Hi everyone! I hope you are having a lovely week so far. A few items of news I wanted to pass along to you!

Yesterday I launched a new blogging venture, Edit and Post. If you are bloggers or small business owners, I would love for you to stop by Edit and Post and take a peek!  Edit and Post will encourage you to think more closely about your blog, about your business, and about your goals.  And of course, we’ll hopefully have a little bit of fun along the way.

For all of the photographers out there, I will be attending WPPI next week.  If you are going, I’m excited to meet you in person!  I will be at the Airhorns and Lasers party on Sunday night, along with Emily from Once Wed and several others, so if you are coming to Las Vegas, join us there!

My dear friend Vane of Brooklyn Bride is holding an awesome event in Brooklyn, Urban Wed.  It’s March 23 and 24th and you can purchase tickets right here.

I also wanted to spread the word about a wonderful initiative, Wish Upon a Wedding. The goal of the organization is to grant wedding wishes to individuals facing terminal illnesses, and it was founded based on the concept that two people in love shouldn’t be denied the chance to marry their soul mate, even if they only have a short time left to live.

And last but by no means least, I am a few weeks away from revealing an awesome new feature here on EAD.  I cannot WAIT to show it to you because I know you’re going to love it!  So, hopefully you will forgive me if I’ve been a bit quiet here lately, I promise I’m making it up to you.  :)

I have some lovely real weddings coming up for the rest of the week, so stay tuned and happy Tuesday!

xo,
Ami

Happy Valentine’s Day and a big Happy Birthday to one of my favorite blogs, Elizabeth Messina’s Kiss the Groom.

{Image by Elizabeth Messina for Kiss the Groom}

I hope that you are spending today with the one you love!

I’m thrilled to partner with Pose Prints, one of our fabulous sponsors, to give one lucky EAD reader their choice of 75 cards or 50 magnets in their choice of design and style!

It’s just too fun to make a caricature of yourself isn’t it?  To win, just comment below and let us know what you would choose.  Tweets linking to the post will count as entries as well.  One lucky winner will be chosen Friday, January 8th at noon.

Good luck!

I’m so excited to pair with Turtle Love Committee to give away one of their fabulous “good for people and the planet” engagement rings to one lucky EAD reader!

The winner will be able to choose either the Webster (shown in blue topaz, also available in amethyst, garnet, and peridot) or the Walden (featured in amethyst, also available in garnet and citrine) design in sterling silver with their choice of stone, based upon stone availability.

To enter, simply comment below and tell us what you love about Turtle Love Committee’s fabulous jewelry!  Tweets including the URL of this post will count as well.  Contest closes Friday December 4th at 12:00PM CT.

Turtle Love Committee is also offering all EAD readers a special promotional code good for a 20% discount on your total purchase.  The promo code is EAD and is valid until December 14th so happy shopping!

Good luck!

Update: Congrats to PDX Amy for winning the Turtle Love Committee giveaway!

Hi and welcome!  I’m so excited to unveil the new Elizabeth Anne Designs.  If you’re reading via RSS, here’s a little peek…

As you navigate around the site you’ll notice many changes, the most notable of which is the new and improved Vendor Guide (previously known as the EAD Library).  I’m beyond thankful to Elizabeth Messina for contributing the gorgeous images you see on the Vendor Guide page.

Also updated are the photography and stationery archives, which now showcase not only the freshest content in those categories, but also some of our favorite articles.

I’m so grateful to Carolynn from Two Brunettes for her design inspiration, Elizabeth Messina for her amazing photos, and Laura Hooper for the fabulous flourishes you see around the site.

I hope you enjoy the new Elizabeth Anne Designs and thank you all so much for being my daily inspiration!

It’s holiday time again and Vane from Brooklyn Bride is holding her 3rd annual card swap!  I’ve participated in all of them and I am giddy each year when I see who my swap partners are – it’s so fun to connect with everyone.

If you want to swap (and I hope you do!) here are the details:

Happy crafting!

UPDATE: Congratulations to our winner Julie!

Don’t forget to comment on this post before 12pm CT tomorrow for your chance to win letterpress wedding invitations by Don’t Press Me!

Lots of fun things are coming to EAD shortly and while looking things over I realized that our Link Love page has been sorely neglected.

So it’s definitely time for an update – please share your blog so that we can add it to the list (if you are a vendor please let us know your location and what your specialty is).  And while you’re at it, I’d love to know a little bit about you too… wedding dates and location, colors, things you’d like to see more of on EAD, and anything else you’d like to chat about! If you don’t blog, that’s OK too, I’d still love to hear from you.

Getting to know ya’ll is one of my favorite parts of blogging so please say hello!  :)

Today is a pretty exciting day in the world of letterpress wedding invitations! Not only are we hosting a fabulous giveaway with Don’t Press Me right here on EAD, but Bella Figura is having an amazing Election Day Sale you can’t miss. In honor of Election Day, Bella Figura is offering 25 free invitation sets when you order 75 on orders placed before November 30. All you have to do is get out today and vote and send Bella Figura a photo of you at the voting booth when you place your order. Visit the Bella Figura blog for more details.

UPDATE: Congratulations to our winner Julie!

I am so excited today to partner with the wonderful letterpress shop Don’t Press Me to give away 75 sets of letterpress invitations!

The lucky winner will receive 75 one-color letterpress invitations and reply cards, printed on 100% cotton paper by Don’t Press Me.

So how can you win? First, click on over to the Don’t Press Me site to see some of their fabulous custom design work and drool over what you have the chance to win. Then come back here and tell us in the comments why you love letterpress but aren’t able to fit it into your wedding budget. Don’t Press Me will choose one lucky and deserving winner to receive 75 sets of custom letterpress invitations.  Contest closes Friday Nov 6th at 12pm central.

And for extra credit, follow @dontpressme on twitter and link to this post. Don’t forget to @dontpressme and @amiatead in your tweet!

Good luck!
E.

Big congrats to our very own Cyd, who has started a fabulous new blog, The Sweetest Occasion.

Cyd says: “The Sweetest Occasion will be about all things weddings, of course, but it will also be a source of stylish inspiration for all of life’s many occasions – birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, graduations, dinner parties, July 4th barbecues, surprise 30th birthday parties and so so much more.”

Please go visit Cyd’s new blog and leave her some love!  And don’t worry, she’ll still be posting here on EAD Weddings and over on EAD Living too. :)

xo,
E.

I know I don’t usually post contests over here, but this one is too good not to pass on – run over to Snippet & Ink today where Kathryn is hosting a giveaway of a NYC engagement shoot featuring the fabulous A Bryan Photo.

Good luck!