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Story two voices

How we met, told twice: two monogram circles head two columns, Nell and Sam, then three questions set across the full width, each answered once by each of them side by side, the answers disagreeing a little.

On a phone the answers stack and each keeps its name label.

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Takes your theme’s colours and type.

Twenty Twenty-Five·1280px

Manrope typefacergb(255, 255, 255) ground1280px viewport

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What to change first

  1. The initials and names.
  2. The questions and answers. Duplicate a question group to add one.

The signature moment

Two accounts of the same moment, side by side under one question

Each question is a centred heading over a two-cell grid, the first voice's answer on the left and the second's on the right, so the reader compares them line by line and the small disagreements are the joke. The voices are headed by a monogram, an initial in a circle drawn with a plain colour core/cover, never a photograph of a face. On a phone the answers stack, and each keeps its name label so the voices stay clear.

Theme handoff

What comes from where

From your theme

  • Typeface.
  • Palette.

Set by this pattern

  • The heading.
  • The answers' measure.
  • The grid.

Full pattern notes

Why it works, and how it is built

Open a topic for the complete design reasoning, editing guidance and implementation notes.

Design rationaleComposition, intent and nearest alternatives

Overview

A couple's "how we met", told by both of them. Two monogram circles head two columns, one for each voice, and three questions run across the full width, each answered once by each partner side by side. It sits in the editorial section beside testimonial-stagger (two voices offset, no shared question), team-studio-partners (partners paired with their own words, no question rows) and faq-dialogue (question and answer marks, one answer): none sets two answers to the same question.

The signature moment: two accounts of the same moment, side by side under one question

Each question is a centred heading over a two-cell grid, the first voice's answer on the left and the second's on the right, so the reader compares them line by line and the small disagreements are the joke. The voices are headed by a monogram, an initial in a circle drawn with a plain colour core/cover, never a photograph of a face. On a phone the answers stack, and each keeps its name label so the voices stay clear.

Make it yoursVariations and the edits to make first

What to change first

  1. The initials and names.
  2. The questions and answers. Duplicate a question group to add one.
Theme behaviourInheritance, fixed decisions and contrast

What it inherits from your theme

  • Typeface. The base states no font family.
  • Palette. Your base ground with contrast type; the monograms are circles of your contrast colour with base initials, which the circle guarantees. Labels are on the label role, falling through to contrast. The hairlines between questions are currentColor.

What it decides for itself

  • The heading. The xx-large rung; the questions x-large, the names large: hierarchy, so all on the ladder.
  • The answers' measure. Each answer is held to 34rem, well under 75 characters a line.
  • The grid. minimumColumnWidth: 22rem, so two across from a tablet up (never three) and one on a phone.
Technical notesBlock mechanics, responsive behaviour and constraints

The Vow look

Part of the Vow Pattern Set, a couple's whole wedding website in one design language: wisteria white #f7f5fb ground, midnight #1f2240 ink, dusk #555a78 muted ink, card white #ffffff on a wisteria hairline #d9d3e6, peony #a8365a labels on light grounds and pale peony #f2b8c9 on the midnight slab. Names and headings are Didot at 400 with an italic ampersand; body, labels and buttons are Gill Sans. Buttons are square midnight rectangles or underlined peony links; cards and photographs are square. Every text pair is measured on the ground it is painted on. Take the base for your theme's colours, or the look's Use my theme chip.

Notes

  • Core blocks only: group, cover, heading, paragraph. No photograph.

Questions

Story two voices: common questions

Does Story two voices need a plugin?

No. It is built only from core WordPress blocks (cover, group, heading and paragraph), so it pastes into the block editor with nothing to install.

Will Story two voices match my theme?

Choose by variation. Two voices takes your theme’s palette; Vow brings its own colours.

How many variations does Story two voices have?

2: Two voices and Vow. Each is its own markup; choose one in the toolbar above the preview before you copy.

Can I use my own images?

Yes. Sample images stay in the copied blocks. Replace them in WordPress; pasting does not upload them to your Media Library.

Is Story two voices free?

It is included with a subscription, with every Core Pattern and variation. 62 Core Patterns are free to copy without one.

The markup

19KB of core-block markup, 4 blocks (cover, group, heading, paragraph), and nothing else: paste it into the block editor and it becomes editable blocks wearing your theme.

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