Love Is Patient Wedding Set: Three Scripture Prints in Ivory, Blush and Gold

Three wedding verses share one layout in this printable set: 1 Corinthians 13:4, Ecclesiastes 4:12 and Ruth 1:16. Each is set in a dark italic serif with a small gold reference line, a leaf ornament and a fine gold border. Two prints are ivory, and the Cord of Three Strands print is a soft blush, which gives a row of three frames a clear center while the layout stays the same. Every design comes in four ratios.

How the three verses fit together

Each verse comes from a different book and says something different about marriage. In 1 Corinthians 13:4, Paul describes love in practice: patient, kind, without envy or boasting. Ecclesiastes 4:12 ends a short passage on companionship with the image of a cord of three strands that is hard to break, a picture Christian weddings commonly apply to husband, wife and God. Ruth 1:16 is the promise Ruth made to her mother-in-law Naomi, later borrowed for wedding vows: where you go I will go, your people will be my people and your God my God. Hung left to right as in the photos, with the blush Cord print in the middle, the row moves from how love behaves to what holds a couple together and ends with the promise to stay.

One layout in ivory, blush and gold

The three designs are built on the same grid, which is what makes them read as a set. In each, the verse sits in the middle of the page in Cormorant Garamond italic, a dark brown serif. Above it, the reference is set in small, widely spaced gold capitals, then a little leaf ornament and a short gold rule, and a second rule closes the verse below. A fine gold line runs around each page a short way in from the edge. Love Is Patient and Where You Go are printed on warm ivory, and A Cord of Three Strands on a pale blush. The Ruth print adds a second, much smaller line under the main words in a light grey italic, so it carries more of the verse than the large text shows.

Where the set hangs and who it suits

The listing photos hang the three prints in matching gold frames above a white fireplace mantel, with the blush Cord in the center and candles and white roses on the shelf. The same row works above a sofa or the headboard of a bed, where three frames fill a wide wall better than one. As a wedding gift, the set gives a couple decor for their first home in a single purchase, and they can pick the print sizes once they know their walls. It also suits an engagement gift or a keepsake of the wedding readings if these verses were part of the ceremony. For a reception, the three can stand on small easels along a welcome table and move to the couple's home afterward.

Twelve files and printing the set evenly

You receive 12 JPG files at 300 DPI: each of the three designs in 2:3, 3:4, 4:5 and 11:14. That covers frames from 4x6 up to 24x36 inches, and the 2:3 files also fit 10x15. For a row of three, print all of them from the same ratio and at the same size so the gold borders line up from frame to frame. Send them in one order to one printer or lab, because a blush background printed on a different machine can drift toward beige or pink and stop matching the ivory pair. Matte or fine art paper keeps the ivory soft. If you print at home, test the Cord design small first and adjust the color before printing it full size. Nothing is shipped and frames are not included.

Sizes and formats

The three designs

Frequently asked questions

Can I print only one or two of the designs?

Yes. Each design has its own file in every ratio, so you can print Love Is Patient for a nightstand now and add the other two later. The license has no expiry, and you can print the files again for your own home whenever you like. Two of the three designs are also sold singly in the shop, but the blush Cord of Three Strands version is only in this set.

Should all three prints be the same size?

For a straight row, yes: use the same ratio and size for all three so the borders and text line up. Prints of 12x16 or 16x20 inches each make a good scale above a mantel or a queen bed. If you want the center to stand out, print the blush Cord design one size larger in the same ratio and keep the two ivory prints matched on either side.

Which wording do the prints use, and is the King James Version available?

The prints use modern wording, for example "A cord of three strands is not easily broken." The King James Version reads "a threefold cord is not quickly broken" and begins Ruth 1:16 with "whither thou goest, I will go." Would you like the set in the KJV? Email support@theframedverse.com after your order and the KJV files follow at no extra cost, usually within 24 to 48 hours. Your download is not affected.

How does this set differ from the Wedding Scripture Print Set of 4?

The two sets share verses, and the designs are different. The set of four combines a landscape pen and ink Cord of Three Strands with three portrait prints: Numbers 6:24-26 in a flowing script, Ruth 1:16 with a small leaf sprig, and 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 in full. This set of three uses one typographic layout for every print, all portrait, in ivory, blush and gold.

Which frames suit the set?

The photos use slim gold frames, which repeat the gold border and reference line on each print. Natural oak or plain white frames also work with the ivory and blush. Whatever you pick, use the same frame on all three, and if you add mats, keep them the same width so the gold borders sit at an equal distance inside each frame.