With Mother’s Day coming up, we have moms on our mind. If you’re celebrating someone this year – whether is be your mom, someone who’s like a mom to you, or mom friends and family, our Mother’s Day Gift Collection will help you pick the perfect present just for them. For the mom who loves …
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Spotlight on Marcia Selden Catering
For over 30 years, Marcia Selden Catering has been creating unique events with an accent on extraordinary food, creativity, and highly polished professional service. We sat down with Managing Partner and Executive Chef Robin Selden to learn more about the family business! Can you tell us how your mother became inspired to begin Marcia Selden …
Father’s Day Gift Guide
Father’s Day is right around the corner, but there’s still time to find a noteworthy gift from our collections. Follow along to see a few of our top suggestions to fit any Dad’s style! John Derian Fly Fisher Lure one in with our John Derian Fly Fisher Set. Go Fish! $65 for a set …
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
With Mother’s Day coming up in a little over two weeks, we wanted to share our top gift picks from our collections. Whether your Mom favors bold colors and patterns or more subtle tones, we’re certain that you’ll be able to find something to fit her personal style! Jet Set: Paris The City of lights …
Destination Dempsey: Labor Day
Labor Day is coming up and some of us are planning on taking advantage of the long weekend to enjoy the final days of summer. We asked the team about where they plan on heading, a fun fact or anecdote about their destination, and what piece of Dempsey & Carroll stationery they plan on bringing …
Spotlight on Marcardin Calligraphy
We sat down with Heather Brock of Marcardin Calligraphy to talk about her beginnings as a calligrapher and how she became inspired to start her own company. Q: “Marcardin” is such a unique name. Can you please tell us the significance of why you chose that name for your company? HB: The name Marcardin is very …
A Spotlight on Joan Straus
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a disease that affects millions of people and families worldwide. Dempsey & Carroll’s Austin Ackles sat down with Joan Straus, after reading her book The Alzheimer’s Diary: One Woman’s Experience from Caregiver to Widow. AA: In your new book, The Alzheimer’s Diary, there is the invaluable chapter: Eight Steps to a …
Write Away Right Now
The annual rite of passage for college freshman is well underway. I would argue 99.9% of freshman are happily immersed in their new surroundings, and for many, they are enjoying the first taste of a (somewhat) sovereign life. I would also argue with equal confidence that the parents of these happy and newly-freed baby birds …
Why do we save letters?
I often question why I save letters. I have little notes my husband wrote to me when we first started dating, cards my father sent to me while I was in boarding school (my favorite one says “I picked this one just for you” with a little girl picking her nose on the cover), letters …
An Invitation that Speaks a Thousand Words
Sometimes the key to unlocking our own history is found in the unlikeliest of ways. For California resident Mark Harrison, a beautiful discovery led him to a deeper understanding of his heritage and how it contributes to the person he is today. A few years ago, Harrison discovered an invitation created by Dempsey & Carroll …





