Writing Wedding Thank You Card

The most important point of thank you card etiquette is that notes must be written handy. Your goal is to make your notes sounds warm and personal. All it takes is 4-5 sentences:

• thank the guest for the gift
• describe how will you use it. If you are not sure, put your imagination to work. Avoid all-purpose phrases like “thanks for the great gift. It's sure to come in handy...”
• state how lovely it was or will be to see them at the wedding. If they were unable to attend but still sent you a gift, express how sorry you were that they weren't able to attend. If they did attend, add a personal observation-a compliment about how they looked, how they danced
• make reference to a future visit or get-together
• If you don't like the gift talk about how happy were you to see them at the wedding and talk less about the gift
• Just as the thank you notes should be handwritten the envelopes should be addresses by hand. The envelope is the first thing the recipient will see.

Thank you notes DONTS

• that you received duplicates of the gift
• that you are exchanging the gift
• that the gift fell short of your expectations
• any mention of money even a monetary gift

General Thank you note

Dear Teresa and David,

I was so touched that you were able to fly in from Boston for our wedding. I so enjoyed having a chance to catch up with you, and Bob was delighted to finally meet you. The silver place setting was such a thoughtful and generous gift-we will be appreciating it at holiday meals for many years to come. I do hope we will be able to spend one of those holidays together soon.

It was great to see you at the wedding, and thanks you again for the wonderful gift.

Love,