I picked this up from the framers Sunday and couldn't wait to give it to my brother and future sister in law! So I did early ???? they love it so much they're going to display it at the wedding (which you'll notice is this Saturday: I really waited till the last moment to get this finished). Since I'm a slow worker I had to start this before he proposed and from start to finish I think it took me 16 months? Lots of that time was spent not working on it. Luckily we all knew they'd get married at some point.