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Category: Etiquette

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Holiday Card Etiquette

Zach Shearer, November 2, 2017November 14, 2018

Selecting Your Holiday Cards Holiday cards are a great way to strengthen existing business partnerships and encourage new ones. They can help you stay connected with friends and family too. Whether for business or pleasure, here are some points of

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Attached to a bouquet of pink flowers and twigs with twine is a small brown tag that reads 'Deepest sympathy.' Dried red and brown leaves are scattered about a wood-grain background.

How to Send and Receive Sympathy Cards Graciously

Brett Miller, August 31, 2017April 21, 2021

A sympathy card can often say what spoken words cannot. Learn the correct way to choose, write, sign, send, and even receive a sympathy card, to properly express your sentiments during a difficult time.

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Etiquette guidelines for attending a wake

Dawn Mayo, July 13, 2015April 12, 2018

Use these etiquette rules to guide you through a wake or viewing.

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Thank You Card

Six Simple Steps to sending a Thank You Note

Dawn Mayo, March 20, 2014February 14, 2018

Even in today’s age of modern technology, some “old school” traditions never go out of style. Six Simple Steps to sending a Thank You Note 1. The Greeting Dear Grandma Johnson, One of the easiest parts of the process and

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Invitation Etiquette- When to Send Them

Dawn Mayo, June 21, 2010April 12, 2018

Are you planning an upcoming event but aren’t quite sure when to put your invitations in the mail? This list will come in handy. To allow plenty of time for attendees to plan and for you to organize, especially if

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When Signing a Card Whose Name Should go First?

Dawn Mayo, August 25, 2008April 12, 2018

Dear Ms. Cards Etiquette,   When signing a card (i.e. birthday card) whose name should go first? Is etiquette to put the man’s name then follow with the wife and then the kids, or does it matter which name goes

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What is a Death Announcement Card?

Dawn Mayo, June 6, 2008August 21, 2018

Dear Ms. Cards Etiquette, My aunt said we should send out cards announcing of my father’s passing.  I’ve never heard of doing this.  Can you shed some light on this? Sylvia S. Well, Sylvia, while they are not often used,

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How to Ask For a Gift Card in an Invitation

Dawn Mayo, May 30, 2008June 15, 2017

Dear Ms. Cards Etiquette, For my housewarming party, I’d really like gift cards instead of gifts people bring me. How do I put that in the invitations? New House Girl While it is perfectly proper to state “no gifts please”

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How do you handle names with suffixes?

Dawn Mayo, May 16, 2008August 21, 2018

Dear Ms. Cards Etiquette, Do you use Sr. or Jr. when writing to the woman when her husband was either a Sr. or a Jr.? Mary Paull Dear Ms. Paull, In formal usage, yes, you do add the prefix Sr.

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Can I Send a Birthday Card to My Son’s Ex?

Dawn Mayo, March 14, 2008June 25, 2018

Dear Ms. Cards Etiquette, I would like to send my son’s ex-girlfriend a birthday card. They went out for 2 years. She will be 17 and my son is 19. She is a truly sweet girl and I want to

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