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Designer and illustrator Alissa Harvey has gained a national following for her work - with good reason. Her homemade invitations and wedding announcements have been featured by everyone from The Knot to Martha Stewart. With a variety of printing techniques including offset lithography, letterpress, and engraving, each invitation is a work of art in itself.

Photographer Portrait J.P. Elario from Tweed River Video on Vimeo.

As a professional event planner, Tammy Baldwin-Basten, owner of Charmed Places in the Hudson Valley, has made a business of creating memorable weddings for others. But planning her own recent wedding gave her a whole new perspective on the big day.

Tammy's Tips For Planning Yourself:

 *Make details count. Your wedding should represent who you are as a couple; you want guests to leave feeling that they know you better.

Bruce Kazan, owner of Main Course Restaurant and Catering in New Paltz, is a perfect example of a chef who creates extraordinary dishes through the use of locally raised and grown ingredients. A longtime advocate of buying local, Kazan has cultivated relationships with small farmers throughout the Hudson Valley.

A candy apple bar brings a touch of old-fashioned charm to any reception. Think decadent caramel and delicious toppings like butterscotch chips, chopped nuts, and toasted coconut to top off the good times! If setting up a candy apple bar sounds a little too "labor intensive" - yet you want your guests to take home a "taste" of Fall - check out Hammond's Candies. Since 1920 they have been making tempting treats with true craftsman ship.

Chantiza Stern makes fun her No. 1 priority for couples planning their weddings in the Rochester area and throughout New York.

There's truly something for every kind of couple at the Lake Placid Lodge. The seemingly limitless number of activities available will astonish all adventure lovers, naturalists, foodies, art buffs, and more.

Making sure your wedding invitations are just right can be a grueling process. Bella Carta Studio understands this and in order to make the experience easy and efficient for you they're pleased to announce the launch of their newly redesigned custom website, bellacartastudio.com. Bella Carta worked from the ground up with a great web design and production firm, Blend Studios, in Rochester, NY to create this fantastic showcase of their work.

We here at WellWed know better than anyone that there are a lot of wedding blogs out there to check out. Few, however, give readers as much information and fantastic fun tips than the Wedding Library Buzz blog.  Based out of New York City, Wedding Library Buzz is supported by wedding planners who represent a wonderful group of artists. Posts include information on events in the city, hot tips on stationary, upcoming deals, great finds and much much more. The site has everything a cosmopolitan bride could want.

Experience and Creative Design and its sister company, Tablecloths For Granted, owned by Rudy Grant and David Siders, is a sprawling emporium in Schenectady, where visitors come to be inspired in an environment enhanced by fragrant candles, indoor fountains, and calming music.

Lake Placid Lodge knows that weddings can be overwhelming, so much so they've created the perfect answer to avoid the wedding chaos...ELOPE! Their elopement packages offers everything you need to make your "I do's" easy as pie and includes the following:

Accommodations

* Lodge King room, to be upgraded if available

* Complimentary made to order breakfast daily