Writing Thank-You Notes For Wedding Gifts
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An important thing to do after your wedding is to show your appreciation to your guests for their attendance and the gifts you have received. A thank-you note lets them know you appreciated their contribution to the success of your wedding.
Gifts should be acknowledged personally as soon as possible and no later than six weeks after the wedding. If you will be away for an extended honeymoon, it is a good idea to put an interim note at each place setting at the reception and follow it up with a personal note on your return. The note could read, for example: ‘We thank you for sharing our special day and thank you for your good wishes and generous gift.’
If you receive gifts before the wedding, try to write a thank-you note as each gift arrives. If you let them build up until after the wedding, responding can feel like a daunting task. Organise yourself and keep a list of the guest, the gift you have received, and when you sent the thank-you letter.
The thank-you note can be short and you can use standard phrases in places, but you should personalise at least one aspect of the note to each of your wedding or guests, especially to close family and friends. They should be thanked for attending and for their good wishes and you should specifically acknowledge the gift you have been given. If they gave cash you can say what you plan to use it for.
Also don't forget to thank your bridesmaids, best man, flower girl, etc. for the role they played. You should not choose only certain people to receive thank you notes. You should use the exact same list as you did for the invitations, making sure to even send notes to those who didn’t attend so they know you didn't take offense to them not being there and understand they might have been busy.
If you end up writing all your thank-you notes after your wedding, set aside an amount of time each evening or weekend and do them in batches. If you choose to send them in batches, make sure you group your batches so everyone from the one social group will receive their letter at the same time. Try and thank everyone because it is the courteous thing to do.