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Alexis (of custom wedding hangers fame) and Rafe made a bit of wedding invite oopsie. They sent out their fabulous wedding invitations that included their fabulous RSVP response cards PRE-stamped… and that's what caused the problem.

See, between the time that they sent their invites and the time their guests received them, the Post Office raised the price of postage from 28 to 29 cents!

But thankfully, Alexis and Rafe had an AWESOME solution that would really work for ANY kind of wedding invitation disaster. So watch and learn, people.

You know how up there in the header it say "WedSites"? Have you ever clicked that tab? Ever noticed how Offbeat Bride has teamed up with MyWedding.com to offer free wedding websites with Offbeat-centric templates? You never knew that you could make an informational page about your wedding for your guests completely free? No? You never noticed that? Well, you should get clicking, friends… because HOLY SHIT, our longtime pals at Royal Steamline have just added some brand-spanking-new GORGEOUS wedding website templates that you won't get anywhere else. We're talking evocative and emotional templates that perfectly capture an era or a mood — whether that's Neo-Victorian airships or Art Nouveau noire.

Oh the RSVP drama llama — why don't people respond!? Yes or no who cares, just give me a freaking answer, jeez. Guest poster Candy doesn't have a cure-all, BUT she does have a cute, playful, and (most importantly) non-aggressive way to get some those errant RSVPs from your professional procrastinator guests!

Here's your challenge: how to share your good news with people without making them feel like A) they were excluded from the good times, or B) you expect anything from them. In other words, you want to share the good news without bragging or making it seem like you're fishing for gifts. We've got copy 'n' paste ideas for you!

Tribe member UltraJonda sent out her Save the Dates, but no one is going to the wedsite. Why not? Knowing the reason why just might save you from the very same fate…

What do you do if you DON'T want to "cordially invite" people to your wedding? What if you want to just ask people to come party with you? You know what? You totally CAN!

So you're trying to keep your wedding small. How do you tell your friends that they don't get to bring a guest?

"My fiance and I are considering eloping, with then a small-scale party at our place when we get back. Is it still kosher to say on those invites that we're registered?"