I make signs.
As a person who places high value on intentionality, before I started making wedding signs, I had to ask myself if they mattered enough to build a business around. Weddings are expensive enough as it is… why spend even a dollar on a sign?
The answer was clear - because they point people in the right direction. They tell people that they’re on track, and then eventually, that they’ve arrived where they wanted to be. They can make a windy path feel intentional and directional.
During Jesus’ public mission, he performed signs and wonders to help people understand that he was the Messiah: “"God also bore witness to them by signs and wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will” (Hebrews 2:4). The Israelites had been anticipating the Messiah for a while, and by that time, they had seen enough false prophets to need a little convincing.
Fast forward to 2026. If there were ever a time to be reminded that we need an eternal Savior, it’s now. Between a divisive (and often uncivilized) political climate, wars raging around the world, and a society that seems to move increasingly further away from God…it’s clear that when left to our own devices, we have no idea how to navigate a world full of temptation and evil.
Surely we’ve all spent time contemplating the solution to this crisis. But what if one of the best solutions is something you’re already in the process of doing - i.e, getting married? It’s not an accident that Jesus performed his first public miracle - his first big sign - at a wedding. By choosing to reveal his power and glory at Cana, Jesus blessed weddings from the very beginning and made them holy. We can’t underestimate the power of an extra dose of sacramental grace to point us in the right direction, in an ever-confusing world full of corruption and mixed messages.
And this grace goes beyond blessing the relationship between you and your love; beyond, even, the family you hope to have together. Consciously choosing the challenges of marriage against all odds, is consciously choosing unity over division. Vowing to accompany someone in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, is countercultural. Choosing cohabitation without covenant isn’t just a new cultural norm - it’s choosing the temptations of the world over sacred, unbreakable love. It favours instant gratification, and devalues commitment. And allow me to be clear: this is not being said to judge those who have been cohabitating and are now choosing to formally constitute their relationship through marriage (or even those who may do so in the future). The world is confusing and loud, and we ought to celebrate anyone who finds a way to choose the fullness of covenantal love over the ‘solutions’ of a world far from God, no matter when that choice is made.
In this increasingly distant and secularized world, what we need is a sign. Not a beautiful hand-lettered acrylic sign (although those are nice too and I’d love to make you one) - but a cross-shaped sign. A sign that alerts people being lured by the temptations of the world that they’re going in the wrong direction. A sign reminding us that self-sacrificing, come-hell-or-high-water love serves as a grounding force and reminder of truth during this strange time in history.
That’s the only reason why I bother with signage & art for Catholic weddings. That’s why I believe those art pieces can & should be placed in the home: to remind couples of their God-given love story, long after the wedding day. In the chaos of daily life, we need frequent reminders - signs - that point to Christ. We need them all around us, God forbid we ever lose our way.
Consider this your invitation to let your wedding day (and more importantly, your marriage) be a sign that points your friends & family towards the Way, the Truth and the Life. He is waiting to celebrate with you.
