I need some cheese from you girls ! I need to come up with 4 little thank-you sayings to put in fortune cookies (wedding favors). I ripped one out of a magazine that says "Your presence was a sweet gift" (Get it? Sweet gift, fortune cookie? I warned you about the cheese!), but I need 4 more along those same lines ...ugh!
I've tried my darndest and it's just not google-able, and FH and I sat staring at each other for over an hour last night trying to think of something, anything that would work ....
I need some help! Maybe even just something to get me unstuck ....
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Yup, that's the kind of stuff I'm looking for! Love quotes are overly mushy, 'thanks for coming' seems lame, so cheesy-on-purpose is much more entertaining, right?
What do you think of these?
-We are so fortunate you could celebrate with us-
-Your presence made our day all the sweeter-
Hmmm, trying to think of one that uses 'treat' ..... but it keeps ending up sounding inappropriate !
Thank you for getting the ball rolling, Detroit and Wicked!
-- Edited by Elle at 11:00, 2006-05-30
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the only thing I would change is to put them in present tense (unless they are getting these as they walk out the door?) but I can understand the urge to go past tense, since a thank you is typically given after something.
I played with present tense here:
- Your presence is a delightful treat!
- We are so fortunate to have you celebrate with us! (or something)
- Your company makes our day all the sweeter!
- Your presence is a sweet gift!
- Having you as our guest is a treat!
some I like better than others in present tense - just food for thought (pun intended!)
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Ok, this is my favorite thread of the day! I'm so unimaginative but you girls are cracking me up. Puns are my favorite. I would crack up if I got those in a fortune cookie! Great idea, Elle.
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I'm glad you like it, Laken! I'm trying not to take myself too seriously with anything wedding related, because there's nothing I hate worse than sappy wedding crap !
I'm glad you brought up the tense issue Detroit - I agree that it's probably better to do them in present tense, because that would make sense no matter when they grab them whereas the past tense might seem a tad off if they happen to grab theirs early. Then I can just set them out from the and not worry about the logistics of bringing them in mid-reception.
Now all I need is a punny (hehe!) sign for the favor table to set by the bowl of cookies for a little 'preview' !
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment ~ {Ralph Waldo Emerson}
Elle wrote: Now all I need is a punny (hehe!) sign for the favor table to set by the bowl of cookies for a little 'preview' ! hmmm... Sweets for the Sweet! Join Us in Our Good Fortune! Hey, Cookie! Have a Cookie! Hey, Cookie! What's Your Fortune? ummmm... ?
wait - one more
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Take a Cookie
and Good Fortune Will Come to You!
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