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    Book Giveaway!

    I know most of you are past the wedding planning stage, but you might still have friends/family members/colleagues/neighbors going through it.
    You’re welcome to enter two separate contests to win a free copy of A Priceless Wedding: Crafting a Meaningful, Memorable, and Affordable Celebration (and definitely feel free to send your partner/friends/family/neighbors/colleagues over to increase your odds of winning)!
    The first contest is over at Goodreads, and the second one is via Craftside.
    Good luck to you and yours!

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    Book Tour Pondering

    Friends, thank you so much for your outpouring of support in response to this request for help with my DIY, budget book tour. I know it’s a lot to ask. I try to only ask things of people that I would be willing to do in return (for example, I tried to get Meg to do a book tour stop in Houston with the promise of a homemade wedding cake). 
    I’ve had so much fun meeting kindred spirits over the years, such as Kelsey, Meghan, Kelly, Jennie, Sarah, Monja–and more! That’s the real appeal of a book tour–meeting more of you. Book tours are increasingly
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    Calling All Kindred Spirits (Well, Kindred Spirits in the Contiguous U.S.)


    My publishing company and I are beginning talks about how to publicize the book(!), and I’m toying with the idea of going on a book tour. The aforementioned book tour would have to be 2000 Dollar Wedding style: meticulously inexpensive, DIY, and community-minded. Here’s the rough draft version of what I’m thinking:

    • Schlepping Matt and Henry with me (in January and February before Henry turns two and we have to start paying for a seat for him on the airplane)
    • Only going to cities where a kindred spirit is interested in hosting us* (I know it’s a lot to ask–we are saving up all our money for a house
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