Anniversary cards are soooo 20th Century! They’re also impersonal, predictable and the embossed, flowery cards can cost as much as $7-bucks a pop!
This last anniversary (our 15th on July 29th), I wanted to do something special and very different from what I’ve done in the previous 14 years.
So I turned my back on a fourteen year tradition of spending about 20 minutes on the day of my anniversary, scouring through dozens of anniversary cards on the rack to find that “special one.” It’s a challenge to find a greeting card that resides comfortably between cheesy and tacky, sappy and schmaltzy, and devoid of the annoying glitter and butterflies on the cover. (I admit that the ultimate decision was made after looking at the backside of the card).
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K. Jason and Kelli Krafsky are “The Social Media Couple” who speak, teach and write on all things technology and relationships. Their hope is to empower couples, parents and families to use common sense and healthy boundaries in this social media age. Jason and Kelli wrote Facebook and Your Marriage (2010), the first book ever written on the topic, and have written extensively on how couples, parents and families can survive and thrive using technology. The Krafskys have been married since 1994 and live just outside of Seattle with their four children. Contact them at the SocialMediaCouple.com website, techlationships.com blog, via email at info@techlationships.com, on Twitter (@techlationships) or through Facebook (Social Media Couple).
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October 27, 2009 at 9:40 am
Our first married Valentines Day in 2004, my husband set up the digital camera to take a picture of him forming different letters of the alphabet with his body (fully clothed, my friends.) He then used his exceptional Photoshop knowledge to creat a “Font” and spelled out “I love you Amy” on a card he printed.
I loved it and saved it and have an electronic copy as well as hard copy.
We had the kids at our New years celebration do something similar this year…so it works for other occasions as well! here is a link:
http://jonesers.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-new-years.html
October 27, 2009 at 9:57 am
Love the pic of the kids! Very creative way to wish people a Happy New Year. Link the pic of your hubby’s idea to share with the world.
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December 29, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Excellent idea! Too bad it didn’t work out as planned. I always struggle with creativity when it comes to special occasions. My wife finally left a copy of “Romancing Your Wife” by Debra and Daniel Smith on my night stand.
January 19, 2010 at 9:23 am
Such a cool, creative, dear idea, Jason. Kelli has herself a honey!