New Year’s Photo Books: The Year In Review

As this calendar year comes to a close, we reflect on the events that graced us over the past 12 months. They say memories last forever, but do one better and keep those memories brilliant with a yearly photo book. Yearbooks aren’t just for high school. ModernGreetings.com pairs advanced printing processing with easy-to-use online editing so you can create your own family photo yearbooks! Birthdays, anniversaries, family reunions, the first snow, your summer vacation, a special moment with the grandparents, or just a special candid shot—each can have their own special pages in your yearly photo book.

Make it a yearly tradition to pick out the top pics of the year and organize them into a custom photo book. The process of sorting your pictures and designing your own photo book will be just as enjoyable as opening the custom photo book to reflect on this time of your life for years to come.

By the way, photo books make great gifts, so order a few extras to give to special people in your life to spread the joy of your photo book keepsake tradition!

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Wedding Party Invitations for Anniversary Party

Although there are plenty of other aspects to planning an amazing anniversary party, that's no reason to neglect one of the most important parts of planning: the anniversary wordings. Remember that there are specific etiquette rules you should be following depending on whether or not you are preparing invitation wording for informal or formal cards. The guidelines below can help you make the right choices.

Wording for the Formal Party

If you are going to having a formal celebration for the anniversary, make sure you are careful when writing the message. You want to make sure your content is appropriate for the tone of your event. To be sure of that, you want to follow careful etiquette guidelines that will ensure you prepare the invitation carefully. For example, begin the message with the names of the host/hostess of the party followed by "Request the honor of your company" or a similar phrase. Next write out the names of the people whose anniversary is the focus of this celebration. Remember to always use full names on a formal invitation.

In the next lines, you'll want to write out the details of the party. The date should be on the next line followed by the time, location, and city and state - each on a separate line. If you want to use a response card, you don't need any other information on the card. However, if you are not using a separate card, add the RSVP information to the bottom of each invitation.

Of course since these are going to be a formal wedding invitations, you will want the message pre-printed on each one.

Wording for an Informal Party

Many anniversary celebrations aren't that formal. You might prefer something a little more casual. If that's the type of party you want, you won't be as restricted in terms of etiquette rules. You'll have a lot more freedom. In fact, you can pretty much choose any content you want to add to the invitations. One idea might be to add a poem or song lyrics that were part of your original wedding ceremony. Obviously, you will still need to add in all of the party details, including the names of the hosts, the names of the guests of honor, and the location specifics.

If you are curious about other differences between these two styles of wedding anniversary invitations, one more is that you can hand write the message on your casual invitations. Some people decide to split the difference and have a portion of the anniversary wordings handwritten and the other part pre-printed.

Gifts and Wording

Finally, avoid the temptation to include any mention of gifts in your anniversary wordings. Even with casual invitations, this is bad etiquette because it makes your guests feel as if they are only being invited to give you gifts. That's not a good idea. Instead, leave off registry information. Don't even mention that you would prefer cash or a charitable donation in lieu of a gift. Remember that you always want your friends and family members to know you want their presence because you care not because you want more presents.

Four Good Reasons to Send New Year’s Day Greeting Cards

It’s the “holiday season,” which means Christmas cards aren’t the only option for spreading holiday cheer. Here are four good reasons to send a “Happy New Year” photo card greeting this year.

1. You procrastinated on sending Christmas cards. Oops—we’ve all been there. So you didn’t get around to putting together a Christmas greeting. No worries! Just change your photo card greeting design to a “Happy New Year” theme!
2. You’re not active with a religious tradition. There are plenty of reasonable justifications to opt for secular holiday celebrations–or even giving the cold shoulder to Santa–but your friends and family would still love to receive a holiday photo greeting from you. In this scenario, sending a New Year’s photo card is a great way to share a holiday sentiment with anyone who uses a calendar.
3. You have a diverse group of friends and family. The flipside to the point above is that you want to respect the spectrum of traditions in your social circle. Sending a “Happy New Year” photo greeting card is an appropriate way to send well-wishes to all your acquaintances.
4. You’re a photo card junkie. Who needs a reason to send a New Year’s photo card greeting?  It’s fun, easy, and affordable, so just do it!