What Is This? Looks Like a Jewel! Exploring the True Nature of 'Agate,' a Must-Have Item for Stylish Wedding Ceremonies Abroad＊

You see this often!

This item, which frequently appears as a stylish wedding good overseas, especially for place cards.

Have you seen it before???

It’s smooth and features a beautiful marbled pattern with a gradient!

Is it a shell? A gemstone? What could it be... doesn’t it make you wonder??

@chercher_ay

This is agate. Also known as "agate"!

This beautiful flat object is a slice of the stone referred to as agate.

Agate is indeed the same as 瑪瑙 (menou), and some of you might have heard this name.

Menou has been used in ornaments since ancient times ♩

About Agate＊

Agate is, strictly speaking, a type of stone, and it is categorized into various names based on its colors and patterns.

Therefore, agate serves as a collective term for those. It is known as a type of power stone and comes in various colors ♡

Since it is a crystal formed from multiple substances like quartz, chalcedony, and proteins, it has the meanings of "gathering" and "sharing," which makes it auspicious to use at weddings ♩

Sliced and processed for place cards..!

Agate is easy to process, which is why it has been a popular choice for cameos since ancient times.

Recently, in overseas weddings, writing names in calligraphy on the surface of sliced agate has become a huge trend for place cards ♡

It's an incredibly stylish name card that guests might want to take home and treasure for life.

Since they are natural, the colors and patterns of each piece are different, which is quite romantic ♡

Longing for it ♡ I want to have agate place cards at my wedding ♩

Although agate place cards are still not commonly seen in Japan, "slices of menou" are actually sold fairly widely through online shopping.

They are priced around 1000 yen per piece, which might be considered expensive compared to the average price of place cards, but it adds a luxury and uniqueness that is exceptional!

➡Here is the product page on Rakuten＊

It looks like a gemstone and is truly beautiful and wonderful. If I were a guest and saw such a place card, I would be extremely happy ♡

It's a place card I would like to encounter at least once in my life ♩