You’re invited to a wedding! Here are some do’s and don’ts:

• RSVP by the deadline. Even if you’ve already told the couple that you’ll be there.
• Don’t call the bride on the day of the wedding for any reason at all. DO NOT CALL!
• Don’t wear white or cream (did I really have to say that? Unfortunately, yes.)
• Don’t bring your gift to the wedding. It may get lost or damaged.
• Help get the party started - hit the dance floor first.
• Don’t change your table at the reception. So annoying.
• Let the DJ be the DJ. Don’t bug him/her with requests. The bride and groom have already chosen the songs that they want.
• DON’T take the centerpieces home! They may be in rented containers, the vases may belong to someone else, or the flowers may be going to a nursing home.
• Don’t complain about having to re-arrange your schedule to make it to the wedding. It’s rude.
• Questioning whether your kids under 18 are invited??? Children under 18 traditionally are not listed on the the outer envelope; if they’re invited to the wedding thier names will appear on the inner envelope, along with their parents names. If the inner envelope lists only your name and your husband’s, leave the kids at home. If the invitation does not use an inner envelope, all names of those invited will be written on the outer envelope.

courtesy of Brides Magazine March 2008

By the time I got to it, the buckle was very chewed off super slobbery. Just darling. Ten million toys and she only likes my stuff.

I. LOVE. THIS.

Every year, the Washington Calligraphers Guild along with the National Association of Letter Carriers holds an incredibly wonderful and awesome contest, The Graceful Envelope Contest. In addition to promoting the art of calligraphy, the Graceful Envelope Contest celebrates the role of letters in binding people together and serves as a reminder that the people who deliver the mail are career government employees who take pride in their work and care about the communities they serve.

This contest is special to me for lots of reasons, but most of all for my passion for calligraphy, my love of a handwritten letter and my appreciation of our awesome postal system. I love entering this contest - it’s one of the most exciting projects I work on each year. This year’s theme was the letter C.

Check out some of these winning envelopes