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Invitation Closures: How to Keep Your Suite Together

March 28, 2018 Grace Niu
A different take on a vellum wrap! Design, styling and photo by Grace Niu Design.  Wax beads and stamper by Artisaire .

A different take on a vellum wrap!
Design, styling and photo by Grace Niu Design. Wax beads and stamper by Artisaire.

When it comes to wedding invitations, the presentation is so important. You don't want to spend your hard-earned money on these beautiful invitations but have them show up to your guests all messily stashed in the envelope. Even if you arranged them nicely to begin with, chances are they were tossed around while in the mail. Enter the solution: closures!

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In Weddings Tags wedding invitations, wedding tips, weddings, invitations, chicago calligrapher, Chicago invitation designer, chicago wedding, wax seals, vellum, belly bands, invitation closures, pocketfolds, twine, silk ribbon, ribbon, embellishments, invitation add-ons, stationery details, invitation details
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Wedding Stationery Etiquette Part 3: The Addresses

January 30, 2018 Grace Niu
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After a bit of a break, I've finally got the last part in the stationery etiquette series! I'm sharing tips and tricks on how to get your guest addresses perfect and how to avoid awkward situations with guests!

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In Weddings Tags wedding invitations, wedding etiquette, wedding addresses, addressing, addressing tips, wedding tips, wedding advice, envelopes, envelope addressing, stationery, stationery etiquette, wedding stationery
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Wedding Stationery Etiquette Part 2: The Wording

November 8, 2017 Grace Niu
Design and styling by Grace Niu Design

Design and styling by Grace Niu Design

If you're lost on where to start with wedding invitation wording, you're not alone! It can be a touchy subject and the last thing you probably want to do is appear improper or ignorant to your guests! I've got you covered - let's get into it!

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In Weddings Tags wedding invitation wording, wedding stationery, wedding invitations, wording, invitation wording, stationery wording, wording etiquette, etiquette, wedding etiquette, stationery etiquette
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Wedding Stationery Etiquette Part 1: The Timeline

October 24, 2017 Grace Niu
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I'm starting a short series here on the blog where I talk about wedding stationery etiquette! I'll touch upon topics like timeline, wording and addressing etiquette! Today's Part 1 is all about the stationery timeline. When should you contact your stationery designer? When should you request RSVPs back from your guests? Let's get started!

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In Weddings Tags wedding stationery, wedding invitations, wedding, stationery, stationery etiquette, wedding etiquette, etiquette, timing, timeline, stationery timeline, when to send out invitations
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Our Wedding: What We Splurged & Saved On

September 29, 2017 Grace Niu
Photo by Mayden Photography

Photo by Mayden Photography

Today I'm talking all about people's least favorite (or most favorite, depending on who you ask, lol) topic: budgets. Read on to see what we splurged and saved on for our wedding last year!

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In Weddings Tags our wedding, budget, chicago, chicago wedding, chicago calligrapher, wedding venue, wedding budget breakdown, wedding photography
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sweet and simple rose gold table numbers from @kristiemasing’s wedding last year, and you can see a peek of the coordinating menus too! this tablescape was also so beautiful, and i’m honored to have been a part of it! i’m so grateful for wonderful clients who are a joy to work with 😊 // photo by @victoriabonvicini
one of my goals this year is to only say yes to things that will bring joy - so that i can make more time for the relationships and things that matter to me. life is too short to spend time doing things you don’t want to do if you don’t have to do them, you know what i mean? ✨ what about you? do you relate to this?
a few old favorite menu designs. clearly there’s a formula that works here: minimal color with a combination of hand lettering and clean type 👌🏼 and i had forgotten about that vellum menu 😍 which is your fave?
more invitations to destination weddings, please! i feel like the prospect of a destination wedding is such an exciting thing for you and your guests to look forward to, so why not really accentuate that by making the invitation an experience in itself? 🌿😊

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