Etsy Find of the Week: Ampersandity & Verde Studio

This week I wanted to share my favorite Etsy Finds that will help make your invitations a little more lovely. Worried about addressing your envelopes? I'm in love with Ampersandity's calligraphy return address stamps. A simple and chic was to get an elegant look without having to have them all hand written by a calligrapher. Bonus: you can use it well after the wedding to keep up with your stylish letter giving.

A favorite trend of mine in the invitation world is using vintage stamps! It is such a great way to add a little personality to your outer envelop. A great shop to pick these up at is Verde Studio. I love them because they coordinate their stamps into sets, matching colors and themes to make it much easier to find what you are looking for.

I hope you love these ways to help make your stationary a little sweeter as much as I do!

Check back tomorrow for a lovely vineyard wedding!

Etsy Find of the Week: Cheer Up Cherup

I thought I'd start this week off right with some gorgeous paper goods. I'm in love with these bright and modern designs by Cheer Up Cherup! The name says it all: cheery designs that are both elegant and fun. Sweet and chic, they are the perfect invites for the modern bride!

DIY WEEK: Stationary and Downloads

Today is the last day of DIY Week and I thought we'd go out with a bang! Not only is this post full of the best DIY stationary around, but it includes 14+ FREE Downloads! That's right, 14 amazing and free downloadable stationary ready for you to print!

But first up, some super sweet DIY stationary ideas I love! My favorite and the most ingenious idea is the DIY calligraphy! Seriously, brides, this is so easy and looks amazing!
[remember, those with Free Downloads are marked with **]

1. Grey Likes Weddings | Save the Date *video tutorial

2. Ruffled | Doily Envelopes

3. Tulle and Feathers | Handkerchief Invitation

4. Weddings and Cookies | DIY Calligraphy

5. Once Wed | Rehearsal Fiesta Invite

6. The Sweetest Occasion | Kraft Paper and Twine Save the Date

7. Love, the Yes Girls | Doily Save the Date

And now onto the free stuff! Here are some adorable and chic downloadable details!

1. iDIY | Vintage Printable Labels**

2. The Bride's Guide | Announcement Flag**

3. iDIY | Vintage Labels**

4. Blush Printables | Cupcake Stickers**

5. Ruffled | Alphabet Bunting**

DIY stationary is by far the easiest and cheapest of all the DIYs, especially if the downloads are free! Enjoy these gorgeous beauties and the money you'll be saving!

1. The Wedding Chicks | Bunting Save the Date**

2. Love & Lavender | Lace Invitation**

3. Ruffled | Glam Night Out**

4. La Belle Bride | Vintage Bird Invitation**

5. Flights of Fancy | Pre-Wedding Fiesta**

6. Valley & Co. | Bridesmaid Card**

7. Glamour and Grace | Simply Bloom Invitation**

8. Ruffled | Save the Date**

9. Valley & Co. | Best Man Card**

Which ones do you love? I hope you all will take advantage of some of the gorgeous freebies!

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Well, DIY Week has come to a close. I hope you have enjoyed all the great projects and found some inspiration! Next week we will be back to the usual awesome Etsy Finds and Real Weddings you will love!

Etsy Find of the Week: e.m.papers

The DIY movement is growing every day in the wedding world. One of the best savers to the DIY bride are printable invitations. I am in love with these chic and modern designs by e.m.papers! With complete wedding suites right at your finger tips, there's not much else you will need when planning out your paper goods. These designs are simple, elegant, and easy to use, and are sure to please any bride taking on the invite challenge!

Oh, and P.S, this little beauty is for free. That's right FREE!

How cute is this tandem bike??

You can pick it up right here!

Etsy Find of the Week: ctrlP

You know I always like to bring you the best of Etsy, and boy do I have a treat today! Lizzie and Isaiah, the amazing duo behind $10,000 Wedding (a super awesome blog you all should be following if you aren't already!), have just started their very own Etsy shop, crtlP! And let me tell you, it is the place to go to for fun, hip, and totally unique printable wedding stationary!

I thought I'd let Lizzie give you the low down on the goods:
My fiance, Isaiah, and I got started blogging about the process of our wedding...initially, just to keep track of all of the information and inspiration we liked. Little did we know: There is an amazing community of brides, married couples and "gurus" on the topics of marriage, inspiration and what have you. We wanted to give something back to the community we have gotten so much from. We started a little tradition called Template Thursdays, where we provide free templates of wedding and non-wedding related printables. 

We had such a great time with it, staying up all hours of the night making templates and trying out designs for our invitations. I have been a long-time Etsy lover, and we decided to try out a few designs in a shop. ctrlP is what came out of all of that: Our printable invitation studio for rockstar couples. 

While we were impressed with a lot of what the web had to offer in terms of designs, if anything was our style, it was out of our price range. It seems like the wedding paperie industry in the affordable range didn't have much to offer us in terms of offbeat style and what not. We definitely swoon over some designs out of our price range though, that's for sure! 

Isaiah has been a graphic designer for about 10 years and he's been teaching me the way of the sword...I mean...design for the last two or three. Our style is somewhere between mod, contemporary, abstract and indie, but we try to cater to couples who might be expecting more than a flower stencil on their invitations. 

Brides can expect really quick service and friendliness from ctrlP as well as designs that (hopefully!) are unique and different to today's most popular style. The invitations we sell are printables, meaning we send you a high-definition PDF and you print out the design yourself or in a print shop. Each sale includes a printing guide, so you're not all by yourself out there in the woods on a full moon or anything. 

So boiling it down, the recap: Isaiah and I are a graphic-design loving couple who just think you should be able to afford something kick-ass for your budget, however small it might be.

Be sure to check out Lizzie and Isaiah on Twitter and Facebook as well!

Etsy Find of the Week: Dapper Paper

I have been having a craving for fabulous stationary recently and Dapper Paper has swooped in to fill it. Fun, fresh, and totally chic, their wedding suites are just the ticket! I love their crisp, modern designs and playful wording! And if you don't believe this duo is incredibly creative and talented, check out this stunning invitation suite inspired by Lord of the Rings! I mean, how amazing and beautiful can a wedding invite get? They also make some pretty sweet invitations for events outside of the wedding day, like their modern brunch card and adorable vintage bachelorette party invite. I'm pretty much totally in love!

Ok, I know these are not so much weddings, but I thought they were super cute and oh so witty!

Guest Post: Blush Printables

While I am away this week, I have some amazing gals taking care of your wedding fix! They are really going to wow you! I'm so excited to share all of their goodies with you! Today we are starting the week off right with an amazing download Jen from Blush Printables created especially for Glamour and Grace! It is seriously breathtaking and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!!

Hi everyone! I am so so SO excited to be a guest blogger today on Glamour and Grace. My name is Jen and I’m the designer/owner for Blush Printables, an online stationery boutique that specializes in do-it-yourself stationery.

Your wedding stationery is the prelude to the happiest day of your life. Your Save the Dates and wedding invitations help set the tone for your big day, and should be a reflection of your personality and style. DIY invitations are certainly affordable and more economical, but being a budget conscious bride doesn’t mean you should sacrifice quality or style.

To help you celebrate in style, I designed a pink peony invitation suite called Simply Bloom that is FREE for download!

The full suite comes with one 7x5 invitation, one 4x6 response card and one 4x6 save the date card, and can be easily customized at home with your own wording.

Send out this lovely Save the Date to notify your guests of your wedding. You can download it HERE. You’ll need Adobe Reader to open the file, which can be downloaded for free from www.adobe.com

This 7x5 wedding invitation coordinates beautifully with the Save the Date card. You can download it HERE.

A space is designated for your guests to write their names and the number of people attending your wedding. You can download the Response Card HERE.

To print at home, using Adobe Reader and Text Input:
1. Download the Simply Bloom Save the Date card, Invitation and Response card.
2. Open each file in Adobe Reader, one at a time.
3. Text boxes have been highlighted to designate the text input areas.
4. Type your wording, and print.
5. Cut to size, and enjoy!
To print at home, using Text Editing Program (Word, Notepad, etc)
1. Download the Simply Bloom Save the Date card, Invitation and Response card.
2. Print without text
3. Open up any text editing program, such as Microsoft Word. You may have to adjust the font, size and spacing for it to correctly format on the invitation design.
4. Put the invitation back in the printer to print the text.
5. Cut to size, and enjoy!

As always, these are free for personal use. Feel free to link to other blogs, share with friends and family, but please remember to credit Blush Printables!

xo

Thanks so much Jen for sharing this amazing invite suite!!

Be sure to check out her Etsy shop with more goodies!
Blush Printables

Steal Worthy Idea

When I spotted these adorable fans, I knew I had to share! Having fans for an outdoor ceremony is pretty popular, but these fans take it to the next level! How completely cute are these wedding party illustrations? The maid of honor is a graphic designer and created all these fun caricatures! It is such a unique detail to personalize your day! They the perfect way to include your wedding party and let them know how much they mean to you! Love!

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Etsy Find of the Week: Ello There

When I first came across Ello There, I fell in love! Simple, modern and utterly sweet, their wedding invitations are a must for the bride searching for that unique touch! Their silhouette designs are completely charming and the vinyl wedding invite is just too amazing for words! Also, I think the honey comb would be perfect with this inspiration board from last week! Be sure to check out their shop and blog for more adorable designs and inspiration!

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