Address envelopes to mr mrs miss or ms.
If you have a close relationship to the person you can use a first name on the inside of the card.
If they gave you a gift you should mention what it was and how you plan to use it.
Otherwise stick to the person s formal title.
What to include in the note.
The name of the giver.
It s easier on the eyes than purple ink on pink paper.
Wedding thank you cards need to follow certain etiquette rules.
If the gift was a group effort write a separate thank you note for each person in the group.
Stick with blue or black ink and make sure it won t smear or bleed through your note cards.
You should say thank you name the gift and.
If it s money you might say that it s going into an anniversary or furniture savings account.
Thank you card recipients should include any guest in attendance at your wedding any guest who could not make it but sent a gift your wedding planner and all vendors and anyone who was not.
It s important to individualize your notes at least a little bit.
If you ve chosen a wedding motif like a maple leaf or geometric crest consider using it in your social stationery too.
Say something along the lines of the fact that you missed them and would have loved for them to have been there but also that you understand why they couldn t make it and something specific that made you think of them.
In general it is best to send your thank you notes in a timely manner ideally as soon as possible after you receive the gift.
However some etiquette advice says that sending a thank you note later than three months post wedding is simply inexcusable.
Stay in everyone s good books send wedding thank you cards even to those who rsvp d no.
Use blue or black ink only.
Mention something specific about the gift and let the person know how much it means to you.
A thank you note should really just have three simple elements says wedding etiquette expert elaine swann founder of the swann school of protocol.
Wedding thank you card etiquette is a structure to help us share the joy of our wedding day with everyone who contributed.
Wedding thank you card etiquette is a structure to help us share the joy of our wedding day with everyone who contributed.
In general it is best to send your thank you notes in a timely manner ideally as soon as possible after you receive the gift.
If it s money you might say that it s going into an anniversary or furniture savings account.
The name of the giver.
Mention something specific about the gift and let the person know how much it means to you.
Address envelopes to mr mrs miss or ms.
Use blue or black ink only. Stay in everyone s good books send wedding thank you cards even to those who rsvp d no. However some etiquette advice says that sending a thank you note later than three months post wedding is simply inexcusable.
Say something along the lines of the fact that you missed them and would have loved for them to have been there but also that you understand why they couldn t make it and something specific that made you think of them. If you ve chosen a wedding motif like a maple leaf or geometric crest consider using it in your social stationery too. It s important to individualize your notes at least a little bit.
Thank you card recipients should include any guest in attendance at your wedding any guest who could not make it but sent a gift your wedding planner and all vendors and anyone who was not. Stick with blue or black ink and make sure it won t smear or bleed through your note cards. If the gift was a group effort write a separate thank you note for each person in the group.
Wedding thank you cards need to follow certain etiquette rules. It s easier on the eyes than purple ink on pink paper. What to include in the note.
Otherwise stick to the person s formal title. If they gave you a gift you should mention what it was and how you plan to use it. If you have a close relationship to the person you can use a first name on the inside of the card.
