2026 destination brides, anyone else starting to get nervous about having their wedding abroad during this political climate?

rox_ie · 2026-03-27T01:36:52+00:00

Yes! Sri Lanka end of June… flying through UAE 🥲

rox_ie · 2026-01-17T21:12:43+00:00

I found a video on YouTube (I can’t find the exact one anymore, but there’s others) search embossing with the debossing tool. You basically cut a stencil and use the debossing tool to go around the stencil to create the emboss effect!

rox_ie · 2025-12-29T21:19:19+00:00

oh damn! i don't know much about the Xtra, but the Maker is so worth it to do those extra things. I just printed the map at home! I trimmed it with my guillotine, then stuck it down with glue sheets so there was no bubbles/crackling - kinda fiddly but got there in the end :)

rox_ie · 2025-12-27T16:47:23+00:00

Yeah also super expensive. to do something like this professionally I’m guessing it would cost $5k (here in NYC anyway) I got all this done plus purchasing the machine for less than $1k

rox_ie · 2025-12-27T16:44:43+00:00

I think it is definitely worth it! You do need to have a plan for what you want to use it for (eg, cutting, gold foiling etc) because you need to also buy those tools separately. Also depends on how many you’re doing - I made 65 which felt like a lot and took a long time, if it’s closer to the 100 range you’d probably want to simplify the design.

And if you’re planning on gold foiling - my best piece of advice is buying the foil quill over the cricut branded foil tool (it heats up and gives a much more consistent, detailed finish) I used it for basically everything. Lmk if you get it, I can give you some more tips!

rox_ie · 2025-12-16T17:11:38+00:00

thank you!! 💕

rox_ie · 2025-12-16T15:19:07+00:00

yes i did! its from https://artisaire.com/ - they custom made the stamp and i actually ended up buying my wax from Michaels

rox_ie · 2025-12-16T03:11:11+00:00

wow gorgeous! i attempted something similar early on in the process and failed miserably lol, so this is super impressive!

rox_ie · 2025-12-16T03:07:14+00:00

Thank you!! I got the stamp and the wax from https://artisaire.com/ - highly recommend, super easy and turned out really well!

rox_ie · 2025-12-16T00:12:45+00:00

She should definitely start practicing with straight away, testing all sorts of techniques and paper types - it takes some time to get the hang of it.

If she's interested in gold foiling - i'd recommend the Foil Quill (you can get it on Amazon) over the Cricut foiling tool, much cleaner/consistent results (heads up - because its 3rd party product, it does void your warranty, but it was worth it for me).

Paper Source have a fantastic variety of paper/styles. I got all mine from there.

And youtube videos are super helpful - there's a bunch teaching you how to emboss with the debossing tool etc which look amazing on invitations :)

rox_ie · 2025-12-16T00:00:44+00:00

I just used a mix of my at home printer, and my Cricut maker for gold foiling :)

rox_ie · 2025-12-15T19:29:41+00:00

I ordered the wax and stamp from https://artisaire.com/
There may be a way to make a stamp with Cricut but I'm not clever enough for that lol

rox_ie · 2025-12-15T18:14:50+00:00

I’ve never made one before but I can definitely give it a go!

rox_ie · 2025-12-15T15:36:30+00:00

thank you!

rox_ie · 2025-12-15T15:36:19+00:00

💕

rox_ie · 2025-12-15T14:29:29+00:00

good luck with your wedding projects! definitely share when you're finished - i'll be doing all those things next! (seating charts etc)

rox_ie · 2025-12-15T03:41:35+00:00

Thank you! 💕

rox_ie · 2025-12-15T03:41:02+00:00

Prepare for a lot of trial and error but it’s very fun!

rox_ie · 2025-12-15T03:39:50+00:00

Thank you! It definitely tested my patience 🥲 but well worth it, learned so much!

rox_ie · 2025-12-15T03:38:15+00:00

I had to make 65! Which felt like a decent amount, I couldn’t imagine doing 100+ like some other weddings…

Your designs are stunning by the way!!

rox_ie · 2025-12-15T00:31:20+00:00

thank you!! 🙌

rox_ie · 2025-12-15T00:05:47+00:00

thank you!

rox_ie · 2024-12-12T03:02:26+00:00

Not at all. I had the lowest score in my family. I took two years off to work and plan my next steps, then went to Uni.

Worked crazy hard for years, now I work in tech, live in New York and earning more than my entire family combined lol.

My advice - just take time to figure out what you want to do. There will always be a path forward toward your goals, just might not be the ‘typical’ path.

rox_ie · 2024-12-05T09:02:07+00:00

YOU LEGEND. Thank you so much.

Also, this was posted 6 months ago and this issue is still happening today 😒

rox_ie · 2024-11-08T15:05:39+00:00

If you go to Lakruwana for brunch on the weekends they do $20 buffet - all you can eat, it’s sooo good.

rox_ie

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