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These custom-made, self-inking stamps can be used to make any of a dozen different wedding crafts. Wrapping paper, thank you cards, favor boxes, napkins, save-the-dates can all be decorated this way. If the stamp includes your address, it can be used on invitations as your return address label. How about on luggage tags, gift tags, or wine labels? Switch fabric paint for ink pad, and you can decorate cloth napkins, favor ribbons, or even the ring-bearer pillow or flower girl basket.

See? That's over a dozen! The uses for this simple gadget are limited only by your imagination. How could you use a stamp to personalize your wedding?

There is very little about planning a wedding, and in particular, a green wedding, that isn't covered in My EcoChic Wedding. There's a wedding classified market, where you can buy, sell, and trade items, there are lists of vendors and lists of questions to ask those vendors, there are budget worksheets, timelines, to-do lists for every member of the wedding party. They will, for a fee, host your very own wedding website, which they'll let you try out free for a week.

They even give you a free, down-loadable 43-page wedding planning book. This is a seriously all-inclusive site, and though eco-oriented, it's not preachy. Even if you're not interested in having a 'green' wedding, you'll find the site useful. And you never know, some of those green tips might save you a little green money!

Dear AisleDash,

My fiance and I just bought a house together. We've been living together for a while and already have all the things we need, and really all we want for wedding gifts is money. Is there any way to register for this? Can we put it on our invitations that we just want money, not gifts? We don't know what the proper etiquette is. Please help!

-New homeowners

Dear homeowners,

Congratulations on your purchase. Presumably you bought a house you could afford, and you weren't banking on monetary wedding gifts to pay the mortgage for you. Still, paying the mortgage is your highest priority now (as it should be), so it makes sense that you'd prefer monetary gifts. However, there is no way to ask for money that isn't tacky, and blatantly putting that in your invitations is a huge faux pas. Don't do it.

If you've chosen Paris as your wedding destination, you are in for quite a romantic backdrop. There are few -- if any -- places more romantic than "The City of Light." Paris is obviously known for the romance it evokes, but it's also known for a few other things: culture, terrace cafes and art (just to name a few).

If your wedding day will be held in Paris, France, your romantic theme (thankfully!) can also extend to your invitations. You can choose a simple, classic invite or something with a French toile pattern or, even, one with the Eiffel Tower accenting it.

For a few more Parisian invitation style suggestions, take a look at the gallery below.

Paper wedding invitations can cost hundreds of dollars (some can even cost thousands!). And, what's more, the cost doesn't end when the invitations are printed and assembled. The cost of stamps alone (to send and to apply to the RSVP card) can set you back a considerable amount of money. More and more people are turning to electronic invitations because of exorbitant paper invitation costs. Even though it's more financially feasible to send out an evite or e-mail, electronically inviting guests may seem to lack some originality and design for some brides and grooms. That is until now.

Pingg.com offers a new, more attractive way to invite guests without bothering with the high cost (and stress!) of paper invitations. At pingg.com you can design your own online invitation -- either by choosing a pre-designed theme (there are tons to choose from!), or by designing your own with any of nearly two million available images or with original art work you can design and upload yourself. The best part: most pingg.com invitations are completely free.

After you have designed a beautiful, theme-friendly invitation, you can choose RSVP options and then send it off through e-mail, SMS or even Facebook! Another fun feature on pingg.com is a customizable Web page for your special event, with guest list, registry and event detail options.

Finally, if you have your heart set on a snail-mail invitation, pingg.com does offer printed invitations at a reasonable cost.

Visit pingg.com and read the press release, which is full of information and helpful tips to use pingg.com without a single headache that one comes to expect with paper invitations.

Let's not continue to just whine about the fact that way too many people overlook the critical RSVP process these days. You're planning, in this case, probably the biggest event you have ever planned, you need to turn numbers in to your vendors, the deadline has come and gone, and you haven't heard from a good number of your invitees. What can you do? The most common response is to call and email those missing guests to see what's up. This is a lot of work, but effective. Enlist friends and family to help. But here is another elegant solution. Send polite and sincere "Sorry you can't make it; we will miss you" cards. That will get people RSVPing.

Another super Etsy find are these great circular tags by Fubabee. They are perfect for tagging favors, or anything else you have that needs a tag. The tags measure 1 3/4" in diameter and consist of either white textured or cream textured card stock.

More than that though, Fubabee also has a fantastic range of weddng invitations with designs that we absolutely love to bits. Fresh, clean graphics that will appeal to a wide range of tastes and wedding styles, from a casual, outdoorsy affair to something more elegant and sophisticated. It's worth taking the time to check out the website to see the entire range.

For a few of our favourites, click through the gallery below.

The 1920s are making a roaring comeback in wedding themes. And to help make your 1920s-themed wedding planning go a bit easier, our experts here at Aisledash have tracked down the best-of-the-best so you don't have to. Take a look at the fabulous things we found:

Brides spend hours planning the perfect wedding. We choose the ceremony venue, our dress, our brides maids and their dresses, our gift registries, reception hall, food, the cake, the photographer, and the details go on and on.

But do you ever stop to think about "what if?" What if you lose your ceremony venue or reception hall? Do you have a backup plan? You should. Brides in Fort Wayne, Indiana found out the hard way that reception halls can close with little notice. Fortunately for them, they'll get a refund. But with short notice, they will be hard-pressed to find a new hall.

So what do you do?

If you are planning a "Roaring 20s" wedding, your reception is likely to be one funky (and fun!) party with groovy jazz playing and bridesmaids donning flashy, flapper-like outfits. In order to stay true to the heart of the era when Art Deco peaked and culture came roaring back to America you will want to find an invitation to send that looks and feels authentic.

First, visit Olivia Stationery, an online store out of the United Kingdom that offers a few original designs that will perfectly capture the feel of your "Roaring 20s" wedding. Or try Decodent Dezigns, a site specializing in Art Deco wedding invitations and save-the-date cards in a variety of styles and colors.

In addition to those two must-visit sites, there are a few more invitations sprinkled around the Internet that you'll definitely want to glance at if you're planning a "Roaring 20s" wedding. Check out the gallery to get a sneak preview of them.

If you're planning a twenties-themed wedding, one wonderful way to get your guests into the mood is to include a list of common slang terms with the invitations. Or, you can simply direct guests to this site where they'll find a plethora of the real McCoy.

Encourage your guests to learn a few catch phrases to sling around during the reception. Not only will it bring your roaring twenties theme to life, it will make the event that much more memorable for your guests ... and for you. Just imagine the video sound bites!

So, don't razz the idea – go for it and put on the Ritz!

Handmade recycled paper stationery is great for green weddings. Use it for invitations, place cards, favors, and thank you notes. You can also take the green paper idea a step further when you buy stationery with embedded seeds. You can literally plant the paper right in your garden, and the paper will dissolve cleanly while the seeds grow into wildflowers.

If these special cards aren't in your budget for all your paper needs (they are definitely a bit pricier than standard stationery), consider sending these unique cards as thank yous to everyone who bought you a "green" gift, or just the special folks on your guest list that you know will appreciate the cards and plant the seeds.

Botanical Paperworks has seeded cards for all occasions, including a wide selection of wedding uses, like favors, invitations, thank yous, and more, at around $1.25 per card.

Earth Day is tomorrow, and it's the perfect reason to explore some earth-friendly alternatives in planning your wedding. One of the best ways to take the planet into consideration when planning your big day is through your invitations. When you use that much paper, you're bound to leave a footprint behind. But there are ways around such a pesky little problem. The writers at AisleDash have offered traditional invitation alternatives over the last few months, and today we'll offer a one-stop place for the creative ideas from past posts.

So, if you're interested in doing your part, skip the regular wedding invitation and, instead, opt for one of the following:


• Tree-free invitations -- If you can't imagine doing away with a physical wedding invitation, choose a tree-free or recycled one instead. They are offered at a handful of online stores and they look just as beautiful as their original counterpart. (Some of our top picks: Invite Site, Seal & Send and Custom Paper.)
• E-mail your invite -- Through sites such as Evite, My Punch Bowl and BWedd you can design a beautiful and personalized e-mail to circulate among all your friends and family. In addition to saving a few trees, you'll also save an incredible amount of money (the average wedding invitations cost $327).
• Utilize your wedding Web site -- You want your friends and family to know all the details of -- not only your wedding day -- your proposal, pre-wedding parties and honeymoon, so set up a wedding Web site where you can add all the important information and pictures, too! Some top picks: ewedding.com, theknot.com and ourwedding.com. An added perk: all of your guests can RSVP directly on the site, to the actual wedding and to all other wedding events.

Seals and sealing wax are quaint whispers of times gone by. Once, they were an efficient way not only to seal a document, but to ensure it hadn't been tampered with. Because each person would have a personal seal, once a seal was broken, it couldn't be re-sealed without the original. Clever, huh?

These days, of course, seals are used primarily for show, to add a little class, history, and a sense of ceremony to a document or envelope. What better place, then, than a wedding invitation? If you have a monogram, this is the place for it! Or you can use a generic heart or something similarly romantic.

If dealing with sticks of melting wax and wee spoons seems a little too fiddly, you'll be pleased to know that you can now get wax that fits in a standard-size glue gun. If you're familiar enough with a glue gun to actually own one, making a few seals will be a breeze!

Incorporating color into your wedding has never been easier - thanks to the internet, it's simple to find entire communities of like-minded brides who share your love of color. If you're planning a pink and brown wedding, you're in luck - we've just made your life that much easier! Aisledash staffers have put together the ULTIMATE guide to a pink and brown wedding - come and take a look at all the pretty things we've found: