You know you want to win one of TWO $250 gift certificates to Minted so that you can have awesome invitations like this:

So what are you waiting for?  GO ENTER HERE!  Contest closes at 11:59 AM central time tomorrow Friday January 27th.

*This giveaway is sponsored by Minted.  Official sweepstakes rules here.

Congratulations to our winners, Kayla and Elizabeth!

I love me some Minted. From wedding invitations and save the date cards to programs and place cards, Minted offers hundreds of unique, current, and stylish wedding stationery designs, all sourced from a global community of independent designers. And I’m beyond excited this week to be able to give TWO lucky readers $250 gift …

I’m so excited to welcome LookLoveSend.com as EAD’s newest sponsor and featured vendor!  LookLoveSend.com is a one-stop shop for complete wedding invitation collections – everything from save the date cards and invitations to menus, place cards, thank you notes and more.  They have a huge selection of design styles, from classic to contemporary and everything in between, and each design …

I have the cutest DIY tutorial to share with you today!  My friends Kelly Marie from Fleur and Suzy from Lily Red Studio are stopping by to share a fabulous DIY billy ball escort card box how-to with us.  Designed by Tiffany of Chicago’s Soiree Events, this sweet display is so easy and cute, and easily adaptable to any event!

You …

Here at EAD, we love Storkie for their fabulous selection of save the date magnets and cards, rehearsal dinner invitations and wedding invitations. New for the season, they’ve expanded their collection of inspired designs for summer weddings and celebrations plus they now offer a stunning new shimmer cardstock to add an extra special touch to your stationery. Love that! …

When thinking about who I wanted to be at my wedding, there were some women who I absolutely wanted to be there and be a part of the celebration. These ladies have been a part of my life for a long time, even as we have been separated by distance and life circumstances. But for my wedding, I knew the …

Update: Congratulations to our winner, Sharon!

I’m a huge fan of Minted, so I am honestly thrilled to have them as an EAD sponsor and doubly excited to give one of you lucky readers a $100 Minted gift certificate!  In case you aren’t familiar with Minted, it’s an online stationery store and community of independent graphic designers. They allow amazingly talented …

Hi everyone! Christen here with part 2 of my NSS wrap-up (check here for part 1 where I discuss trends in stationery design). For the second half I want to take a look at a few trends in the actual construction of invitations, going beyond the pocketfold and plain white 80# cardstock to create something that truly stands out and …

I was fortunate enough to attend Tuesday of the National Stationery Show at the Javits Center in NYC. If you didn’t happen to see recaps or posts about it anywhere else in the blog-o-sphere, it’s where hundreds of vendors from around the country come and display their products/work for people in the industry–buyers, reps, etc.

There were pretty envelope liners, bright …

This morning’s Pancakes & Honey Breakfast shoot featured several handmade wedding projects, and the team of Suzy from Lily Red Studio, Kelly Marie from Fleur, and Jaclyn Simpson Photography have been kind enough to share their DIY secrets with us! They created several projects – click on the links below to jump to the instructions for your favorite:

Escort Card …

Now that my save the date cards are safely in the hands of my guests, I can share them with you! I had been scheming about these cards since the first days of wedding planning, and I’m super excited.  That’s because, in a hidden away building not far from my office is the Anderson Design Group. You may not recognize …

As I previously posted, our invitations went out last month and we have been receiving a steady stream of RSVP cards. As I was going through the pictures of the assembly process, it makes it look easy. Trust me, it was very intense and not the easiest invitations I have put together! (This is my fifth set of invites designing …