size, colours and type of book you'd like, e.g. Wedding Guest Book in White leather with Natural stitching and a linen ribbon, A5 medium landscape.
    • Your deadline
    • The country to which you need your book delivered
    • The text / photograph / logo you'd like printed on the titlepage (if you're not yet sure of the wording, that's fine - a rough idea will do!)
What happens next?

I'll let you know if I can meet your deadline, confirm the text (and image, if applicable) are likely to work, and confirm the cost. If you're happy, I'll either confirm the product listing you should purchase or I'll email you an invoice, which you can pay by any of the usual methods.

Once I've received payment, I'll lay out your text and send you a sample page by email for you to approve, or advise any amends. One round of amends is included. Further rounds are charged at £25 GBP each.

I have more questions...

I hope this blog post has answered your queries about personalised books, but if you do have a question, or would like to discuss a bespoke book, do get in touch with me. And you can see the rest of your bespoke options here. 

Susan Green 
info@boundbyhand.co.uk
+44 (0)7748 759371



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