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Save-the-Date Notecards

save the date note cards

My sister-in-law Kathie recently got engaged on 8-9-10 (August 9, 2010). She was very excited and happy to be engaged to a great guy named Tim. After her engagement, she immediately started brainstorming ideas for her wedding. The first thing decided on was the wedding date: 9-10-11 (September 10, 2011). Without any other details set, and the wedding still a year away, it seemed far too early to send out invitations. It was the perfect time, however, to send out save-the-date cards. Save-the-date … [read more...]

Writing Thank You Notes

I grew up in a family where writing thank you notes was something that was expected. A verbal thank you was okay for some things, but I had the kind of grandma where thank you notes weren't just for weddings gifts, but for birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, or just a dinner party. Of course, this was the same grandma who stabbed her son (my father) in the elbow at dinner for having his elbows on the table! Manners were important to her and she did her best to pass that on to her grandchildren. As … [read more...]