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Can I use Canva to make wedding invitations? HECK YES!

Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot from readers about online graphic tool Canva… how it’s been working great for ordinary mortals DIYing their wedding invitations, not just for artists. So we made this step-by-step tutorial…

Who knew a insect-themed wedding could be one of the most beautiful & avant garde EVER

Should you DIY wedding flowers? What to know before you say GO

It’s way too easy to think, “It’s just flowers. I can do thaaaat!” as a favorite florist once said… Possibly because she had heard brides say that before! …A lot. But you need to make sure you’re ready for all that’s involved when you DIY your wedding flowers.

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The evolving etiquette around asking wedding guests for money

The Atlantic recently interviewed me for an article about Stag & Doe parties, known as “Jack and Jill” parties: The Pre-wedding Parties Where Couples Charge Admission. Julie and I got into a huge conversation about the issue, and of course very little of it made it into the finished article (because she had a lot of ground to cover!), but I got The Atlantic’s permission to share the conversation here….

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How many stamps to put on your wedding invitations? Learn from my mistake!

I learned that about half of our invitations arrived with a “postage due” stamp on the envelope and a smaller second envelope soliciting $0.15 from the recipient. What did I do wrong!?