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The big day is coming up! After countless days spent planning your dream wedding with your beautiful spouse, the last thing you would want is to not look up to part! So while the bride is shopping with her girlfriends for the perfect dress, we here at Greenvelope are here to offer you five sure-fire tips to ensure that you look, and feel, your best when tying the knot!

1. Rock a Bowtie!

They say that history always repeats itself, and the fashion world is no different. The timeless bow tie exudes both luxury and class. From James Bond to Bill Nye, nothing announces your presence like a bow tie!

2. It’s the little things!

It’s not everyday that there is a crucial need for men to accessorize, but it’s definitely important to dress to the nines on your wedding day. For example, make sure you have a nice stud set (it’s those little pieces of jewelry that are used in place of buttons). The stud set provided by tuxedo renter’s are usually not especially well done, so we here at Greenvelope encourage to make your own! If you’re looking to add a creative touch, find a stud set that complements your cuff links! read more…

Katy and Joel wanted their wedding to be held in Mexico at a peaceful eco-lodge location away from major tourist areas. They found a perfect place called Genesis Eco-Oasis located in a Mayan village in Ek Balam, Mexico.

It was a spiritual ceremony inspired by an ancient Celtic ceremony. Both Katy and Joel were interested in ancient esoteric knowledge and wanted to bring back the divine feminine energy. Katy’s ring was red coral, which symbolizes life and blood force energy. Katy says, “Coral is known as the ‘Women’s Crystal’ and is considered to be ‘The Blood of Mother Earth’ by Native Americans and is considered particularly precious by Tibetan women for menstruation and fertility.” Joel’s ring was Malachite, which is a protection stone that absorbs negative energies and pollutants from the atmosphere and from the body. “It also encourages healthy relationships based on love and not need.” read more…

On this season’s Castle, Detective Beckett and Castle find themselves with a 300+ guest list for their wedding. When Beckett comments on a particular celebrity guest who Castle invited despite not liking the guy, Castle’s response was that he didn’t want to offend anyone by not inviting them. Sound familiar?

Sometimes the best way to stay under that budget is to be really picky about the guest list. How do you choose who to invite? Well this TV couple has an answer for you: ditch your current guest list, sit down with a blank piece of paper, and write the names that come to mind first.

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Bethany and Bryan had a charming wedding in a beautiful old church in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. They described their wedding theme as vintage meets modern with rich, rustic colors of dark blue, green and brown, and accents of ivory and metallic gold. read more…

Themed weddings awaken our imagination. It’s like playing dress up except all the smiles, laughter, and tears are real.    This year, 1920’s “Gatsby” themed weddings with art deco decor and pearl necklaces are all the rage. If you are not jumping on that bandwagon, here are our five of our favorite wedding themes.

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Did you know the average wedding costs $28,000! Here are five money saving tips to help you stay under budget:

1. Engraved invitations can cost over $700. Save 85% by sending digital invitations. (See our wedding invitations)

2. Save at least 30% on reception costs by serving lunch or brunch instead of dinner.

3. Save over $1000 by hiring a DJ instead of a band.

4. Save over $700 by making homemade gifts and favors

5. Save over $2000 by serving family-styled meals

Here’s a bonus tip: Dress casual and drive to flower shop in an old car. Florists seem to charge you less when you’re not looking like a million bucks.

Remember our post a couple of weeks back about Bachelor Parties? Well, we didn’t want to leave the ladies out, so here are some ideas for the ladies who don’t want to spend all day getting their nails done.

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Trend #1 | Fresh Ingredient Cocktails

Turn your bartender into a botanist with herb-infused cocktails. Pair gin with cucumbers, tequila with sage, fresh fruit with mint julep, and basil leaves in everything. Perfect for a woodland wedding?

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Every year WeddingWire awards the top five percent of the WeddingWire local vendor community with the Couples’ Choice Award. Winners are determined by quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry and reviews from past customers.

Greenvelope is honored to have been selected as one of WeddingWire’s 2014 winners. We could not have accomplished this without the support of our amazing customers. read more…

Not all men are alike; not all bachelor parties should be either.

Here are some party ideas for all kinds of dudes.

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