Yes, our nikah certificates include a range of personalization options! Standard personalization includes the couple’s names, wedding date and location, Mahr, signature areas, and witness details. You can also choose the order in which the couple’s names appear.

Depending on the design, we may also be able to accommodate colour palette changes, additions or removals of floral and botanical elements, text changes, or more extensive customizations. We also offer fully bespoke nikah certificate designs inspired by your wedding florals, décor, and overall aesthetic.

Please note that all personalization requests must be submitted to us by email before placing your order. Contact us with your requested changes. We’ll review your request within 24 hours and confirm whether we’re able to accommodate it, along with any additional costs or production time that may apply.

Customization requests require additional production time. For colour or text changes, you’ll receive a digital preview within 5 business days of placing your order. Once you approve the final design, your Nikah certificate will require an additional 5 business days for production before it is dispatched.

More extensive requests, such as modifying floral elements, Islamic motifs, or creating a completely bespoke Nikah certificate, require a more involved design process. For these orders, we’ll discuss your vision with you directly and provide an estimated timeline before proceeding.

Please note that delays in approving your preview or requesting additional revisions may extend the overall production and shipping timeline.

Our certificates are printed on premium textured archival paper commonly used by fine art artists and printmakers.

Our prints are made on heavy, acid-free, and pH-neutral fine art paper. Its substantial weight and tactile finish provide a refined, gallery-quality look and feel that is resistant to yellowing over time.

Our frames are crafted from durable aluminum in a brushed gold finish. They are designed to resist warping, cracking, and other forms of damage while providing sturdy, long-lasting protection for your nikah certificate.

Please note that the backing of the frame is removable, allowing you to insert and display your nikah certificate. The front panel is made of real glass and is not removable.

We use premium archival, pigment-based aqueous inks formulated for exceptional colour accuracy, fine detail, and long-lasting print quality.

Our certificates are produced using the giclée printing process, a fine-art printing method that uses high-quality pigment inks to achieve rich colour, exceptional detail, and a refined finish. Giclée prints are renowned for their durability, colour stability, and archival longevity, making them well suited for artwork.

Every Gilded Press nikah certificate begins as an original artwork created in-house. Our designs bring together traditional Islamic motifs, tezhip (Islamic illumination) patterns, and carefully illustrated botanical elements to create a distinctive visual language unique to our studio.

Our lead designer, Zarreen, brings a background in architecture, illustration, and printmaking to the design process, influencing the way we approach composition, detail, proportion, and visual storytelling. Individual elements may be drawn or illustrated by hand before being digitally refined, composed, and arranged into the final artwork. This combination of traditional artistic techniques and digital craftsmanship allows us to create intricate compositions with a highly considered finish.

Once finalized, each design is giclée printed on premium archival paper using pigment-based inks for exceptional colour accuracy, fine detail, and longevity. Certificates are then personalized and, where applicable, hand-finished with metallic gold embellishments applied specifically to complement each composition.

The result is a collection of original, one-of-a-kind nikah certificates exclusive to The Gilded Press.

All of our are designs are original and protected under copyright law.

Yes. If you wish for your officiant or mosque to review the certificate, please specify this request in the notes section when placing your order.

Each of our nikah certificate designs display the Basmala and a portion of Surah Ar-Rum hand composed in Arabic calligraphy. The calligraphy is digitally enhanced and transferred to our certificates. If you would like the full Arabic ayah used or a different English translation instead, please add this on the note section of the order form after you choose a design.

Mahr/Mehr is a mandatory gift or payment of money, property, or possessions that the groom must give to his bride as an essential part of the marriage contract (nikah). It belongs exclusively to the bride meaning that her family, father, and husband have no legal right to touch, take, or use it without her clear permission.

Your nikah certificate is valid if the Mahr is included, but you can also choose to leave it out if you intend to use the certificate as a keepsake instead.

Please email us promptly.

If your certificate is already in production, no changes can be made. If needed, a new certificate can be created for a fee.

Upon placing your order, you will promptly receive an email containing an order confirmation. This email will include the information you supplied in the order form. We kindly request that you carefully review the details to confirm their accuracy. If you happen to identify any inaccuracies requiring correction, we urge you to contact us without delay. It's important to note that we cannot guarantee modifications after a 24-hour period has passed.

We will only send a text preview if you specifically request it when placing your order. To request a preview, please write “send me a preview” in the notes section of the order form. Text previews are also automatically provided if you choose an extra customization such as text changes, color changes, or a couple’s crest, or select a non-English language text. If you do not request a preview, we will proceed directly with your order and dispatch it as quickly as possible, using the information you submitted on your order form. For the fastest dispatch, we recommend not requesting a preview.

Standard preview requests will be sent via email within 1–2 business days. Orders with extra customization will receive a preview within 3–5 business days. If further edits are requested after the initial preview, a revised preview will be sent within 1–2 business days. Once you approve the final text, please allow 5 business days for us to create your certificate before it is dispatched for shipping.

Important: Requesting a preview may extend the production timeline, especially if multiple edits are needed or if there is a delay in your approval. It is your responsibility to respond promptly to our emails and, if needed, to accommodate any expedited shipping to meet your desired delivery date.

Note: Due to copyright restrictions, the border design is not included in the preview, unless you have requested a color change as part of your customization.

Yes, you can request this in the notes section of the order form when you are placing an order.

Yes, aside from our standard personalization options we can change parts of our designs for a fee.

Please contact us with your design change request at info@thegildedpress.com before placing your order. We’ll review your request within 24 hours and confirm whether we’re able to accommodate it, along with any additional costs or production time that may apply.

If you’re unsure of your Islamic (Hijri) date when completing your order form, you can leave it blank and we’ll determine it for you using our references.

Due to the Hijri calendar being lunar-based, the exact date can sometimes vary depending on the sighting of the new moon. Dates can therefore be estimated in advance, but may not be confirmed until the beginning of the Islamic month. Please also note that if your nikah takes place after Maghrib, it is considered to fall on the following Islamic day.

If you prefer to provide the date yourself, you can confirm it with your local mosque, Imam, or marriage officiant, or use a reliable online Hijri calendar.

If you have ordered just the certificate, you will receive your order rolled in tube with layers of protection. If you have ordered a frame with your nikah certificate, it will be shipped flat in a box with protective layers.

In some cases, your nikah certificate may arrive rolled in a shipping tube. If it does, gently remove it from the tube and with its protective plastic sleeve still on, lay it face down on a flat surface. Place heavy weights on it such as books to help it flatten naturally. Do not bend it in the opposite direction as this can cause creasing. Allow a few days for the certificate to fully unfurl. If you have ordered a frame, you can also place the certificate directly inside the frame to help flatten it.