Will the filigree print correctly at a copy shop?

From the PDF, yes — any modern digital press or office laser handles it. What kills it is photocopying, particularly copying a copy. If the run is going to be photocopied, choose Linen or Dove & Light instead.

Is it too ornate for a modern service?

It is the most decorative design here, and that is a real choice rather than a neutral one. Families choosing for an elderly relative pick it most; families wanting restraint go to Linen, which shares the palette without the frame.

Does the ornament reduce the space for text?

On the cover, slightly. Inside pages are unaffected — the frame is a cover treatment, so the order, the obituary and the acknowledgements have the same room as any other design.

Ivory Filigree

Hand-scrolled filigree corners on warm ivory — the stationer’s programme.

In Loving Memory of

Deacon Charles E. Williams

Sunrise 4 June 1951 · Sunset 20 July 2026

Saturday, 1 August 2026 · 11:00 · St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Durban

Order of Service

Officiant: Rev. Dr C. A. Brown

Processional

Opening Selection

Prayer

Scripture — Old Testament

Scripture — New Testament

Reflections — Family & Friends (2 minutes please)

Reading of Resolutions & Acknowledgements

Reading of the Obituary

Selection

Eulogy

Recessional

Life Story

Charles Earl Williams was born on 4 June 1951 in Durban, the third of five children. He gave forty-two years of faithful service to St Andrew’s, where his baritone anchored the men’s chorus and his Sunday lunches anchored the summer.

He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 51 years, Dorothy; children Marcus and Angela; and six grandchildren who called him “Oupa”.

Family

WifeDorothy Williams

ChildrenMarcus Williams, Angela Carter

GrandchildrenSix grandchildren

Pallbearers

M. Williams · D. Carter · R. Johnson · T. Brooks · L. Green · C. Harris

Acknowledgements

The family of Deacon Williams gratefully acknowledges every act of kindness, every prayer, and every warm word shared during our time of bereavement. Your love carries us.

Ivory Filigree is the design for families who want the programme to look engraved rather than printed. Fine gold scrollwork turns each corner, a flourished divider separates every section, and the arch-framed portrait sits inside a double gold rule. It reads like something from an old order-of-service book — quiet, formal, and unmistakably cared for.

Best suited to

Traditional funerals and memorials where the family wants understated elegance; the safest choice when in doubt.

Use this design — free

Free watermarked PDF · $11.95 once for the clean download

Every design includes

Bifold and 8-page booklet formats, Letter + A4/A5
All seven language heading sets
A choice of four elegant typefaces
Correct folded-sheet arrangement in the PDF
Autosave on your device — nothing lost, ever

Printing this design

Warm ivory with an ornate filigree frame — the most detailed line work in the set, and therefore the most demanding of the printer. At 600dpi or better it is beautiful; on a photocopy of a photocopy the filigree turns to grey mush and takes the design’s whole character with it. Print from the PDF, every copy.

Choosing the photograph

The arch crop plus an ornate frame makes for a busy cover, so a plain-background portrait is close to essential — a photograph with clutter behind it will fight the filigree. Leave headroom above the head for the arch. Formal studio portraits are what this design was drawn for.

Questions about Ivory Filigree

Will the filigree print correctly at a copy shop?: From the PDF, yes — any modern digital press or office laser handles it. What kills it is photocopying, particularly copying a copy. If the run is going to be photocopied, choose Linen or Dove & Light instead.
Is it too ornate for a modern service?: It is the most decorative design here, and that is a real choice rather than a neutral one. Families choosing for an elderly relative pick it most; families wanting restraint go to Linen, which shares the palette without the frame.
Does the ornament reduce the space for text?: On the cover, slightly. Inside pages are unaffected — the frame is a cover treatment, so the order, the obituary and the acknowledgements have the same room as any other design.