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Channel the setting sun with these breathtaking sunset gradient gowns from Wai-Ching

Silk wedding dresses from Wai-Ching

For those uninterested in princess wedding dresses, prepare to have your head explode from the innovative gorgeousness that is indie-designer Chrissy Wai-Ching Leung’s dress line. Hailing from Seattle via Chicago, Hong Kong, and Nice, France, Chrissy specializes in making custom silk wedding dresses that fly (or in some cases float) in the face of over-brocaded […]

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How to use Etsy for your wedding, from an Etsy vendor

In 2007, I dropped the maintenance of my own website in lieu of joining a legion of independent designers on Etsy, a website full of handmade, independent goodness. As one of the many Etsy vendors who’s thoroughly addicted to their forums, I went digging and found a few shoppers dressing up their wedding days with […]

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Floral-induced psychosis: How big is TOO BIG for a bouquet, and other pressing questions

I don’t get the whole wedding flowers thing. I just want the place to look pretty! Why’s it gotta be so hard?

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DIY flower arrangements aren’t so tough

Arranging centrepiece flowers yourself can save you big bucks — and it doesn’t have to be complicated. Find some inspiration and some DIY floral arrangement tutorials in this here roundup, including tricks for using grocery store bouquets and thrifted finds, but still making a big impact.