My husband will be coming home a few days before Thanksgiving after doing a 15 month deployment to Iraq and I want to send invitations out to our families for Thanksgiving and to help welcome home my husband. Ineed some suggestions of wording. Also when should I send them out? Both of our familys live over 2800 miles away.
2007-09-30 12:04:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Berry you are a complete and total idiot, I hope you rot in hell
2007-10-01 08:16:45 · update #1
Make it simple. You don't have to add Iraq in the card. When I think of Iraq, I think of being deployed, so if it were my invitation, I wouldn't put it, to each their own. When people call or come to your party, they will hear about his long deployment anyway. You can write something like this:
In the front of the card write: "You're Invited"
In the card write:
You are invited to join the Welcome Home celebration of (name of your hubby). on Saturday, November 20, 2007 at 1:00pm (I wasn't sure about the date, so I made it up)
Location: 121 Beverly Hills Blvd. (add a map, if some guests have never been to your house)
Hosted by: Lisa Jamison
RSVP: Phone: 927-555-5555 Email: jamison12@yahoo.com
I hope this helps!
2007-09-30 13:04:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Send them out ASAP! People need to make plane reservations and the sooner thay can make them, the cheaper they will be. The weekend of Thanksgiving, plane ticket prices skyrocket.
Dear( Family Member),
(Army husband) will be home a few days before Thanksgiving, after having served our country in Iraq for 15 months. We all have so much to be thankful for! I'm hoping to put together a special celebration to welcome him home and I'm hoping you can be part of it.
(Fill in details about where, when, accommodations, etc.)
Please plan to join us for this very special Thanksgiving celebration.
Love to All.
(Military Wife)
2007-09-30 12:19:35 · answer #2 · answered by lfh1213 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Given the distance and travel arrangements that will need to be made, your invitations need to go out asap. Plan where all these people are to stay and make sure you give them options should they not be able to stay at your home. Your are inviting them for a Thanksgiving dinner and to welcome home your husband so I would choose a Welcome Home invitation with the added note that it will be a special Thanksgiving dinner at your house as well.
2007-09-30 12:42:58 · answer #3 · answered by dawnb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why involve the whole 2 families. They have their work, their lives to care about. What if they meet with an accident on their way to your house? Can you forgive yourself? What's the big deal about your husband coming back from Iraq that everyone has to come welcome him? Welcome him yourself and your children and maybe some close friends who are in the city/town. Don't make a big deal out of it. It is a big deal to be back safe, but not in the way you described.
2007-10-01 05:00:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
uhm. maybe just something simple like, "Come join us to honor 2 celebrations! Thanksgiving and ______ coming home!" you know? and send them before the end of the month, that way they can make plans to fly or drive or whatever in enough time. =]
2007-09-30 12:09:31 · answer #5 · answered by fueflechazo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please join us in welcoming (......) home again after his tour of dury in Iraq. This year, Thanksgiving will have a special meaning for all of us. Please celebrate with us and join us for Thanksgiving dinner.
Send it off ASAP and make sure you have room to accommodate everyone - or will they stay in hotels?
2007-09-30 12:32:31 · answer #6 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"please help me welcome home (your husband's name), a person we all love so much and celebrate thanksgiving with everyone else we love. "
Up to you if you want to reformat the wordings a little bit.
2007-09-30 12:37:04 · answer #7 · answered by celine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋