Congratulations, if you got engaged during the engagement season! If you haven't started planning, there is no better time to dive in than on National Wedding Planning Day (March 1). It's a real THING ... National Wedding Planning Day is a day, created by @theknot, that signifies the end of engagement season and the beginning for recently-engaged couples to kick off the planning of journey. Don't know where to start ... here is a few helpful tips: Confirm venue and date Secur

Congratulations on your engagement! You will read a lot of things telling you what you need and don't need ... this blog post will give you the 411 on the basics surrounding Invitations and Stationery. Save the Dates Send your Save the Dates at the very least 6-12 months before the wedding date. This is important for out-of town guests to make their travel and accommodation arrangements. The same is for destination weddings, you need to let your guests know as soon as possibl

I have been trying to get this interview for over six months ... as soon as I began to think of industry professionals that I wanted to chat with, Ashley Rae Swann of Cygnus Studio was at the top of my list. She is so talented at her gift of calligraphy. Meeting Ashely Rae on a random Tuesday evening three years ago was one of the best gifts a client could have ever given me! When my client made a request to work with Ashley Rae, she came to my stationery boutique to pickup t

You have gotten all your reply cards back and it is now time to get your seating layout together. The big question is ... who sits where? And how do you tastefully instruct our guests where to sit? Generally, the “rules” of seating has not changed much over the years. When it comes to the seating arrangement, try to keep things as simple as possible. The couple may opt to be seated at a sweetheart’s table together or at a bridal party table with all members of the bridal part