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Wednesday Wedspiration: geeky wedding readings with personality (and also zombies)

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Wednesday Wedspiration: geeky wedding readings with personality (and also zombies)

By Mell 19th of September, 2018

Next up in our mini-series of wedspiring wedding reading ideas, we’re looking at geeky wedding readings to bring across your personality, your sense of humour, and your love of zombies.

Geeky wedding readings for couples who want to bring some personality (and time travel, and science, and zombies) to their day

Scientific Romance by Tim Pratt
The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman
The Day The Saucers Came by Neil Gaiman

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Table signs help organise guests at your wedding,

Table signs help organise guests at your wedding, getting everyone to their seats quickly. (Especially important when they need to be socially distant from each other!)⁠
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But just because they're practical doesn't mean they need to be boring. Your table signs can tell your story.⁠
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Name your tables after different places that have been meaningful to you - where you had your first date, the first street you lived on together - and illustrate them with photos of the two of you there.⁠
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Or, if you're having a larger wedding, use photos of you at different ages to represent the different numbers.⁠
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Or pick names from books and films you both love. (I once sat at a wedding table called 'Mordor'. Coolest. Wedding. Ever.)⁠
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Bringing your theme and your story into the small aspects of your day is what makes it truly special, meaningful, and memorable.⁠
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(Seriously, there were little orc figurines as table decorations.)⁠
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Check out our range of table sign designs on our shop, or get in touch to talk about how we can make something that feels like you.⁠
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The words 'stag do' conjure images of sticky-floor

The words 'stag do' conjure images of sticky-floored nightclubs (or stickier-floored strip clubs) and the kind of drunken debauchery that can only truly be appreciated by nineteen year olds, away from their parents for a long weekend in Magaluf.⁠
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The average age of a groom getting married is 30.8. He probably wants something a liiiittle classier.⁠
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Check out our list of ideas to give your mate (or yourself!) a fun, memorable celebration - that you won't regret in the morning.⁠
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We give every guest you invite their own unique pa

We give every guest you invite their own unique password to log into your website. That way, we can customise the website to them, showing different RSVP questions and hiding ceremony details from evening-only guests.⁠
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You can send every guest their unique password by:⁠
- automatic email or SMS message (which come free with the website)⁠
- carrier pigeon (you might be on your own there)⁠
- or with a matching paper invitation, customised with their names and password⁠
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Check out our full range of website designs and matching invitations (along with matching table plans and place cards and thank you cards...) on our website.⁠
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No one expects a wedding to be organised to the mi

No one expects a wedding to be organised to the minute, but it’s useful for your guests to know the rough times things will be happening, to plan around.⁠
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If the day starts at 11am and you’re not serving food until 4pm, parents of young children, people with blood sugar issues, and the perpetually snack-y will know to bring something along – and you won’t have to see any temper tantrums.⁠
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A rough outline of the big events – like the arrival time, food, speeches, and first dance – is useful to give your guests, even if it’s all down with ‘ish’.⁠
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If you have a wedding website, you can customise what different guests see, so evening-only guests won’t get mixed signals about what parts of the day they’re expected to be at.⁠
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And you can make sure they don’t get FOMO, too, by tweaking the wording for them – subtle changes, like showing ‘food’ instead of ‘more food’ for your evening buffet, softens the blow that there’s part of your day they can’t be part of.⁠
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Check out our wedding website demo to see how you can customise your wedding website for every guest. (Link in bio.)⁠
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And, if you'd like more wedding planning advice, check out our free course at staywhelmed.com

As well as our house collections, which we can cha

As well as our house collections, which we can change the colours and fonts on to make them better fit your day, we create (gorgeous) bespoke designs, made just for your wedding.⁠
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I'm so proud of this bespoke design we made for Martin and Rachel's wedding, with a hand-drawn picture of the Greenwich skyline and a vintage postcard feel.⁠
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We made matching invitations to go along with it, personalised with each guests' name and unique password, so their guests have the excitement of getting an invitation in the mail (as well as a handy reminder they can pop on their fridge!) while Martin and Rachel get the benefit of a wedding website handling all their RSVPs (and RSVP reminders!) for them.⁠
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If you're interested in getting a wedding website made just for you, get in touch!

If you're planning a more eco-friendly wedding, yo

If you're planning a more eco-friendly wedding, you don't want any part of it to be disposable. But many of the big wedding magazines still recommend buying single-use cameras to encourage your guests to take off-the-cuff photos.⁠
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But, in 2021, there are plenty of other, more eco-conscious ways you can get spontaneous photos from your guests. Starting with the much malaligned selfie stick.⁠
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Check out our blog to find out how a selfie stick can create some of the best photos from your wedding.⁠
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Place cards are:⁠ ⁠ a) gorgeous,⁠ b) an easy

Place cards are:⁠
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a) gorgeous,⁠
b) an easy way to keep things organised at your wedding, by telling each guest where they're meant to be quickly and efficiently. Which is especially important if you're making an entrance!⁠
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Even if you’re having a more relaxed day, with people choosing where they want to sit at their assigned table, place cards can still be useful to remind each guest what they ordered for their meal (they WILL forget!) or to make sure each guest gets their favour.⁠
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Check out our range of place cards on our website, along with our other stress-free wedding stationery.

Every month, we donate 5% of every sale we make to

Every month, we donate 5% of every sale we make to a different (and wonderful) non-profit.⁠
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In April, we're supporting @bbstem.⁠
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Black people are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and medicine. And that leads to real-life consequences. Like doctors believing Black patients can withstand more pain than white patients - leading to a disproportionate number of preventable Black deaths.⁠
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BBSTEM encourage and support young Black people going into STEM subjects, for better representation and better outcomes for everyone.⁠
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They're a wonderful organisation - and well worth checking out!

You don't have to have a royal family-level budget

You don't have to have a royal family-level budget to have a wedding that feels elegant, consistent, and Instagram-perfect.⁠
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Carrying the same design across every part of your wedding - from the save the dates, to the website, to the signs and on-the-day pieces - gives your wedding a recognisable stamp, a unique style that sets the tone for what's to come.⁠
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And it makes your wedding feel like even more of a royal event, getting your guests excited for the big day.⁠
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Check out our range of matching stationery and website designs on our website (link in bio), or get in touch to natter nuptials and work out what style would work best for your wedding.⁠
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