2009-04-21 14:30:00 by SMARTBRIDE

Laura K Design specializes in stylish, modern invitations and is an expert in sourcing sustainable paper and printing processes. You can work with Laura K Design to customize your own design, or adapt one of her existing designs to suit you and your wedding perfectly.
Here are some of Laura K's expert tips on how to create "green" invitations for your wedding.
2010-07-17 22:04:02 by SMARTBRIDE
If you're dying to see photos of Coco Rocha's recent wedding in France, join the club. Despite some serious googling, there are just no pictures to be had. We've been waiting patiently for her grand unveiling (apparently it's going to be something special), but we simply can't stay stand the suspense any longer.
Here are the few details we have managed to dig up from various sources including various mags and news outlets, Coco's own twitpic account & official facebook page, both her (@Oh_So_Coco) and her new husband James' (@jamesconran) twitter accounts and more. Coco, if you're reading this - please send us some deets - we can't wait any longer!

Read on for more info on Coco's ring, engagement, fiance, venue, invitation and dress!
2011-02-10 07:00:00 by SMARTBRIDE
Invites: A costly quandary
A lot of brides don't even consider the price of their invitations when planning a budget friendly wedding. I mean, they're kinda necessary and they're paper... so they can't be that much, can they?
Think again.
Costs add up. Not only is paper expensive; but pretty paper costs even more. Envelopes are costly and postage is costly. Very costly.

Think about it. The "typical" invitation suite consists of the invitation and envelope, an additional piece with reception information, an RSVP card and its envelope and two stamps - one for the outside and one for the RSVP. If you're not careful, invites can wind up being real expensive... we're talking about $5+ per piece expensive.
Here are a few tips:
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