Wedding Blog

Having a huge shower and getting lots of gifts = awesome.
Having to write lots of thank yous for said gifts = not quite as awesome.

Honestly, I’ve never really had a problem with the hand-written thank you note before. I’ve always almost enjoyed writing them, knowing that it’s likely that the recipient will be happy (and maybe even a little surprised) to get one. And I’ll admit, I am that annoying person who is a teensy bit offended when I don’t receive a thank you for a wedding/shower/engagement type gift.

So I didn’t think writing the thank you notes for my bridal shower gifts would be that big of a pain. I started off strong- two or three cards a night for a few nights about a week ago- but then I tapered off. I promised myself I’d send them out by tomorrow, so as to avoid paying the new postage rate (which translates into way more than a penny’s worth of hassle in going to the post office, waiting in line, and then affixing one cent stamps alongside the old ones). But wouldn’t you know I found myself last night with only a handful of thank you notes written. So much for pacing myself, I just wrote the rest of them in one sitting, for a total of FORTY thank yous. I know this is only a preview to the post-wedding marathon- HOW did you people do it?!

Why of course I took a picture.
(You’ll see I had to use up some of the custom stamps we got in a free giveaway.)

Here are my hard-earned tips:
1. Pace yourself (ha!)
2. Realize that no one is going to compare their thank yous- it is okay to write the EXACT same thing in each card!
3. Follow a formula like this one- my interpretation of the one suggested in my copy of The Wedding Blue Book (thanks, Bee!)

A. Greeting
“Dear Mrs. Smith,”
B. Thank them for coming/Tell them you missed them if they didn’t come (here’s where it’s key to remember who was actually there…)
“Thank you so much for coming to my bridal shower! It meant so much to me to have so many friends and family there.” (*this line was especially useful when I wasn’t exactly sure if the person was a Mr. Tiramisu friend or distant family- they have a huuuuge family and I admit it’s hard to keep track!)
C. The gift
“Thank you also for the beautiful [insert gift here]“/”generous gift card to [store]”
D. It’s use
“I can’t wait to use it in our new home”/”go shopping and choose something fun for our new home”
E. Mention seeing them again
“Hope to catch up with you soon!”
F. Closing
“Love,”/”Fondly,”/”Best,”/”SMOOOOOOCH.”(reserved for certain special recipients),
Miss Tiramisu

Once I figured out the handy formula I whipped these out pretty quickly. Anyone have tips for making the process smoother? Did your groom help out? You better believe Mr. Tiramisu will be writing his fair share of the wedding thank yous!

(First image from www.paper-source.com)