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Set Your Style
Get the right tone your wedding through invites tailor-made for your big day

Date Details
Get your guests revved up with an eye-catching card

Tips for Timely Thank-Yous
Every bride wants to get thank-yous done as quickly as possible. Here’s how

Jingle Bells, Wedding Bells
Ring them all at once with a holiday card that doubles as a wedding save-the-date

What To Do About Wording
Advice about the right - and wrong - ways to let your guests know they're included in your big day

Simple Tips for Stunning Events
From the day-of venue to the day-after brunch, experts share their secrets for chic, stress-free celebrations

Stationery with a Designer Touch
Take your invites from everyday to extraordinary with the latest designer styles

When couples are sending save-the-date cards

Wedding Etiquette for Step-Parents
Helpful - and considerate - tips for both the bride and groom and their parents' new spouses

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Internet Invitations
Paper's still the go-to medium for the big event, but for pre-wedding events, the Web seems to work

When to Save the Date?

DIY Brides

Engrave the Date
Pressing down a high-end option for your invites

Words, Words, Words
Whether they’re in Antique Roman or Comic Sans, the words on an invitation have a big job and a small space to do it. Here are some ways to make them work

Eco-Chic Invites
How to reduce waste with recycled paper without reducing style

Instant Invitation
Taking to the Web for wedding invites

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Stationery: Martha-Style
The domestic diva dips further into the bridal market with a new line of decorations and stationery

To Invite or Not To Invite
The decision to include or disclude someone from your ceremony gets even trickier when it’s a close family member

Intrusive Invites
Multiple maps, extra itineraries and directions galore – nowadays it’s amazing if you can even fit the invitation in the envelope. How much is too much, and what should you pare down?

Balance of Power
You’ve compromised on the reception location, the color scheme and the band, but you just can’t agree on how many attendants to have at their wedding. Here’s how to play the numbers game if this happens to you

Paring Problems
Getting the guest list for your wedding in sync with your budget is no easy task. How do you decide who to leave out, and how do you break it to them? Just ask the etiquette experts

Eyes on the Bride
Attendees can learn a lot about a wedding’s dress code by picking up on all the obvious clues

Invite Etiquette
On your wedding invitation, every word counts – choose them with love and care, advises etiquette expert Peggy Post

The Finer Points of Ex Etiquette
You’ve been there, done that – and now you’re doing it again. When former spouses are in the picture, the seating plan isn’t the only challenge. Here’s how to handle your past perfectly

You’ve Got Mail
Invite your guests with invitations that set the tone for the big day ahead

Be Our Guests, Not Pests
Personalized-wedding Web sites keep guests in-the-know… and out of your hair
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