Expert: Patty Sachs - 5/30/2009

Question
I am planning to celebrate my 50th birthday with a series of events in September.  I'm going to basically be celebrating in some way every weekend.  My dilemma is that two of the weekends are "girlfriends only" events and the last weekend is my big party.  Should I do two sets of "save the date" cards - one listing the girlfriends only events and the party (sent to my girlfriends) and the second set to people just invited to the party?  Or is there a tactful way to put everything on one card?

Answer
Alexandria:

I would send the girlfriends a separate invitation listing all the events they are invited to...it will be a fun and feminine kind of thing that generates enthusiasm about the events.

Then for your special all-gender party, do another type of more generic party--since there might be women on that list that are not necessarily invited to the "girls" events.

This will prevent any misunderstandings and confusion about dates.

Remember, the invitation starts the party, so have fun with both.

Good for you to celebrate for a month!  We encourage that here...our motto is "Don't Wait...Celebrate!"

Best to you,

Patty Sachs
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