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Thank You Note Etiquette

April 7, 2020 Lori Losee
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The months leading up to, and sometimes after, your wedding are filled with gifts. And while everyone loves being showered in gifts, most of us don’t love the daunting task of writing thank you notes.

First let’s break it up into two categories:

1) Gifts from showers and gifts given before your wedding

2) Gifts given at or after your wedding

A good rule of thumb for gifts you receive before the wedding is to have the thank you note sent before your wedding happens. This will show your guest that you got their gift and that way you won’t have as many to write after your honeymoon. For gifts you receive at showers, those notes should be sent out two or three weeks after the event.

For gifts you receive at or after your wedding, the time frame for thank you notes is much longer. Generally, you should have them all completed and sent out within three months of your wedding date. But a late thank you note is always better than not sending one at all!

Check back next week for tips on how to write a thank you note your guests will appreciate!

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Adventures in Wedding Planning Podcast | Episode #2: How to get started with wedding planning

April 6, 2020 Lori Losee
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Episode #2: We are discussing now that you have gotten engaged, what is the next step. From talking about budget, guest count to vendors we cover it all and how COVID-19 is planning a factor in wedding planning.

We address navigating potential wedding planning pitfalls and why a wedding planner can help you make for a stress-free wedding experience.

If you have a topic for an upcoming episode or have a questions you would like answered, message us!

We are chatting with Shane from Oak + Fig Floral about all things flowers from how to select the perfect florist, how to design you wedding with flowers to trends and how COVID-19 is impacting floral world.

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The Kelley Farm | Hometown Wedding | Cambre + Jesse

April 2, 2020 Lori Losee
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Photography: Kailey Wallin Photography | Wedding Planner: Elegant Affairs | Venue: The Kelley Farm | Flowers + Officiant: Elysia Krupp | Caterer: Mama Stortini’s | DJ: DW Entertainment | Dessert: Dessert: Baked by Bayley | Wedding Dress: The Wedding Bell | Hair: Jessica Young | Make-up: Cheyenne Berry | Rentals: The Meaningful Details | Signage: Something to Chalk About

A fall romantic wedding was the perfect recipe for Cambre + Jesse’s fall nuptials. And everything about this day at The Kelley Farm was just perfection.

What we loved most about this wedding was how family was the key to its success. From the couple’s two young daughters who served as the flower girls to the bride’s sister making all the desserts. Just two of the many signs just how loved these two are.

The weather could not have been more perfect for these two and their photographs by Kailey were just breathtaking really utilizing everything their venue had to offer.

From the candles to the flowers, the couple was super intentional about using the season into their design which made it the perfect fall PNW wedding.

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