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Your wedding is a
special time.
As bride and groom,
when you marry, the focus is all on you. Yet your
PARENTS have
contributed to your life and most likely to your wedding. Instead of
buying gifts for your parents, consider creating lasting memories by
writing a treasured letter that will touch their hearts. In your
loving letter, you can describe your fondest childhood memories as
well as the values, life lessons, and ideals you'll bring to your
marriage. Letter writing is fast becoming a lost art. That's a
shame, because a thoughtfully written letter means so much to the
loved one who receives it. With a bit of reflection and planning,
you can bring your parents joy and validation for their parenting
efforts. They will be deeply moved by your gesture and will always
cherish this loving memento that lasts longer than spoken words
alone. This booklet has been created to help you compose a heartfelt
letter to your parents. It's also a helpful tool for a wedding
speech to bride's parents or a wedding speech to groom's parents.
Distinctive
features...
in this booklet
include 72 positive descriptors
that have been carefully selected as the most powerful and
appropriate words, tips to help you come up with special
memories, and a section for
special circumstances such as if
your parents adopted you. Just
follow these five steps—Plan It!, Write It!, Package It!,
Present It!, and Enhance It!—to
enjoy the process and share the love.
Sample tips
Describe the important life lessons your parents
taught you. Examples could
include boundaries, friendship, integrity, generosity, moral
standards, or appropriate behaviors. How will the future for you and
your spouse (whom you'll want to mention by name here) be better
because of what you have learned?
This can be the strongest part of your letter.
For single parents:
If you've always had just one parent, you might write about how your
birth parent did such a good job that you never desired a second
parent. You could also mention how this created a special
relationship between the two of you.
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