I Can’t Thank You Enough!

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Photo By: Cooper Falk "Models": Liz, Melissa and Allison (me!)

Hello! I want to greatly thank you, my readers, for your unconditional support of me! After reviewing the stats, the traffic has been up and up every single month since the launch. I only care about this because I can see that you guys are really responding to my writing, and that means so much to me! I am getting to know the brides to be and the amazing vendors, and I thank you for allowing me to be in your lives and inspire you!

When I started Engaged and Inspired, I had high hopes and major dreams of where it would lead. But hopes and dreams are one thing, and making those actually happen is a whole other! I was nervous because after having a fashion blog, I definitely know that blogging is not all it's cracked up to be. There are writer's blocks and uninspiring moments, so I was pretty nervous when I would drop this and move on!

This blog is just short of 4 months old, and if anything, I am getting stronger and stronger! My fiance and my friends have been an incredible support to me, these are all people I could never live without. They are amazing. Besides that, it is you guys, my readers, that keep me going day by day! Knowing that someone is listening makes me want to post the absolute best content I can. You make me want to move this blog to new levels and you inspire me.

I want to thank you all so much. There is no special date or reason to do so, I just want to thank you for reading, for interacting and for caring! I am so excited about the new features Engaged and Inspired will have soon. There is so much in store to help brides-to-be and vendors. Engaged and Inspired will revolutionize the wedding industry by adding simplicity and giving the brides and the vendors the resources they need. (Much more to come on that later!)

As far as my WONDERFUL sponsors, I thank you so very much for believing in me as a "new blog" and taking the leap with me! Without your support I can take this blog to the next levels and bring you all with me! I wouldn't be able to do all of this without you, so I greatly thank you :)

When I started Engaged and Inspired we were all engaged to be married. Now we are all planning our weddings, and we are all in eachother's weddings! The first is in May, the second is in September, and the third is next March. I don't know what we used to talk about as more recently it is wedding central! The three of us constantly inspire each other in so many ways, which is the feel that I want my blog to have as well; friends constantly inspiring each other :)

I look forward to many more months and years of friends inspiring friends!

Mind Your Manners

Top Thank You: Minted, Bottom Thank You: Minted, Left Thank You: Wedding Paper Divas, Right Thank You: Wedding Paper Divas

Sending out thank you notes is definitely proper wedding etiquette. The purpose of doing so is to acknowledge each attendee for actually coming to celebrate your big day with you and often times, bring a gift as well. It is a definitely token of appreciation as though it is your day, and your attendees were happy to come, they still made the effort and be there, and without them your wedding definitely wouldn't have been the same.

As far as gifts go, it is polite and definitely necessary to say thank you after you receive a gift. People don't have to bring you gifts, it is just a nice thing to do. This means that if you have a bridal shower, bachelorette  party, etc. where gifts are given, thank you notes definitely need to be sent after each one of these occasions. To make it easier, designate someone to write the list of who purchased what present to ensure each person gets properly thanked for their present to you two!

It is just plain rude to not send thank you notes and if you think that your guests won't even notice, well you are pretty mistaken then. Guests will definitely notice that you never took the moment to acknowledge their presence and you never said thank you for the gift you purchased for them. Everyone will be happier if they receive some sort of acknowledgment!