Thank you cards?

You don’t need two separate kinds, and they don’t need to match your invitations, or anything like that.
The important thing is to send hand written thank you cards as soon as possible after you receive the gift.

You need to send thank you cards as soon as possible after receiving a gift so if someone gives you a gift at the shower or mails one to your house then you'd send them a thank you card after you receive it.

You should send thank you notes for both events. The design of the thank you notes can either be the same or they can be different, it really doesn't matter. But thank you notes for the bridal shower should be sent out right after the bridal shower, and separate thank you notes for the wedding should be sent out right after the wedding.

Yes, send thank-you cards after each event. For my shower I just got a cheap pack from Dollar General or Kroger or somewhere. For the wedding I printed thank-you cards with a picture from the wedding. Neither have to be anything super fancy.

Yes, you need to send thank you cards for each gift giving event. You can buy bulk thank you cards for cheap on Amazon.

I agree with the previous posters. The timing of the thank you cards is not based on when you will use them, but rather when you receive them. I know it’s a pain to do 2 sets, but it’s the right thing to do. Plus, you’ll be happy that you got the thank you cards for the shower gifts done and out of the way when it’s time to write them for the wedding gifts.

Always send a thank you card promptly after a gift is received. If they give you another gift at the wedding (i.e. cash or check), then yes a second thank you card should be sent.

You should send thank you cards after your anytime you’re given gifts. Even Bach party if given gifts. I ordered some cute ones from hobby Lobby just for any engagement announcement gifts and bridal shower gifts that were on sale that match my wedding colors. I’ll get nicer ones for my wedding thank you’s.

Yes, you do need them for both events, but the ones for your shower aren't usually as big of a deal as the wedding ones. My shower was supposed to be sometime last Spring (had to postpone) but because I knew the time period and around how many women were invited to the wedding, I just ordered a box of Spring themed thank you cards from amazon for the amount I thought I'd need. Kept it affordable and they are ready to go whenever we get around to the shower.

We used generic thank you cards for the wedding shower. It's always a smart idea to have someone help you keep track of who gave what.

Both myself and my MOH had created a little list to keep track at the shower, so she had 2, JIC!

Then I made DH and myself crank out the thank yous - and check them off - within a month of the shower.

It's easier if you break it up, like that, because some people send the HUGE gift for the shower. (Like my ILs. They sent us our mixer! ...I love that thing.)

Of course you need thank you cards, but no thank you cards need to be custom to your invitations or with a picture. Just get a pack and Walmart or something and write a thank you ASAP for all your shower gifts. Then write another thank you to anyone who gives you a wedding gift.