Aankondiging van het huwelijk van W.R. de Weerd en Dini Duinker op 29 juli 1937 te Den Haag c. 1937

This small card was made in 1937. It is a marriage announcement for W.R. de Weerd and Dini Duinker, on July 29th in The Hague. Imagine the hands that carefully selected the paper, the ink, and the font. Each letter, a tiny vessel carrying the weight of tradition and the promise of a shared future. I wonder about the anonymous creator of this card. Were they a skilled printer, a friend of the couple, or a hired hand? What thoughts went through their mind as they typeset these names, these dates, these vows? It's easy to get lost in the formality of the text, the specific place names, and the time but also easy to forget the real people whose love and joy are at the heart of it all. This little card is a reminder that artists and artisans across time are in an ongoing conversation. We all build upon one another's creativity, and we all work towards connection.