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save the date

From when to send ’em and what they could look like… Save the Date to check out this archive. (Formal invitations to follow.)

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How I used Vistaprint wedding stuff for basically all my wedding printables

I have used Vistaprint for many years, ever since I needed my first business cards as a grad student. Here are all the different Vistaprint wedding things I ordered, including items that aren’t often billed as wedding products…

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DIY wedding bookmarks are easy to make and have SO many uses!

Bookmarks are a small canvas for expressing yourself. Typically only a few square inches, there’s still plenty of room for information and illustration. Whether you’re saving the page or saving the date, a bookmark is a simple but effective DIY project you can tackle. Here’s how to make your own custom bookmarks, complete with tassel.

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Fairy swords, a woodsy tablescape, and a Snowy Mountain stroll

Tribesmaid Laurasonja and her groom got married in the Snowy Mountains, making for some truly epic, wintry photos like this one. There were also some snazzy “fairy swords,” bad-ass bridesmaids, and some woodsy decor in the reader submissions this week.

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Souvenir glasses, Star Wars, and one very literal save-the-date

Tribesmaid Stealmystapler offered these vintage souvenir glasses as favors. Alternative muglies FTW! But that’s not we need to start this week off right. You also need a dancing dog, a very literal save-the-date, some lightsabers, and maybe a top hat.

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An aquarium, a mandap, and a Star Wars save-the-date

An aquarium wedding with a shark and awesome glasses? I am in for this. Get ready for some red crinoline, a singing father/daughter dance, and some awesome handmade save-the-dates and invitations.

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Asa & Ben’s “rock and roll” pinball cheeseburger family wedding

Let’s just see what might make you excited about this wedding: bacon chocolate cupcakes, heavy metal-meets-roller derby, kids vows AND rings, a Spider-Man pinball machine gift, scavenger hunt programs, a “feather girl,” a cheeseburger save-the-date…? I could go on, but I’m pretty sure you’re already heading in to read this one. And you totally should.