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but i have to say that we went to a wedding 2 wks before ours, and havent gotten a Thank you, as well as one 2 yrs ago, and never got a thank you.
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Mcksly (7/14/2008)
Every guest that came should receive a personalized thank you regardless of if they brought a gift or not. Did you specify on the invitation: "presence only welcome if you bring a gift" (I would hope not!) These thank you's should be hand written instead of pre printed "thank you's" with a crappy little thank you message that really convey's you weren't thankful at all.. and couldn't even spend the little effort to write a proper thank you. Finally these thank you's should be sent out within the month of the wedding. No excuses. My husband and I wrote our thank you's on the plane ride home and had them in the mail the next day. To save time I pre printed the address labels before the wedding, so all I had to do was write the thank you and pop it in the already addressed envelope. If I get a thank you note months later after the wedding.. I am more offended than feel thanked.. I couldn't of cared less at that point if they sent one at all.. I know how truly thankful they are at that point. I should also add that we have had comments made to our parents about how wonderful our thank you cards were.. and how people didn't know that this new generation knew how to write a proper thank you card anymore. We wrote at least a page to our guests recalling some special memory with them, and how thankful we were for their presence at the wedding first and foremost, and also for their generous gift. Thank you notes go a long way.. and in my opinion are EXTEMEMLY important. I don't know if I agree completely with this. Of course, you don't want to send out thank you's months and months after the wedding, but within the month, people know as newlyweds that you are busy and just getting over the prospect of being husband and wife. I haven't sent mine out yet. Also, if someone sent me a thank you months after their wedding I would not be offended. I would still think they were thankful, or else they wouldn't have sent one at all. As for "this generation" , I don"t know, I don't think it has a whole lot to do with that. I'm sure people do appreciate the extra effort you obviously put into your thank you's but I don't think it's necessary. We have printed thank you's (which people will probably know are very expensive) and will write a small note in each one. I am still thankful to my guests even though I haven't sent my thank you's yet.
*Mrs. J*Married: Friday, June 13th, 2008 - still can't believe it's over! Expecting Baby #1: May 11th, 2009 - can't wait!
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Here's what I did....
Travelled, monetary gift;
| Thank you so much for travelling so far and joining us on our wedding day! We are deeply grateful for your incredibly generous gift. It brings us so much closer to buying our first home. |
Didn't travel, monetary gift;
| We are so happy to have you join us on our wedding day, and can't thank you enough for your generous gift. It will be put to good use when buying our first home. |
GC for store where our registry was;
| We are so happy you joined us on our wedding day! Thank you all so much for your very generous gift. We plan to purchase the remaining pieces of our fine china set with it. |
No card, no gift;
| We are so happy to have you celebrate our wedding day with us! Thank you so much for attending. |
Miscellaneous gift;
| Thank you so much for joining us on our wedding day. We love the organizer blackboard/corkboard - it will be hung in our kitchen very soon. |
Monetary gift, did not attend wedding (weren't invited);
| Deborah & Max: Thank you so much for the generous gift. We enjoyed a lovely meal in Cancun thanks to you! |
From Co-workers, none invited, GC for fancy kitchen store;
| Thank you so much for your generous gift. We plan to complete our fine china set with it. It was so thoughtful for you to think of us. |
Not invited, sent card;
| Thank you so much for your warm wedding wishes! It was so thoughtful of you to think of us. |
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Mcksly (7/14/2008)
Every guest that came should receive a personalized thank you regardless of if they brought a gift or not. Did you specify on the invitation: "presence only welcome if you bring a gift" (I would hope not!) These thank you's should be hand written instead of pre printed "thank you's" with a crappy little thank you message that really convey's you weren't thankful at all.. and couldn't even spend the little effort to write a proper thank you. Finally these thank you's should be sent out within the month of the wedding. No excuses. My husband and I wrote our thank you's on the plane ride home and had them in the mail the next day. To save time I pre printed the address labels before the wedding, so all I had to do was write the thank you and pop it in the already addressed envelope. If I get a thank you note months later after the wedding.. I am more offended than feel thanked.. I couldn't of cared less at that point if they sent one at all.. I know how truly thankful they are at that point. I should also add that we have had comments made to our parents about how wonderful our thank you cards were.. and how people didn't know that this new generation knew how to write a proper thank you card anymore. We wrote at least a page to our guests recalling some special memory with them, and how thankful we were for their presence at the wedding first and foremost, and also for their generous gift. Thank you notes go a long way.. and in my opinion are EXTEMEMLY important.
Agreed.
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| okay so those that would be offended of getting a thank you months after the wedding.... what should the couple do, if they're waiting for there Thank you cards w/ photo from the photographer? spend more money to get something out in a more timely manner?
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It's not necessary to send a pro pic with your thank you cards. A very nice gesture, yes, but certainly not required. You could send a non-pro pic printed at Shoppers Drug Mart, or no pic at all.
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