Free Love Quotes

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A guide to buying your wedding items on Etsy!

Etsy has so many amazing hand-made wonders that can make your wedding a unique event. However, take a turn on some wedding planning blogs and you'll quickly see comments from a few bride and grooms who've had bad experiences. Here are a few tips to help you navigate Etsy.

1) Remember Etsy does not select who can sell on their site and who can't. Anyone can sign up and with 20 cents per listing open up a store. So when you find a store you love, check them out. Google the store name and the owner's name and look up their online presence. Are there lots of blogs mentioning this store and problems? You might want to use caution.

2) Look where the store is located. There are Etsy sellers from all over the world! It's a wonderful global community. Be aware of sellers from China. Many factories in China will open up an Etsy store and sell their "handmade" goods there. Also note, completely wonderful sellers may reside in countries outside of yours, so add on extra for international shipping times and costs.

3) Read the reviews both on Etsy and Google to find reviews elsewhere. Know who you're buying from.

4) Ask about the turn around time BEFORE ordering. Many of the hand made wedding items are custom made when ordered. If you are ordering from a more popular store it may be 6-8 weeks before your product arrives. A good seller will make their timelines very clear.

5) Ask lost of questions. Convo the seller and ask questions about the product. They should respond within 1 business day. Beware any seller that takes 3-4 business days to respond.

6) Read the listing description thoroughly and read their shop policies as well.

I also belong to a hand-picked group of Etsy sellers that specialize in wedding items. 

"THE ETSY WEDDING TEAM" check them out here

Etsy is a fantastic place and most of the sellers are honest artists that are happy to do business with you. You can find items on there that are unique and one of a kind.

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Wedding Invitation Wording Templates with Divorced Parents

Planning a wedding can be stressful, and it can be more stressful when your parents are divorced. I've worked with numerous clients who have stressed over who's names to put first on the invitation. While every family dynamic is different here is a guide to help:


Traditionally who ever is paying is listed first. So if you mom and step-dad are paying for most of the wedding, their names should go first. To make the most room on the invitation combine names into families, like Mr. and Mrs. _______ instead of writing out both of their full names.

The family for my examples:

Bride's Mom- Sally Holt
Bride's Step-Dad:  Jonathan Holt
Brides Dad- Jim Maple
Bride's Step-Mom- Martha Maple

Groom's Mom- Whitney Wallis
Groom'sStep-Dad:  Patrick Wallis
Groom's Dad- Kenneth Rothenburg
Groom's Step-Mom- Jenna Rothenburg


Wording Example: Bride's Mom and Step Dad hosting, along with Groom's Dad and Step-Mom
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Holt & Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rothenburg
Invite you to celebrate the marriage of their children

Wording Example: Brides Mom and Step Dad hosting, along with both sets of Groom's parents
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Holt & Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rothenburg along with Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Wallis.
Invite you to the marriage of their children.....

Wording Example: Brides Dad and Step-Mom hosting, along with Grooms Mom and Step-Dad as well as his Dad
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Maple & Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Wallis along with Kenneth Rothenburg

If you parents are insistent on listing their first names try this...

Wording Example: Brides Dad and Step-Mom hosting, along with Grooms Mom and Step-Dad as well as his Dad
Jim and Martha Maple & Whitney and Patrick Wallis along with Kenneth Rothenburg
Invite you to celebrate the marriage of their children. 

Molly and James - Vegas Wedding

Another wedding complete! This one is for James and Molly's Family-Fantastic Las Vegas Wedding

Check out that Fabulous Vegas wedding cake!!!

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The Mail and your Wedding...

If you're planning a wedding, odds are you've become more familiar with your local mail carrier than you were when you were single. Lots of mail happens when planning a wedding, favor packages start arriving, contracts and  in the mail, RSVP cards stuffed in your mailbox, and expensive gift packages left on your porch.

One of the first steps you should take when planning a wedding is knowing a safe address where you packages and mail can be sent. If packages left on your doorstep are vulnerable to being stolen consider an alternative place for your wedding items to be shipped to:

• Your Office (Be careful that your building mail room is responsible and will process packages and mail on time)
• A Relatives House- If a relative is always home, or has a safe place for their mail to be left consider asking if your RSVP cards, wedding gifts and invitation return address can be their address.
• Get a P.O. Box- While going to the Post Office can be a major pain, it's a safe place for your mail to be delivered.