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How to make a LEGO card box

Tribe member intlulu proposed making a card box of LEGO, but her fiance thought it would be too heavy, so they compromised and she made their card box look like one big LEGO brick. And you can too!

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Ailea & Marshall’s Tex-Mex lakeside boho wedding

Ailea & Marshall wanted a wedding that reflected who they are, their love of the outdoors, Ailea’s Tex-Mex heritage, Marshall’s disdain for shoes and ties, and their love of candy, alcohol, good food, and dancing. What they ended up with was a flip-flop friendly wedding fiesta!

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Our Californian / Honduran wedding was a fuchsia family laugh-fest

We had a Lasso Ceremony which was new for my family, but common in Latin American Catholic weddings. The lasso is a large, double looped rosary, which is placed over the shoulders of the couple after their vows. A prayer is said about how the lasso represents two parts bound together while sharing equally in the responsibilities of the marriage.

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Cheap wedding favors: 8 clever ways to save money on your wedding favors

Bridal magazines feature a heap of mass produced “personalized” wedding favors that cost a fortune once you multiply your gifts by fifty… or heck, even 300!

Now of course, the cheapest way to do wedding favors is not to do them at all, which is cool by us!

That said, for those who have chosen to do favors for their guests, here are some cunning ways I’ve found to source cheap gifts for your loved ones without resorting to taffeta bags of almonds…