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Paper Wedding Stationery vs Digital Invitations – Which Should You Choose?

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Invitations: Greenvelope.com | @Greenvelope

Here at Smashing The Glass we are HUGE fans of great design and beautiful typography so it will come as no surprise to you that we LOVE wedding invitations — paper and digital  — with equal  measure. 

Both options have their share of pros and cons, and sometimes the answer isn’t as straightforward as you’d think. In fact, there isn’t a right answer at all. Ultimately, you just need to weigh what details and features make sense for you as a couple.

So today we’ve asked our wonderful friends at Greenvelope to highlight several points to help determine if digital or paper invitations are right for you.

(And by the way this is in NO WAY a promoted post – we love digital and paper stationery in equal measure – and wanted to create a post to help you decide which option might be right for you as a couple!).

Let us know what you’re going for in the comments below.

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Invitations: Greenvelope.com | @Greenvelope

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*SCREAM* The Browns Bride SALE boutique is now open!

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Galia Lahav Alexandra wedding dress I  £10,700.00  £5,350.00

OK, so we can’t quite believe this but one of our all time favourite bridal boutiques Browns Bride have opened up a SALE boutique. We have wished for this for so long — we can’t quite believe it’s actually here!

The Browns Bride Sale Boutique gives all brides an amazing opportunity to purchase a beautiful designer gown at a price within your budget.  With up to 70% off dresses by dream designers such as Galia Lahav, Mira Zwillinger,  Peter Langner and Reem Acra (permanently!) get your skates (or your Jimmy Choo’s!) on and visit the Sale boutique.

Just like the Browns Bride flagship store, their  sale boutique is  by appointment only, offering the same personal service (including a glass of bubbly!) that they renowned for. Each appointment is an hour long, with an appointment fee of £20.


Mira Zwillinger Kate wedding dress I  £12,850.00  £6,425.00

We do recommend that you have already tried on bridal dresses before you visit so that you have an idea of what shape and style suits you best.

Sample sizes generally are UK8 to UK12, but there is always a selection of both smaller and larger sized gowns.

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10 Affordable Jewish Wedding Venues in New York City

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Image by Hales Studio from Aliza and Nate’s Jewish Wedding

Back in May, I wrote a piece on some of NYC’s most jaw-dropping Jewish wedding venues. They were cool, they were unique, they were fabulous. But one thing they were not, for the most part, is affordable for the average couple getting married.

According to CNN, the average cost of Manhattan wedding is nearly $80,000 (!!!!!!!!!), and even outside Manhattan averages hover around $60,000. Obviously that’s driven up by the small-ish number of ultra- mega- super-luxe weddings the city sees each year, but still. That’s more than a lot of us make in a year. Yikes. 

The good news is that you don’t have to break the bank if you want (or need) to get married within the confines of the Big Apple. Especially if you’re willing to have a smaller wedding and/or to compromise on time of year or day of week, there are a surprising number of appealing options for brides and grooms on a budget. From industrial chic to urban glam to how-are-we-not-out-in-the-country, you can still have the wedding style you want. 

As with all things in the city, affordability is relative, and many of these venues might still leave those of you from less expensive parts of the country (or world!) with some serious sticker shock. A wedding – anywhere, but especially in a city like New York – is a big investment; there’s no way around that (well, short of eloping!). A few of these are truly mindblowingly cheap by city standards, while others are more, shall we say, mid-tier in price. Let’s get started.

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The Green Building | Image by Weddings by Two from Danya and Andrew’s Jew-ish Wedding

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Engagement Ring Inspo {Our Top Picks from Browns Family Jewellers}

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Helen Warner Photography | IG: @helenwarnerphotography | Facebook : @HelenWarnerPhotography

Alright, hands up – how many of you out there are sneaking peeks at STG while waiting to get engaged? Well, today we have something special for you lot: engagement rings! They’re one of the most fun aspects of engagement, but one that we don’t tend to talk about too much here on the blog. 

That’s all changing now, because we have an awesome collection of our top picks for engagement rings from STG fave Browns Family Jewellers. Based in the UK but shipping worldwide, Browns has got a fantastic selection of engagement rings to suit all styles, from vintage to modern, simple to ornate – and  if you’re looking to branch out from the standard diamond, they’ve got some amazing options featuring colorful stones. They’re known for their fantastic and attentive customer service, too. 

We’ve chosen our favorites from their extensive range, and we’re so excited to share them with you – there are some seriously stunning rings on offer, with some really unique styles that will make you stand out from the pack of engagement selfies on Insta – and some classics too, of course! Read on to find your perfect engagement ring from Browns Family Jewellers. 

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5 Ways to Incorporate Jewish spirituality into your wedding and home – with Micaela Ezra, founder of AHYIN

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This Monday July 2, we are going live with the incredible Micaela Ezra, founder of AHYIN, to talk about  how to incorporate Jewish spirituality into your wedding and home.

As brides, we spend so much time thinking about the aesthetics and logistics of our big days, sometimes it’s easy to overlook the spiritual element of your Jewish (or Jew-ish) wedding — and of the home you’re building together.

That’s why I’m SO thrilled to be going live with NYC-based Micaela Ezra, the powerhouse designer behind AHYIN, a jaw-droppingly gorgeous line of contemporary Judaica that we on Team STG are absolutely OBSESSED with.

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You’ll learn all about:

– How to incorporate spirituality in the lead up to your wedding

– How you might want your wedding to “feel” as opposed to material elements

– What spiritual Jewish path you might want to embark on with your partner

and so much more!

There’ll also be an exclusive gift from Micaela for everyone who watches… you won’t want to miss this!

We welcome any questions you may be – either comment live during the broadcast, or you submit a question in advance by emailing karen@smashingtheglass.com

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