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The Golden Vows design under a glossy black heat-reveal coating. Cold, the mug is a plain black cylinder; filled with something hot, the coating clears and the wedding photograph appears.
Handing over a black mug and watching somebody pour the first coffee into it is a different kind of present from handing over a picture. The photograph arrives as an event rather than as an object, which is why these are opened at the table rather than put straight on a shelf. For a wedding the timing suits: the couple have seen the photographs already, and this is the one that makes them look again. Just married wording and the date come up with the image. Nothing shows until the drink goes in, so the mug gives nothing away on a shelf.
The glossy coating is the shinier of the two magic finishes and gives the revealed image more contrast than the matte version. Pale wedding colours benefit from that: a white dress against a bright sky can go flat on matte and holds its edges here. The trade is that gloss shows fingerprints on the black surface between drinks, which matters on a mug that sits on a desk. A quick wipe with a dry cloth clears them, and the black surface is otherwise easy to live with.
The coating is the part that reacts to heat, and it is also the part that fails if it is treated like ordinary glaze. These are hand wash only and not microwave safe. A dishwasher cycle or a minute in the microwave takes the colour change with it, and that cannot be put back. Nothing else about the mug needs special handling.
The picture is printed by sublimation under the heat-reveal layer. Nothing on the surface can scratch off. Choose a photograph with clear faces and reasonable contrast, since the reveal is never quite as bright as print on white. Colour Enhancement is available at $1.99 per image and does more here than on a white body. Send the original file from the photographer rather than a copy forwarded through a chat, which has already lost detail that the reveal needs.
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Our custom mug printing process uses the latest in sublimation printing technology to ensure your favorite photos never peel or fade in the microwave or dishwasher. Add up to 5 photos, align them just the way you like, add text, then get ready to sip in style.
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