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Paper Invitations Aren’t an Environmental No-No

Paper Invitations Aren’t an Environmental No-No Don’t worry, you’re not wiping out the rainforest by sending physical invitations.   DISCLAIMER: This is a short introduction into VAST subject with a lot of information and perspectives (and opinions) that even I don’t know, because this isn’t my primary field of study and I’m not a paper […]

January 5, 2021

Sustainable Eco-Friendly Invitations

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4-Month Networking Map

IF YOU CRINGE AT THE THOUGHT OF NETWORKING… DON’T SKIP THIS! Seriously, I know this is scary. I know you’re probably thinking that you don’t need to network or want to network. I’m here to tell you that this will make a HUGE difference in your business and WILL impact your bottom line! Best of […]

November 12, 2020

4-Month Networking Map

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5 Tricks to Up Your Efficiency

THE POWER OF EFFICIENCY As a lover of efficiency, there are few things that make me happier than finding a way to do something faster and with less effort (like my old boss loved to say: “Work smarter, not harder!”). Do you have days where you find yourself spinning your wheels and the day is dragging on, while you’re stuck […]

October 29, 2020

5 Tricks to Up Your Efficiency

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Postage: How it Can Take Your Invitations to the Next Level

Postage. Yikes. How do you choose the postage for your invitations? Does the thought of the post office send your blood pressure skyrocketing? Or do you just walk into said post office and request a roll of stamps? (I sure hope not!) Some of you may be thinking, “Wait, there’s more than one kind of […]

October 19, 2017

On the Blog: Types of Postage

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Wedding Stationery Terminology 101

  It’s stationery time! Okay, I may have said that like a Power Ranger. Please don’t judge me. If you’re anything like I was, you’ve already researched so many vendors that you feel like your head might explode. I’m here to make the wedding stationery process as easy as possible, and I think that starts with a little help learning […]

April 13, 2017

On The Blog: Stationery Terminology 101

Ask The Expert, Design, Illustration, Stationery, Uncategorized, Wax Seals, Weddings

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Just how important are my wedding invitations?

(personal photo time!) marrying the love of my life   Ah, weddings. We all love a good wedding, don’t we? Ask anyone what their favorite part of a wedding is, and you’ll most likely get one of three answers: the flowers, the music, or the location (I’m not going to count an open bar here, […]

April 9, 2017

On The Blog: How Important Are My Wedding Invitations

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The next BIG thing in wedding stationery

    I have a problem, and my problem has a name: wax seals. There’s nothing I love more than seeing a big, round disk of wax on the back of an envelope (or on any paper, tbh!) with an imprint of a crest or monogram or other cool image. I’m so jazzed about wax […]

April 3, 2017

On The Blog: Wax Seals

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