Writing Great Wedding Thank You Notes
By Jennifer Flanders

It was a wonderful fairytale wedding and all your family, your
friends, the wedding guests made it a day you will remember
with joy for the rest of your life. Then came the dream-like
honeymoon. Now you're back and still on Cloud Nine but maybe
you need to get back down to earth for a few moments and
consider one of the first things you should do. Saying Thank
You and saying it like you really meant it. All it takes is a
heartfelt thank you card. Now you could do this two ways. You
could get those pre-printed ones (either from the store or you
could order them off the Internet) or you could do your own.
Either way, add the personalized touch by handwriting your
thank yous.
 
The whole thing would be what you could afford. If you can
order a set of cards, great. You could go to a store and pick
them up as well. Or just get little pre-cut cards on which you
can write. The thing is to remember that the thank you cards
are as important as your wedding invitations. And it is your
chance to say Thank You to all the people who matter in your
life - the people you thought were important enough to invite
to your wedding anyway.
 
What do you say? Thank You of course is a great way to start.
Thank them for their gift, or their presence or their good
wishes. Thank them for thinking about you even if they couldn't
make it. In this case you could follow it up with how sorry you
are they couldn't be there and how much you missed them. If
they were there, you could be sentimental - after all it's your
wedding day you are talking about. Do also remember to handwrite
every one of them. This is one occasion in your life where you
need to make it as personalized as possible. If you want to
thank a person for a gift, mention the gift and how glad you
are to get it and how you are going to remember them when you
use it. (It helps if you have already made a list of who gave
you what!)
 
Don't delay sending them out. They should ideally be sent
within three weeks after the wedding. It would be a nice
gesture to include a picture of both of you with the thank you
card. Or, it could be one of your honeymoon pictures. This
would be a thoughtful touch appreciated by all and would be
especially welcome if you were sending it to those who weren't
there. Of course you can always stick a pretty stamp on the
envelope too. If you can find a thank you stamp, that would
really be a great finishing touch!

About the Author:  Jennifer Flanders is a staff writer at
http://www.wedding-digest.com and is an occasional contributor
to several other websites, including
http://matchmaking-guide.com.