Here's a unique and uplifting story to tell your grandchildren. An elderly couple in Florida received Key West wedding invitation as a message in a bottle. Walking on the beach one day on the east coast of Florida, the couple noticed a glass object freshly washed up on shore. The object contained inside an invitation addressed to "the lucky finder of this bottle... Plus one."
The couple was surprised, obviously, but they were also very intrigued. They thought it was an unusual and romantic idea to send an invite this way and to invite total strangers to their event. The date on the invite was many months away, and they were not really sure if it was a legitimate invite, but they thought they would make the seven-hour drive on the appointed day and see if there really was a ceremony to attend.
They went to the chapel on the day planned and found that there was indeed a wedding and the invitations were real. The bride and groom welcomed them with open arms and everyone had a wonderful laugh discussing the story. Everyone wanted to know how the invitations came about and how and where the couple found them.
The invite was part of a promotional deal offered by an invitation company hired by the bride and groom. This company was advertising unique and special invitation ideas as well as traditional wedding invitation ideas. The couple who was getting married decided to purchase ten of these special and unique invitations.
There are several wedding planners and specialists who offer these types of invites, but they are more often novelties. Most people don't actually throw them into the ocean! No, more often they are mailed to the invitees through normal mail, but the idea of sending your invites tis way is becoming popular idea.
But in this case the groom had a terrific idea. He would literally send out open invitations addressed to no one in particular in bottles and send them on an ocean journey. The ceremony was quite a long way off, so they had time. They were planning a cruise soon, and they would take the opportunity then.
So, the couple took a cruise and decided to throw ten bottles with invites in them over the side of the ship. They spent the next months wondering how many of the messages would be found and how many of the finders would actually show up. When the time came for the ceremony, it turned out that two unknown groups of guests showed up: two couples who had found the messages, produced their invites, and it was quite a spectacle to behold as they told their stories of how they received Key West wedding invitation as a message in a bottle.
The couple was surprised, obviously, but they were also very intrigued. They thought it was an unusual and romantic idea to send an invite this way and to invite total strangers to their event. The date on the invite was many months away, and they were not really sure if it was a legitimate invite, but they thought they would make the seven-hour drive on the appointed day and see if there really was a ceremony to attend.
They went to the chapel on the day planned and found that there was indeed a wedding and the invitations were real. The bride and groom welcomed them with open arms and everyone had a wonderful laugh discussing the story. Everyone wanted to know how the invitations came about and how and where the couple found them.
The invite was part of a promotional deal offered by an invitation company hired by the bride and groom. This company was advertising unique and special invitation ideas as well as traditional wedding invitation ideas. The couple who was getting married decided to purchase ten of these special and unique invitations.
There are several wedding planners and specialists who offer these types of invites, but they are more often novelties. Most people don't actually throw them into the ocean! No, more often they are mailed to the invitees through normal mail, but the idea of sending your invites tis way is becoming popular idea.
But in this case the groom had a terrific idea. He would literally send out open invitations addressed to no one in particular in bottles and send them on an ocean journey. The ceremony was quite a long way off, so they had time. They were planning a cruise soon, and they would take the opportunity then.
So, the couple took a cruise and decided to throw ten bottles with invites in them over the side of the ship. They spent the next months wondering how many of the messages would be found and how many of the finders would actually show up. When the time came for the ceremony, it turned out that two unknown groups of guests showed up: two couples who had found the messages, produced their invites, and it was quite a spectacle to behold as they told their stories of how they received Key West wedding invitation as a message in a bottle.
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