Cyd and Nole were both in a Gocco mood today so I thought I’d join in!  Angelique created these absolutely fabulous Gocco save the dates – she printed on wood laminate cards and encased them in gorgeous fabric pouches.

YES – you can Gocco on wood.  Or tin (using the hand-stamp tool).  Or glass (using glass etching cream instead of ink).  …

I love letterpress, but wedding budgets don’t always allow for letterpress or engraved invitations, particularly in today’s difficult economic environment.  For brides still seeking custom invitations, the Gocco (or now the Yudu!) can be an excellent, and more economical, alternative.  Some brides choose to go the DIY route, but for brides who don’t feel comfortable DIYing, there are a few …

Yesterday was my birthday and after a long search, I finally found and purchased a Gocco as my birthday gift to myself. I’ve basically been on the fence about purchasing a Gocco for a year at this point and naturally, by the time I realized just how much I wanted one they were completely sold out basically everywhere. Oops! Oh …

As promised, here are a few more of our favorite DIY details from our wedding. As I mentioned yesterday, going the DIY route was a great way to personalize our wedding. Menus, programs, and custom coasters aren’t new ideas for a wedding, but because my husband and I were able to do them ourselves, each one of these …

We are so pleased to welcome the girls from Louella Court to EAD today for our next Advice From the Pros segment!  Louella Press and Two Paperdolls are sister companies specializing in retail stationery and custom designs, respectively.  They are based just outside Philadelphia.

EAD: What is the single best piece of advice you can give to brides and grooms as …

Tina has mad Gocco skills!

Tina created these with coasters purchased from Blockhead Stamps and her monogram designed in Adobe Illustrator.  Simple, creative, and memorable!

Samantha submitted an absolutely beautiful Gocco invitation set!

Instructions for making them, in Samantha’s words!

Every wedding invitation seems to have a map in it, which I think is a great idea. If it’s functional, it’s a printout from Google Maps. Or it’s art, like Laura Hooper’s maps.

I love them, they’re beautiful. I just can’t afford to commission one, so I’m looking for something in the middle. I’d also like to be able to print …

The RSVP packets have been received by the guests so now I can do the big reveal!

I went over many ways of including lots of information for all of my guests about my upcoming vow renewal, which is a three-day event, but all the ideas seemed so unoriginal. Then one day we hit upon the idea of vintage letters, …

My favorite thing so far has been working on the invitations. I know that they’re just paper and will be circular filed by nearly everyone. But the invitations ended up being weirdly important to me in a way I hadn’t anticipated.

I have a less than ideal family situation. For as long as I can remember, I’ve craved a feeling of …

Katie created beautiful thank you notes using recycled cardstock and her gocco!

The clip art was found {here} and the font is from dafont. To make the cards, Katie had a ream of recycled cardstock cut in half lengthwise. She then folded in half (using a bone folder for a crisp crease) to create an A2-size card and completed …

I am admittedly behind in reading some of my favorite blogs – so I just came across Tina’s DIY Gocco coasters!

Love this project and for $17, you can’t beat the cuteness for the price.  Great job Tina!

E.