Guest List ~ Inviting Co-Workers
Thinking of inviting co-workers to your wedding. Wonder what is acceptable with inviting co-workers? Is it possible to just invite a few select co-workers? If so, does one need to also invite their spouse’s? As I recently shared with the readers of Blueprint Boutique……Let me answer those sticky and confusing questions for you! ANSWER: When [...]
The Power of Positive Behavior
People do learn by example. Both the young and old will take notice of your behavior. A few weeks ago, I discussed on the Strive to Be Gracious Facebook Fan Page the importance of teaching and living by the power of positive behavior by sharing a story of my daughter’s experience at a day camp. [...]
National Cell Courtesy Phone Month – Tips for a Ringing Free Wedding Ceremony
July is National Cellphone Courtesy Month! Our obsession with wireless devices began in 1983 with the US introduction of the first 1G network. Today, the wireless industry has profoundly affected the way we live. As of late 2009, there are approximately 4.6 billion cell phone subscriptions worldwide, making these priceless devices, which we live and [...]
Your Honored Guests
As you learned in The Art of Gracious Wedding Planning, consideration of your guests should be at the forefront of all your wedding related decisions. While planning your wedding, consider decisions from your honored guests’ perspective. How will your decisions impact logistics for guests, as well as their comfort and enjoyment? How do you want [...]
Wedding Gift Etiquette for the Destination Wedding
What is the proper etiquette when attending a destination wedding, whether domestic or international, when gifts are concerned? Jetting off to an exotic island or to wine country is undoubtedly romantic for the wedding couple, as well as fun and exciting for the attending guests. Destination weddings can understandably get expensive for the wedding guests, [...]
The Courtesy of a Reply….
Spring marks the beginning of wedding season. And with wedding season upon us, many guests often have questions regarding their wedding invitation. When invited to a wedding many take their own life situation into consideration when responding to a wedding invitation. You are single and you don’t want to go alone. You have a darling child and [...]
The Art of Gracious Wedding Planning
All will agree that Wedding Planning is a very stressful time. You have so much to do with so little time. Meaningless issues can create unnecessary drama and one is inescapably inundated with unsolicited, but well-meant advice. Maintaining your cool while pushing your manners to the limit is always a challenge. As a coping mechanism, The [...]
Wedsites
One of the hottest, new and most fun trends for engaged couples today is to create a wedding website; or more popularly known as ‘wedsites’. Wedding websites are predominately used to provide pertinent information about your wedding to family and friends. As their popularity grows they are quickly becoming an invaluable tool. Your wedding website [...]
An Interview by the Wedding Podcast Network with Claudia Lutman
Recently I was interviewed by the Wedding Podcast Network on an article I wrote for Engaged Magazine – The Wedding Look Book , “Eight Important Reasons to Consider Hiring a Wedding Planner.” The interview was quite an experience as it was a live recording. My hands trembled and my heart raced, but my nerves failed [...]
