What to write in thank you cards.

All of mine were detailed, it really wasn't that bad since I just did a few each night.

I did like you, and filled in the blanks, but wrote pretty much the same for everyone.

Dear (Insert name)

Thank you for coming to my bridal shower/our wedding. Having you there meant so much to me/us. Thank you for all the amazing things. (____ was a very considerate gift.) _____ was a perfect gift, I can't wait to _______. Thank you for helping my/our day be so special. (It was wonderful to see you there.) Thanks again."

Sincerely, (or Warm Regards, Love, Best)

_______

* suggestion is for all cards - wonderful to see you there in ( ) because usually they are family you have not seen in awhile or have traveled far to come to your shower/wedding. If it is a gift with tons of little things, I would just point out some big things and use use the term "all"

"Thank you for all the amazing things: _____ , _____ , and ______ ."

All of mine were personalized to each guest that I knew...DH wrote the ones that were to his family and friends unless I knew them well enough to write it. Honestly, I would be a little irked if I got a generic thank you from a bride and groom that I spent $100+ on for their wedding gift and even more so if I traveled for their wedding.

Dearest (Names),

Groom and I want to thank you so much for the check you sent for our wedding. We have been saving for a down payment on our first home and

have added your gift to our special account. It was so thoughtful of you. Someday soon, we will be inviting you to our housewarming!!!

Can't wait to see you and Uncle Ted again.

Love,

Bride and Groom

(or another choice such as: Honeymoon, to redecorate our apartment, are saving for a down payment on a home, or waiting to spend it until we can think of something as special as you to purchase)

- or- Hope to see you at the wedding - or - it was great to see you at the wedding

I just plan on keeping it short and simple and making sure I name everything they gave us and saying Thanks for the gift, we really appreciate it!

@cydney- That's what i was thinking. FH said i had to write out all the thank you's myself if I wanted to do personal ones- I said, "that's what you think." ha!

I'll be doing detailed. Things to include is thanking the person for coming and note how special it was to have them there to share the day with you and if you can try to add in a little something you remember clearly about them being there (it'll make your guest feel good that you actually noticed them during all the rush), thank them for the gift and be specific make sure you name your gift and how you'll be using your gift. *Thank you so much for the coffee maker, it'll certainly make our mornings a lot smoother!* kind of thing. If you get cash or a check don't put the amount, simply thank them for the gift and say what you'll use it towards. *Thank you so much for the gift, we'll be putting towards shopping during our honeymoon!* or something like that.

Sorry for the run on sentence lol! I did a big WW booboo.

Yikes while typing that and trying to keep my son's hands off the computer everyone already answered what I wrote. Lol.

Rather than looking at those notes as a task, look at them as a way to really thank people. Cyndi B. nailed it.

We had a good time writing our thank you notes and we mailed them out within a week of our wedding. It showed our guests how much we really appreciated them. We also included a picture of us from the wedding in each card. We still get thanked to this day for our thank you cards. People loved getting them so soon after the wedding and they enjoyed having a picture from our wedding so they could show others like people that couldn't make it to the wedding.

Get creative when you write your thank yous. Using a form letter is boring and our families talk a lot so they would have found out if we used a form letter and that would have been embarassing!