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Handmade personalised greeting cards from Wales plus signed prints and originals Handmade and personalised cards with watercolour illustrations by Peter and Rebecca Kitchin for engagements and wedding anniversaries. Click on any thumbnail below to view a larger image and make a purchase. Click here if you need translations (including Welsh). *If you wish to learn how to write and speak Welsh just click here. Personalised engagement or anniversary card 1 Personalised engagement or anniversary card 2 Personalised engagement or anniversary card 3 Personalised engagement or anniversary card 4 Personalised engagement or anniversary card 5 Personalised engagement or anniversary card  6 Personalised engagement or anniversary card 7 Personalised engagement or anniversary card 8 Personalised engagement or anniversary card 9 Personalised engagement or anniversary card 10 Personalised engagement or anniversary card 11 Personalised engagement or anniversary card 12 How the engagement and wedding anniversary card developed In Western cultures the concept of an official engagement period may have begun in the 13th century during the reign of Pope Innocent III with an official decree. Included in this decree were elements that still remain today like the announcement of pending marriage publicly in the churches by the priests during a suitable and fixed time. These formal church announcement of the intent to marry is known are called banns. The practice of giving or exchanging engagement rings is thought to have begun in the 15th century when Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, gave Mary of Burgundy a diamond ring. This ring was an engagement present and, in the Western World, a woman displays her engagement ring. Normally an engagement ring is worn on the fourth finger of the left hand in the United Kingdom, United State, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and many other countries. It is generally thought that the Egyptians developed the tradition of ring wearing to demonstrate engagement. The formal announcement of an engagement was often at an engagement party hosted by the bride's parents. Some engagements are announced at an engagement party, traditionally hosted by the bride's parents. Nowadays, many couples do not bother with an engagement party, instead they developed other ways to inform their friends of the pending nuptials. A modern tradition is the making of two rings at once but in two separate pieces. One piece is given on engagement and the second at the marriage ceremony. When joined they appear to be one piece. Another tradition is the giving of cards as a means to celebrate an engagement and a wedding anniversary. During the Victorian age they were very ornate and often included a poem. This tradition, although not so 'flowery', remains today. If you require any more help just e-mail enquiry@celtic-1.co.uk and let us know exactly what you want. PLEASE NOTE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: At present we have no holidays scheduled. Please note actual delivery is totally out off our hands although we normally print the same day (orders received before 3.00 pm) and post 1st Class the following morning. ORDERING CARDS TO ADDRESSES OUTSIDE THE UK For orders outside the UK please order a minimum of 6 cards (you can mix designs if you wish). GOOD NEWS FOR WELSH LEARNERS If you want to write your own Welsh message we have now added more pages to help you here. If you want to investigate the Welsh language further and perhaps learn a few phrases we have added a totally new section here. Don't forget - you can write ANY message on ANY card with ANY image - just enjoy yourself ! IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2010 / PWYSIG DYDDIADAU I 2010 New Year's Day: January 1st Dydd Santes Dwynwen* (Saint Dwynwen Day): January 25th Saint Valentine's Day: February 14th Saint David's Day (Patron saint of Wales): March 1st St Piran's Day (Patron saint of Cornwall): March 5th Mother's Day: March 14th Saint Patrick's Day (Patron saint of Scotland): March 17th Good Friday: April 2nd Easter Sunday: April 4th Easter Monday: April 5th Saint George's Day (Patron saint of England): April 23rd Early May Bank Holiday: May 3rd Spring Bank Holiday: May 31st Father's Day: June 20th Summer Bank Holiday: August 30th Saint Andrew's Day (Patron Saint of Scotland): November 30th Christmas Eve: December 24th Christmas Day: December 25th Boxing Day: December 26 Saint Stephen's Day: December 26th New Year's Eve: December 31st *Welsh equivalent of the English Saint Valentine's Day. Handmade personalised greeting cards from Wales, signed prints and originals. NODWCH GWYLIAU RHAGLEN: Dim gwyliau rwan. Am traddodiad: yn amlwg darparu gwirioneddol yn hollol allan oddi ar ein dwylo er ein bod bob amser yn argraffu ar yr un diwrnod (archebion a dderbyniwyd cyn 3:00) ac ar ôl 1 Dosbarth y bore canlynol. ARCHEBU I ANNERCH Y TU ALLAN I'R DU Ar gyfer archebion tu allan i'r DU os gwelwch yn dda er o leiaf 6 cardiau (gallwch cymysgedd dyluniadau os ydych yn dymuno). NEWYDDION DA I DDYSGWYR CYMRAEG Os ydych chi eisiau ysgrifennu neges eich hun Cymru erbyn hyn rydym wedi ychwanegu tudalennau mwy i helpu chi yma. Os ydych am i ymchwilio i'r iaith Cymraeg ymhellach ac efallai ddysgu ychydig o ymadroddion rydym wedi ychwanegu adran hollol newydd yma. Peidiwch ag anghofio - gallwch ysgrifennu neges ar y cerdyn UNRHYW UNRHYW gyda delwedd UNRHYW - dim ond mwynhau eich hun!