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How to Plan a DIY Destination Wedding on a Budget

How to Plan a DIY Destination Wedding on a Budget

As an avid traveler, I always wanted a destination wedding. I saw myself getting married in Italy in a gorgeous lace dress with some ruins crumbling in the background. My fiancé Kevin had a very different vision. He wanted a local farm-to-table feast at a coastal California venue with everyone he’d ever met celebrating with us. Luckily we both agreed on one thing: the budget. And that budget didn’t really accommodate either of our visions. So we went back to the drawing board…

6 Ways Google Can Help You Plan a Wedding on a Budget

6 Ways Google Can Help You Plan a Wedding on a Budget

For the DIY couple, Google is the new wedding binder. And not just because you’ll end up Googling everything from “do I need a veil?” to “when to send invites.” I used so many of Google’s suite of free tools I’m not sure how I would have planned my wedding otherwise. Keep reading for how I used Google to keep organized and for a couple of ways I wish I had used it! 

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How to Write Your Own Newspaper Wedding Engagement Announcement

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How to Write Your Own Newspaper Wedding Engagement Announcement

Publishing a formal announcement in your local newspaper is one of the many wedding details that often gets skipped these days. But if you want to go old-school and share the good news with your family, friends and strangers via printed paper, we’ve got you covered with this how-to.

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Peek Inside: Quotes on Love from our Favorite Disney Movies

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Peek Inside: Quotes on Love from our Favorite Disney Movies

“A dream is a wish your heart makes”… whether you’re dreaming of a classic line from Cinderella or something a little more modern from the likes of Tangled or Up, we’ve got you covered with our favorite quotes on love from some of our most beloved Disney movies.

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Peek Inside: 10 Wedding Readings for Couples Who Love the English Language

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Peek Inside: 10 Wedding Readings for Couples Who Love the English Language

Do you love the sound of the English language? Whether you’re a certified logophile or can simply appreciate a well-crafted sentence, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite lyrical readings into one download.

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Peek Inside: 14 Wedding Readings from Contemporary Writers

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Peek Inside: 14 Wedding Readings from Contemporary Writers

From Jonathan Safron Foer to Kerry Egan to Mark Manson, we’ve curated some of our favorite modern wedding readings about love to help you personalize your DIY wedding ceremony, wedding vows, or programs.

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Peek Inside: 12 Wedding Readings for Nature Lovers

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Peek Inside: 12 Wedding Readings for Nature Lovers

Whether you’re getting married outside or simply love the great outdoors almost as much as your sweetheart, we’ve hand-selected some of the best nature readings for your wedding ceremony.

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6 Wedding Ideas I Didn’t Know Existed Until After I Got Married

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6 Wedding Ideas I Didn’t Know Existed Until After I Got Married

Like a lot of brides, when it came to my wedding I had a vision. But I realize now I planned my own wedding with blinders on. Since then, I’ve come across some really awesome wedding resources, tools, services, and ideas I had never thought to even consider. Hopefully these ideas might help you!

Make Magic During Your Wedding Toast With A Ready to Download Disney-Themed Wedding Speech

Make Magic During Your Wedding Toast With A Ready to Download Disney-Themed Wedding Speech

Wedding season is in full swing — you have the bridesmaids dress and heels in the closest to prove it. But you don’t have the wedding-toast your BFF deserves. Enter Vow Muse and our Disney-Themed Wedding Speech kit.

Sneak Peek: Gettin' Hitched, Pride Edition

Sneak Peek: Gettin' Hitched, Pride Edition

We've got a sneak peek of what's inside the Pride Edition toolkit! See 8 (count em!) pages of what you're in for, including the Table of Contents, a page of the ceremony, and one of our oft-not-mentioned (but super useful!) appendices.

Forget Spirit. Vow Muse Has Pride!

Forget Spirit. Vow Muse Has Pride!

It's a big world out there, full of individuals who each experience love in unique and powerful ways — and Angie and I recognize that, but we wanted to do more than say, "Heck yeah, we love love!"