A customized crossword puzzle for your wedding day, shower, engagement party, or welcome bags! Serves as a fun game for your guests to enjoy, as well as a nice memento for them to keep.

The puzzle itself is customized for you and your fiancé. I will create a crossword game from the clues & answers you write and provide to me. I will also include your photos, names, colors, and wedding date.

Here are just a FEW ideas of some crossword clues to get your started:

• city where you met
• location of your first date
• how many years you've been together
• name of the best man or maid of honor
• where you got engaged
• flavor of the wedding cake
  … the possibilities are endless!

Design/Printing/Delivery Time: 3 weeks minimum
See the "Timeline & Process" tab for more information.

After placing your order I'll send over my questionnaire to gather content details. You can get a head start on that here: Questionnaire

Printed Specs:

• 5.5" x 8.5"
• 2-sided, full color
• Printed on uncoated 120 lb. card stock
• Rounded corners or straight corners

Your Custom Crossword Puzzle Includes:

• Up to 20 crossword clues with corresponding answers
• Names and wedding date
• Answer Key (upside down on opposite side)
• Colors customized to your wedding colors
• One photo of the couple to go on the back side, with the puzzle answers.
• One photo to serve as the background of your crossword puzzle. You can use the ocean pic in the example, or provide one of your own. Since the puzzle will be overlaid on top of it, general scenery/nature photos work best. We can also explore stock photo options if you're looking for a particular background image. 
• Choice of fonts for the names/headings: see font choices here

Standard processing time for design, production, and delivery is a minimum of 3 weeks. This allows:

• 1 week for design, checking the proof, and revisions
• 1 week for printing/production
• 1 week for delivery (USPS Priority usually takes 2-3 business days)

**THE PROCESSING TIME BEGINS AFTER I'VE RECEIVED ALL WEDDING DETAILS.**
After ordering you'll need to fill out my questionnaire to provide your content. Actual timeline is dependent on how quickly you provide these details, respond to proofs, and give feedback/revisions. The number of revision rounds may also delay the process.

Ordering Timeline:

1. Place your order online and provide payment
2. Within 24 hours, I will email you a link to your questionnaire to gather content details.
3. Content: Complete the questionnaire and submit high-res photos as needed.
4. Proof: After receiving your completed questionnaire, your 1st PDF proof is emailed within 3 business days.
5. Revisions: each revised proof can take 1-2 business days.
6. Final approval of the proof is required before printing begins.
7. Printing/Production: 1 week
8. Delivery: 2-3 business days*

*Delivery time is an estimate given by USPS and is not guaranteed. Standard shipping is via USPS Priority Mail. Overnight shipping via FedEx is also available for an additional fee.

Rush orders are possible but please reach out to me before ordering to confirm availability, rush fees, and delivery timeline!

Text

All text is customizable and determined by you. I can provide examples and suggestions as needed.

Photos

Photos you provide must be high-resolution to result in a quality printed product (generally larger file sizes are better). They will sometimes be labeled "300 dpi" or "Print Resolution."

If you don't have a good photo for the crossword side, just let me know and I can explore stock photo options for you! We can also omit the photo and just use color/design elements.

Fonts & Design Style

There will be a selection of fonts to choose from within the questionnaire. You can also request a particular font outside of those listed. Beyond that, I offer a font exploration service for an additional $75 design fee.

The photos in this listing show various examples of my design style. If you'd like major changes to the styles and layouts shown, it may fall outside the project scope and require an additional design fee. I'll let you know of any additional costs before work begins.

Feel free to email me if you have any questions about style or fonts, or would like a custom quote!

Proofs + Revisions

Three (3) PDF proofs are included with your order: the initial proof, plus two (2) rounds of revisions. Additional revisions after the 3rd proof are subject to a $25 fee per proof.

Approval

Final approval is required before sending your order to print. Please check the proof carefully. I always do my best to fix obvious errors when I see them, but it is the buyer’s responsibility to make sure all information, grammar, and spelling is correct before approving the proof to be printed.

After approval, the final is immediately sent to the printer, and any further changes will require additional fees to reprint your order.

Returns

Since this is a custom item, I cannot accept returns. Please contact me as soon as possible if you have any problems with your order. See the Shop Policies page for full policies on custom orders.

Questions?

Need to know more before placing your order? Send me an email! I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.