Start your planning process with this list, featuring handpicked favorites for putting together your celebration.
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The recipe for design-it-yourself success? Great ingredients! Here, the people and places—from candy, baking, and lighting suppliers to packaging, trimmings, and stationery purveyors—who help us work magic.
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For Edible Art
Where to go: Andie's Specialty Sweets
What you'll find: Think Scrabble tiles, feathers, and seashells—but seriously delicious
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For Chocolates
Where to go: FoilWrappedChocolates.com
What you'll find: Metallic-wrapped creations in bulk
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For European Sweets
Where to go: CrossingsFineFoods.com
What you'll find: Hard-to-come-by French goodies, available Stateside
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For Hard Candy
Where to go: MelvilleCandyCompany.com
What you'll find: Exceptionally cool molded lollipops
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For Personalized Treats
Where to go: Papabubble.com
What you'll find: Customize sweets with names or a date
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For All Things Candy
Where to go: Candy.com
What you'll find: 6,000+ sweets in a rainbow of colors and flavors
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For Nuts
Where to go: Nuts.com
What you'll find: Scoop up loads of almonds, cashews, and more
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For Paper Boxes
Where to go: BTElements.com
What you'll find: Paper boxes in all colors and shapes
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For Favor Boxes
Where to go: SophiesFavors.com
What you'll find: Favor boxes we swear by
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For Inventive Packaging
Where to go: Bellocchio.com
What you'll find: Imaginative and deluxe containers
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For All Things Packaging
Where to go: Glerup.com
What you'll find: A packaging smorgasbord complete with box liners
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For Clear Bags
Where to go: ClearBags.com
What you'll find: Clear bags (and boxes!) for gifts
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For Gift Bags
Where to go: NashvilleWraps.com
What you'll find: Gazillions of gift bags
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For Totes
Where to go: DiscountMugs.com
What you'll find: Inexpensive customized totes
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For Tins
Where to go: BakeDeco.com
What you'll find: Tins, cones, and metal containers
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For Plastic Bottles
Where to go: EBottles.com
What you'll find: Budget-friendly plastic jars
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For Glass Bottles
Where to go: SpecialtyBottle.com
What you'll find: A myriad of glass in every shape and size
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For Affordable Drinkware
Where to go: Ikea.com
What you'll find: Wallet-wise coupes, flutes, and glasses for the day-of and beyond
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For Plastics
Where to go: WebstaurantStore.com
What you'll find: Going glass-free? Disposable cups for any kind of cocktail
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For Napkins
Where to go: PartyCity.com
What you'll find: 169 styles, including eco-friendly finds
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For Cocktail Picks
Where to go: PickOnUs.com
What you'll find: A skewer style for all needs and tastes
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For Paper Goods
Where to go: ShopSweetLulu.com
What you'll find: Pretty printed cups, plates, and straws
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For Custom Paper Goods
Where to go: ForYourParty.com
What you'll find: Matchbooks (boxes and barrels), napkins, coasters, and stir sticks in your palette
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For DIY Fodder
Where to go: Save-On-Crafts.com
What you'll find: A one-stop shop for any how-to project
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For Cake Stands
Where to go: SarahsStands.com
What you'll find: A multitude of options, including for confections up to 22" wide
Where to go: FishsEddy.com
What you'll find: A cache of old-school beauts
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For Cake Toppers
Where to go: Concarta
What you'll find: Personalized paper sculptures to crown your tiers
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For Sugar Flowers
Where to go: WendyKromer.com
What you'll find: Edible blossoms by master baker Wendy Kromer that take a cake from "meh" to "wow!"
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For Cake Decorating
Where to go: FancyFlours.com
What you'll find: Food-safe glitter, pearls, sequins, and more
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For Dessert Presentation
Where to go: BakeItPretty.com
What you'll find: Fab cupcake liners and cookie cutters
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For Ties
Where to go: TieCrafters.com
What you'll find: Design-your-own neckwear and cummerbunds
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For Fabric Flowers
Where to go: CustomFabricFlowers.com
What you'll find: Silk and cotton blooms handmade by M&S Schmalberg since 1919
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For Ribbon Flowers
Where to go: NicholasKniel.com
What you'll find: Ribbon-based millinery blossoms, including poppies and mums
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For Embroidery
Where to go: Star-Embroidery.com
What you'll find: Threaded monograms or crests to add to gifts and décor
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For Pins
Where to go: BusyBeaver.net
What you'll find: Button badges in 13 shapes and sizes
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For Washi Tape
Where to go: CuteTape.com
What you'll find: Fun, printed Japanese removable washi tape
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For All Types of Tape
Where to go: TapeJungle.com
What you'll find: From utilitarian packing to flashy, metallic versions
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For Paper in Bulk
Where to go: NyCentralArt.com
What you'll find: Large specialty sheets from a circa-1905 store
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For Tissue Paper
Where to go: PaperMart.com
What you'll find: Tissue paper in 60+ colors
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For Crepe Paper
Where to go: CastleInTheAir.biz
What you'll find: The crinkly stuff in solids, patterns, and even animal prints
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For Vellum
Where to go: PaperAndMore.com
What you'll find: A rainbow of translucent paper, available in 40 shades
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For Finishing Touches
Where to go: PaperPresentation.com
What you'll find: Envelopes, cards, and tags in bulk
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For Fonts
Where to go: DaFont.com
What you'll find: Nearly 20,000 free downloadable fonts
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For Rubber Stamps
Where to go: Plurabelle
What you'll find: Calligraphed stamps
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For Customized Stamps
Where go to: StampWorx2000.biz
What you'll find: Made-to-order versions
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For Wax Seals
Where to go: Wax-Works.com
What you'll find: Choose between old-school stampers or modernized fasteners with self-adhesive backs
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For Engraving
Where to go: Academy Engraving, 212-867-4998
What you'll find: Make metal more meaningful via laser marking
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For Classic Stationery
Where go to: Crane.com
What you'll find: Traditional wedding stationery (they've been in business since 1801) that you can personalize online
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For Custom Stationery
Where to go: WeddingPaperDivas.com
What you'll find: Six printing types and hundreds of designers
Where to go: Minted.com
What you'll find: The closest you'll get to becoming a stationer yourself
Where to go: Pinholepress.com
What you'll find: Photo-adorned suites, save-the-dates, and thank-you cards
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For Postage
Where to go: ChampionStamp.com
What you'll find: Dress up envelopes with vintage collectible stamps
Where to go: Stamps.com
What you'll find: Custom postage to match your suite
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For Pens and Pencils
Where to go: PenFactory.com
What you'll find: Custom writing implements
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For Notebooks
Where to go: Muji.us
What you'll find: Minimal, modern, recycled, ring-bound, or graph paper
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For Guest Books
Where to go: CypressAlbums.com
What you'll find: Handmade cloth books with a vintage vibe
Where to go: GraphicImage.com
What you'll find: Volumes available in three types of leather
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For Photo Albums
Where to go: Blurb.com
What you'll find: Photo books for every relative
Where to go: Kolo.com
What you'll find: Well-priced cloth albums in 12 colors
Where to go: ArtifactUprising.com
What you'll find: Instagram-friendly books (upload photos directly from your feed!)
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For Printing
Where to go: StationeryHQ.com
What you'll find: Large-scale printing
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For Stencils
Where go to: DesignerStencils.com
What you'll find: Stencils for projects big and small
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For Wooden Signs
Where to go: WalnutHollow.com
What you'll find: Raw wood for paint-your-own directional signs, menus, etc.
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For Custom-Designed Fabric
Where to go: SpoonFlower.com
What you'll find: Your imagery emblazoned onto cloth
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For Umbrellas
Where to go: BellaUmbrella.com
What you'll find: The most stylish lace, ruffled, and printed models for rent
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For Balloons
Where to go: Balloons.com
What you'll find: An emporium of inflatable latex and foil
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For Confetti
Where to go: ArtistryInMotion.com
What you'll find: 69 die-cut shapes, from toucans to minivans
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For Confetti Launchers
Where to go: X-Streamers.com
What you'll find: Flick sticks, cannons, and more
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For Candles
Where to go: CreativeCandles.com
What you'll find: The ROY G. BIV of tapers, votives, and pillars
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For Lanterns
Where to go: PaperLanternStore.com
What you'll find: Luminarias in a range of shapes and colors
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For Lights
Where to go: PartyLights.com
What you'll find: Specialty lights for indoors or out
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For Tissue Art
Where to go: ConfettiSystem.com
What you'll find: Artistic tassels, garlands, fringe, and piñatas
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For Tissue Pom-Poms
Where to go: PomLove.Etsy.com
What you'll find: Pom-poms made from recycled fiber paper in 90 colors
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For Tissue Flowers
Where to go: TheGreenVase.com
What you'll find: Gorgeous flowers that look great as cake toppers
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For Fabric Décor
Where to go: GraylineLinen.com
What you'll find: Bulk linen for tabletops and more
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For Fancy Fabric
Where to go: MoodFabrics.com
What you'll find: The mecca of designer yardage
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For Printed Fabric
Where to go: PurlSoho.com
What you'll find: One-of-a-kind patterned material