April is our favorite month of the year because it’s National Letter Writing Month! This year we’re celebrating some of the ways letter writing has featured in pop culture – through movies, books, and music. We hope our recommendations (head’s up – synopses contain some spoilers!) inspire you to watch, read, listen, and then write! …
A meaningful condolence note can be one of the most difficult things to write. It’s not easy to know what to say to someone during such a sensitive time. The best condolence notes are warm, personable, and consider the needs of the recipient. Shorter can be sweeter Don’t feel obligated to fill up the …
International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement. Today, we’re celebrating the women who are a part of the Dempsey & Carroll family with a look back at the collaborations we’ve done with some extraordinary women. They make the world a more …
When Emily Post initially published her principles on etiquette in 1922, she couldn’t have anticipated just how much would change in the coming century. Now, in 2022, her descendants Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning sought to update their great-great grandmother’s work. Upon its initial release, Emily Post’s Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, …
Are you obsessed with sweaters at the beach, a to-die-for vegetable garden, all-neutral-everything, Nancy Meyers movies, and Ina Garten? You *might* be a Coastal Grandmother. This style has been around long before it was trending, and if anyone would be a Dempsey & Carroll client it’s a coastal grandmother. We’ve curated this “Dress Your Desk” …
With the upcoming arrival of Valentine’s Day, many of us are contemplating ways to express our love and affection. Some might stop by the local flower stand, while others pick up a dainty piece of jewelry. No doubt, these are wonderful gifts-I would never pass up a bouquet of roses or sparkling earrings- but, there …
How many times have you ran to your local drugstore to grab a “Happy Birthday” card, only to be confronted with countless cards that don’t match your personal style and occasionally make you cringe? Indeed, there are so many occasions that warrant a nice card: weddings, deaths, graduations, births, or a loved one getting sick. …
James Willis Westlake , the author of How to Write Letters, once wrote, “No one would willingly lose out of his life the joy of receiving letters from absent friends, nor withholding others the same exquisite pleasure.” Now, reading that, could you say the same for a text message? Probably not. The great debate between …
It would surprise no one for us to say that COVID-19 has caused most people to become even more reliant on the digital world. From Zoom calls to Amazon orders, being stuck at home for the last 18 months has meant an exponential increase in screen time. While nothing is inherently wrong with being in …
Like a Snuggie or Airpods, fountain pens are one of those items that you didn’t know you needed until you had one. While many of us have the idea that they’re a geriatric substitute for the more convenient rollerball, I’m here to convince you otherwise. For the last few years, I have been happy to …
