Thank you notes is good wedding etiquette to gift givers and help.
Receiving gifts or money as a wedding present is likely. But there are also others as well who provided help or service to you during or after the wedding that you may want to send thank you notes to. You could send a note to the attendants, officiant, flowers decorator, babysitter, or even someone who helped you tremendously during your planning.
As soon as you receive a gift, you should send out a thank you card or note. If you had a relatively large wedding, you may be sending many thank you notes out. You can find thank you note templates in our collection that assist you in have to hand write every single one. You can write a generic thank you message and then hand sign your name for a personal touuch!
Always mention the gift in your note and if possible, how you have been using it or are going to use it. This will also add to the personalization of each note. It is customary that you sign your maiden name if you send notes before the wedding. However, most brides send out the thank you notes after the honeymoon. If you feel that you need to send some out to several people before, make sure you sign it with your maiden name.
The following are some examples of thank you notes and what type of information to include in them:
Dear Sam and Susie,
Thank you so much for the beautiful photograph. We plan to display it in our new home by the entry so everyone can see enjoy it. The colors and photography is very colorful and adds so much to a room. We can't wait for you to come over and see it! Love, Mary
Dear Aunt Martha,
Thank you for the lovely crystal glasses; they make our china complete. Tom and I are looking forward to your next visit when you can enjoy a drink with us. Love, Mary
Each of the examples above mentions the gift and how it is going to be used. The notes are sincere and personal to the giver. Sometimes you may receive a gift at the wedding without a card and may not know who the giver was. It happens, sometimes people forget or the card just falls off or gets lost if it isn't properly fastened. The giver may not even know that the card was not attached to their gift.
If the gift was received in the mail, check to see if there was a return address. You can also check your wedding registry at the stores you signed up with and see if anyone purchased that gift from any of the registries. There will be a record of the purchaser for every person who buys a gift for you from the registry.
You can also go through the guest list and do a process of elimination. Mark off the guests who gave gifts and narrow down the possible givers. If you lose track of who sent what, send a generic but personal thank you note to them anyway by writing something like, "thanks so much for the gift. We really love it."
Also see our beautiful line of wedding thank you note templates.
