Personalised Engagement Plaque – Antique Brass Keepsake

The Plaque

A deep scrolled frame with foliate corners and a raised crest at the head, the field inside left open for the names. Both names run across the centre and the date sits beneath. Smaller and lighter than the wedding plaque, with more air inside the frame.

The engagement usually gets flowers and a photograph. This is the part that stays up afterwards.

Craftsmanship

Real metal, formed over the sculpted shape rather than cast, so the foliate corners keep their depth and the crest stays crisp at the top edge. The metal is bonded to the surface, not painted or plated, so it will not chip, flake or peel. Raised gold, buffed back by hand, against a blackened ground. That contrast is what lets it read from a distance.

Built to last

UV-protected and weather-treated after finishing. It is made for a wall inside the house, but it holds its colour in direct sun and through the monsoon, so a covered verandah or a porch wall is equally safe. No fading, no rust bleed, no repainting.

Personalisation

Three things are yours: both names and the date of the engagement or roka. Written in any language: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali. Long names are welcome; the lettering is set to fit your name rather than your name cut to fit the plate. Send the spelling exactly as you want it and a design preview comes back by email before anything is made.

Specifications

• Material: Electroformed metal over a solid core
• Finish: Antique gold, raised and hand-buffed, on a blackened ground
• UV-protected and weather-treated, a covered verandah is safe
• Sizes: 6x4 to 10x10 inches
• Depth: 0.5 in, with a 3 mm solid back
• Any language, any script
• Made to order in our own workshop

Mounting

Three ways, chosen at checkout.

• Peel-off tape: three sealed strips across the back, no drilling at all. Best on a tiled or granite surface, or anywhere you would rather not make holes.
• Keyhole slots: two screws in the wall and the plaque lifts on and off. Simplest permanent fix, easiest to level.
• Floating stud mount: four threaded studs on reinforced bosses, set into the wall so the plaque stands a few millimetres clear. Throws a shadow line under the crest and no fixing ever shows.

Where it works

A bedroom, an entrance hall, a console table. It is small enough to stand rather than hang, which is how most people use it in the first year.

Gifting

A gift for the couple from someone close enough to know the date. Right for a roka, an engagement party, and as the thing that later moves onto the wall of the first home.

Care

Wipe with a soft dry cloth. No metal polish or scouring, the dark ground is meant to stay dark.