Essential Niceties

Image your wedding in Arizona, under the brilliant sun and cooler temperatures of winter. Your side of the family lives in the upper Midwest, and your spouse’s family is under 50 miles away and some abroad. They use their vacation hours for time off at work, find someone to feed the dog, and have a sitter for the few days they are gone to watch the kids. They go to the store, and buy you what you asked for. They wrap it up, get all packed and jump on a plane or drive to see you get married.

Now imagine not thanking them for any of it. No thank you for spending their hard-earned money for your gift and their expenses. No thank you for taking the time out of their busy lives to come see you. No thank you at all.

Sadly, some people don’t send out thank you cards. Don’t be the relative that is ungrateful. No one wants to give something to someone who doesn’t appreciate it. Show how much you loved and appreciated everyone and everything by getting them out sooner.

Don’t dare send a mass mailing – insulting, plain, pre-printed thank you. Always say thank you with a personalized, hand-written thanks, expressing how the gift will be well used and that you will think of them in your home always.

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Lyndsey & Bryan Save the Date Magnets & Monogram

In a previous post, we had shared the story of Lyndsey and Bryan including how they met and became engaged. (see Once Upon a Time for post) Now we would like to share some of their design choices with readers.

Lyndsey and Bryan's wedding will be a traditional black, white and red theme. They chose this standard design Save the Date Magnet with photo to inform guests of their upcoming nuptials. It was 3.5" x 4" and came with magnet carrier cards and their return address printed on the envelopes.

They also went forward with ordering Thank You Cards, because upon receipt of the Save the Date Magnets, they are already beginning to receive well wished. Since we had designed a monogram for the wedding invitations, that is what we used for the Thank You Cards. We left off the words "Thank You" from the card, so they can continue to use these as note cards when needed in the future. They were printed in Black ink on white linen card stock, which was a very economical choice. They also had their return address printed on the envelopes in a matching font to complete the set. We are currently working on their invitations, menus, escort cards, and programs, and will be sure to post them. If you are interested in creating something similar to their designs, please contact us today for a free consultation.

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Let's Give Thanks

It is not a secret that many people are going through some tough times right now. With the economy in the gutter, the negative effect has kept our spirits low. Yet, they say that gratitude will help bring abundance. (Yes- we love the Secret too!)

That is why Be In Love Designs would like to take a moment and thank some important people. We are a new business - in fact we don't even have our full product line up for ordering yet. (Our official launch will coincide with the Bridal Fashion Debut in January.) Many of our friends, and some new relationships we have formed in this endeavor, continue to help push us towards success.

We would like to thank Dana Davidson, Lisa Davison, and David Duda for their inspiring suggestions regarding our site, content, and designs. We would also like to thank Port City Web for working with us to create a beautiful, well functioning site (and working with a picky designer.)

I would also like to thank our friends in the business- Jen with Ever After Florals, Kevin with Piece of Cake Desserts, and Kim with the Event Essentials for becoming instant friends with great advice. Thanks to Nuri and Anita at Bizcard.com, for seeing my potential not only as a designer, but a marketer, and giving me the knowledge and encouragement to move forward with my own business. Also thanks to Shannon and the folks with the Bridal Fashion Debut/ WMBA, for arming me with knowledge and showing their support by sending me referrals.

Most importantly, I would like to thank my husband, Brian. He has pushed me towards my dreams, and although we don't always agree, he has been my biggest inspiration.

Thank you, everyone. We really appreciate it. We hope you to take the time to thank some important people in your life. Happy Thanksgiving!

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