The Brief: A one-sheet (8 pages), single-coloured zine featuring their story as a couple leading up to their marriage. Meant to be a wedding keepsake for themselves as well as for a small group of friends attending.

They also asked if I could hide their bunny, Cashew, in every image. (I said yes!!!)

The Process: 

Script & Copy
A page-by-page script was prepared by Bernice & Jon, detailing stuff they wanted to feature in each page. I then helped to write copy for each page to better supplement and drive the story.

Concept / Sketch to Final
Since it's a single-coloured zine, I could focus more on clear elements and compositions that would bring out the story in each page / spread. 

Since every part the story also had to fit the unique size of each page / spread, I focused on simple yet clear shapes for the smaller illustrations, while saving the detailed reveal for the final spread, allowing readers to really take their time to look at it when they reached the end.

Page 2-3: Added the Coffee Meets Bagel icon as a tiny easter egg; the bench is also directly referenced from a photo given by the couple.