If you’re like many couples, the one thing you want most as a wedding gift is cold, hard, cash. I know Darin and I did. But asking for it? We knew better.

Ten years later, the social rules surrounding wedding gifts are still pretty much the same. But there is a solution: Deposit a Gift.

Deposit a Gift is a cash wedding registry that lets friends and family contribute monetary gifts towards the dreams and experiences you actually want – like a honeymoon or contributions toward a down payment on a home. Ultimately, it’s a less crass way of asking your guests for cash instead of toasters and espresso machines. I only wish they were around when we got married!

Guests contribute monetary gifts that go into a personal account you can access at any time. The cash is yours to use towards anything your imagination can conjure. And your guests benefit too, because they don’t have to drag themselves to the store to hunt for a gift. With a few clicks, their shopping is done!

Convenience is a major perk for you too: Deposit a Gift is the only online registry that lets you create a free wedding website. You can use the site as a hub for your event, share details with family and friends, post pictures and upload video.

So much better than a toaster, don’t you think? Read what other couples have to say about Deposit a Gift – then go ahead and sign up for your own registry.

Sponsored Post.

Wouldn’t this DIY painted heart bag from V & Co. make an adorable welcome bag for your out of town guests? Check out the tutorial here.

Happy Friday!

Tartan or plaid patterns are the perfect detail for winter weddings. Today we use the terms tartan and plaid interchangeably, but historically in Scotland tartans signified a clan while plaids were worn as kilts. Tartan or plaid detailing can be seen everywhere – from bridal party attire to tablescapes.

I love plaid accents in the wedding parties’ attire. This pale pink plaid dress is so subtle you can barely tell it’s plaid!

This gutsy bride’s plaid blouse is a great way to add interest to an otherwise simple gown.

These fancy schmancy salt dough tags will add pizazz to your DIY wedding favors. They’re fun and easy to make too! If you have stamps with individual letters, you could also use these as name cards.

Here is what you need to make these salt dough tags:

• 2 cups of flour
• 1 cup of salt
• 1 cup of water
• heart cookie cutters
• stamps (Amazon has a great selection of stamps, but the ones I used for this tutorial came from Michael’s)
  
• ink pad
• bamboo skewer or straw to make hole in tags
• ribbon
• sand paper

Preheat oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mix dry ingredients.

You don’t have to spend a bundle to ‘wow’ everyone on your guest list with your exceptionally good taste in wedding invites.

e.m. papers has a great selection of printable wedding stationery that you can print at home (or at a copy shop) for a fraction of the cost of traditional wedding stationery.

Along with saving you hundreds of dollars, e.m. papers printable paper goods are convenient – and fast! You don’t have to wait around for stationery to arrive from an online printer. Simply select a design you like and download the file. Enter your personal information (names, text, dates, etc.) into the form fields and print on card stock. If you are intimidated by the idea of printing your own wedding invitations, e.m. papers has printable how-to guides to help you with the process.

e.m. papers offers 13 wedding invitation sets that include the invitation, save-the-date, RSVP, thank you, program, seating list, table numbers, place cards, and menus for $129. Want to see more? Visit e.m. papers

Sponsored Post.