10 Tips For Writing Thank-You Notes

10 Tips For Writing Thank-You Notes

1. Divvy up the writing.  Use a divide-and-conquer strategy:  Each of you should plan to pen your own notes to your respective relatives and close friends.

2.  Don’t wait.  Prompt equals polite: Gifts received before the wedding should be acknowledged within 2 weeks; for those that come after, send notes within one month.

3.  Got  cash?  Keep it classy.  Thank the sender for her “generous gift,” and mention your plans for it.  (We’re putting it toward a car).  Never, ever mention the amount.

4.  Otherwise, be specific.  As with cash, explain how you plan to use the present.  (We can’t wait to serve Rob’s famous melon cosmos in our new martini glasses.”)

5.  Never say a gift arrived broken.  If an item arrives damaged, notify the store immediately; it can probably be replaced without involving the giver.

6.  Stick to stationary.  None of the following should replace a mailed paper note: a phone call, email, text, IM shout-out, Facebook status update, or tweet.

7.  Get personal.  Tell the giver that you’re excited to see her at the wedding, or, if it happened already, that you enjoyed spending time with her on your big day.

8.  Give groups their due.  Did your gang pitch in to buy a couch?  Write each person their own note, acknowledging how lucky you are to have such fab friends.

9.  Skip the photos.  Cards with wedding pics are cute, but the images can really hold up the process.  Send notes (that match your theme, perhaps) now; send photos later.

10.  Don’t sign jointly.  Whoever writes the note should sign the note, but feel free to use language like “Josh and I adore the crepe pan.”

Thank you “Brides” for these tips!

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