One way of expressing gratitude
to your family members and friends is to give them
wedding thank you cards.
There is etiquette when sending wedding thank you cards for the gifts that were
received before the wedding, received on the wedding day, gifts that were
received during pre-wedding parties, gifts for the host, and even gifts for
wedding attendants.
If there are some people who sent
you gifts before your
wedding day, thank them by sending thank you cards within
two weeks upon the arrival of the gifts. Wedding guests who prefer to give
wedding presents prior to the wedding day have a common reason in mind: they
don't want to bring a bulky wrapped gift to the wedding. An appropriate thank
card informs the giver that his/her gift has been received promptly.
The proper time to
send thank you cards to those people who gave their presents on the wedding day is within one
month of the wedding. There are gifts that you should anticipate during
pre-wedding events such as engagement party, wedding shower, bachelor party or
bachelorette party. Aside from giving them wedding thank you cards, make it
more special by including a heartfelt thank card. Wedding thank you cards come
in various choices to choose from.
Many wedding invitation packages
come with wedding thank you cards that complement the wedding invitations and
save the date cards you have already sent, however in no case should you ever
use a pre-printed
wedding thank you card! If your wedding invitations didn't come
with wedding gift thank you cards, a simple, classic thank you card is always
good. Another good idea is wedding photo thank you cards. Just upload one of
your favorite photos from your wedding, then all your guests get a special
memory from your wedding as well as a thank you! (Just remember you still need
to send out wedding thank you cards before the wedding Occasion.)
Even the simplest note inside
your wedding thank you card will go a long way in showing your thanks. By
keeping up with gifts that arrive before the wedding, and writing just three or
four wedding thank you cards every day after the wedding or honeymoon, you will
be done in no time!
After your special day is
complete, you will want to thank everyone who attended your special day. Offering
and
Sending Thank You Cards to your friends and family will express how much
you truly appreciated them sharing your special day.