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SteveBrickNJ

SteveBrickNJ

Well-Known Member
JenniferS said:
No parentheses.

I would go with “the” vs “a” new couple, and something like …

“Join us to celebrate the new couple”, or just “Celebrate the new couple”.

“Celebration” doesn’t work for me, unless it’s “A Celebration for the new couple”; which is the weakest of the three phrasings IMO.

And finally … CONGRATULATIONS, you must be so proud!
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When it's over I'll be proud. At the moment I'm just trying to work out the stuff you were kind enough to comment on.
Please brainstorm with me some more...or others join in please.
@JenniferS I'm grateful for your comments but you haven't won me over.
So friend, here is why...
You seem to be presenting a phrase that is "inviting": "Join Us To Celebrate The New Couple"
Yet I THINK I'm seeking an "event title"
The person receiving the card is being prompted to "Save The Dates" for 2 events
Event #1 The Actual Wedding
Event #2 A Banquet Dinner a month later. The Banquet Hall asked for a title for this dinner event.
I told them: "A Celebration of a New Couple".
Has anything I just shared swayed you to tweak your answer?
Thanks for taking the time to brainstorm this with me!!! :) As you can see, I really want to get it right. Trying my best!
@ajrwdwgirl and @Lilofan you can reflect on THIS follow up and comment as well....please.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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SteveBrickNJ said:
My daughter will be getting married in Lynchburg VA on 5/18/24
She grew up here, but her bridesmaids are her college friends and the groom is a Virginian.
The wedding party all have a connection to Virginia so it is most convenient / helpful to have the wedding there.
Yet we know that many of the friends and relatives our daughter grew up with here in NJ are not going to be able to travel down to Virginia and stay in a hotel for 2 nights.
So we have rented a Banquet Venue here in NJ for a wedding reception style event that we will call: "A Celebration of a New Couple". That will be a month after that actual wedding. This NJ Banquet event will be: 6/29/24
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Ques. #1 : On the postcard should we use parentheses or no?
Here are two options:
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SAVE THE DATES
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or
*
SAVE THE DATE(S)
*
Ques. #2 : On the postcard could/should I shorten the June event by leaving out "A"?
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"Celebration of a New Couple"
or
"A Celebration of a New Couple"
??? 🤔
It's only a postcard so dropping the "A" might make it format/fit better.
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Your thoughts on questions 1 and 2 please? :)
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And just when you thought that the expense of college was done, she up and decides to give you a wedding to pay for. Oh, well, I had two daughters to pay for so I can feel the pain. In spite of that though, congrats to the soon to be new couple and yourselves. Don't let it get you to thinking about when you brought her home from the hospital because it will seem like yesterday and that thought is sometimes overwhelming.
🫶👍

My oldest will have their 26th anniversary in October and my youngest will hit 24 years in April of 2024.
 
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JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
SteveBrickNJ said:
When it's over I'll be proud. At the moment I'm just trying to work out the stuff you were kind enough to comment on.
Please brainstorm with me some more...or others join in please.
@JenniferS I'm grateful for your comments but you haven't won me over.
So friend, here is why...
You seem to be presenting a phrase that is "inviting": "Join Us To Celebrate The New Couple"
Yet I THINK I'm seeking an "event title"
The person receiving the card is being prompted to "Save The Dates" for 2 events
Event #1 The Actual Wedding
Event #2 A Banquet Dinner a month later. The Banquet Hall asked for a title for this dinner event.
I told them: "A Celebration of a New Couple".
Has anything I just shared swayed you to tweak your answer?
Thanks for taking the time to brainstorm this with me!!! :) As you can see, I really want to get it right. Trying my best!
@ajrwdwgirl and @Lilofan you can reflect on THIS follow up and comment as well....please.
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“A” is weak, as it is indeterminate. “The” is definitive - it is referencing a specific couple.

Think of a Hallmark card - does it say “Best wishes to a happy couple” or “Best wishes to the happy couple”?
 
trr1

trr1

Well-Known Member
SteveBrickNJ said:
When it's over I'll be proud. At the moment I'm just trying to work out the stuff you were kind enough to comment on.
Please brainstorm with me some more...or others join in please.
@JenniferS I'm grateful for your comments but you haven't won me over.
So friend, here is why...
You seem to be presenting a phrase that is "inviting": "Join Us To Celebrate The New Couple"
Yet I THINK I'm seeking an "event title"
The person receiving the card is being prompted to "Save The Dates" for 2 events
Event #1 The Actual Wedding
Event #2 A Banquet Dinner a month later. The Banquet Hall asked for a title for this dinner event.
I told them: "A Celebration of a New Couple".
Has anything I just shared swayed you to tweak your answer?
Thanks for taking the time to brainstorm this with me!!! :) As you can see, I really want to get it right. Trying my best!
@ajrwdwgirl and @Lilofan you can reflect on THIS follow up and comment as well....please.
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next on @SteveBrickNJ's list is Grandkids in a few Years
 
SteveBrickNJ

SteveBrickNJ

Well-Known Member
JenniferS said:
Ha! Even Google agrees. 😂😂


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Save the Dates:
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7/6/24 Rod Stewart Concert
8/17/24 Church Picnic
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These are events....not Hallmark Greeting Cards. That's what I THINK I'm shooting for. I wish to present "events".
Obviously just an analogy.
Yet what I'm saying is it is my goal to ask friends and relatives to considering saving two dates:
#1 The real wedding ( along w/ a reception to follow)
and/or
#2 A banquet dinner that will pretend to be the wedding reception....even though it will actually be "a celebration".
It won't be "the celebration" because "the celebration" took place a month earlier.
My posting words here unfortunately have no tone of voice or facial expression. I'm wanting you to know that I'm only feeling grateful that you allow me to debate you in this incredibly helpful manner. Through doing so I'll either be won over or not...but the process might yield a result that neither of us has considered yet. :)
 
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Tiggerish

Tiggerish

Resident Redhead
Premium Member
JenniferS said:
“A” is weak, as it is indeterminate. “The” is definitive - it is referencing a specific couple.

Think of a Hallmark card - does it say “Best wishes to a happy couple” or “Best wishes to the happy couple”?
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I think you're right about that, but would suggest A Celebration of the Happy Couple. 😁

Im also pro-parentheses, because people may not be able to make both dates, and the parentheses implies "either or both".

Congrats, @SteveBrickNJ

Very few people get married so young these days. I.married my college sweetheart right out of school, and we hit 37 years in May. May your girl have as many years of happiness.
 
trr1

trr1

Well-Known Member
SteveBrickNJ said:
My daughter will be getting married in Lynchburg VA on 5/18/24
She grew up here, but her bridesmaids are her college friends and the groom is a Virginian.
The wedding party all have a connection to Virginia so it is most convenient / helpful to have the wedding there.
Yet we know that many of the friends and relatives our daughter grew up with here in NJ are not going to be able to travel down to Virginia and stay in a hotel for 2 nights.
So we have rented a Banquet Venue here in NJ for a wedding reception style event that we will call: "A Celebration of a New Couple". That will be a month after that actual wedding. This NJ Banquet event will be: 6/29/24
*
*
Ques. #1 : On the postcard should we use parentheses or no?
Here are two options:
*
SAVE THE DATES
*
or
*
SAVE THE DATE(S)
*
Ques. #2 : On the postcard could/should I shorten the June event by leaving out "A"?
*
"Celebration of a New Couple"
or
"A Celebration of a New Couple"
??? 🤔
It's only a postcard so dropping the "A" might make it format/fit better.
*
Your thoughts on questions 1 and 2 please? :)
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congratulations on the upcoming nuptials
 
SteveBrickNJ

SteveBrickNJ

Well-Known Member
Tiggerish said:
I think you're right about that, but would suggest A Celebration of the Happy Couple. 😁

Im also pro-parentheses, because people may not be able to make both dates, and the parentheses implies "either or both".

Congrats, @SteveBrickNJ

Very few people get married so young these days. I.married my college sweetheart right out of school, and we hit 37 years in May. May your girl have as many years of happiness.
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Thanks friend. If you have time, please read my response to our friend Jennifer.
 
Tiggerish

Tiggerish

Resident Redhead
Premium Member
SteveBrickNJ said:
OK. Your post that I liked and my follow up to Jennifer according to wdw's software were only 60 seconds apart.
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No worries. I'm basically agreeing with you, and also voting for Jennifer's "weaker" title, which uses both the A and the The. 😀

I do heartily recommend the parentheses, for the reason I described. Many people.will be unable.to.make both, and the parens give them "permission" to only save one date, if that makes sense.
 

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