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thank you notes

nmauser82nmauser82 member
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The wedding is about one month away and we are starting to recieve gifts from those who will not be able to attend. His parents want us to wait to open the gifts until after the wedding. They practically made us swear not to open them now, not really sure why. But anyway, I think we should open them now so that I can send the proper thank you cards right away.

What say you ladies, should I wait to open the gifts and send the cards after the wedding. Or open them now and send the cards now.


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Re: thank you notes

  • kimp67kimp67 member
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I'm not positive, but I think you're always supposed to wait until after the wedding to open the wedding gifts.
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  • Lisa50Lisa50 member
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    edited December 2011
    That's a tough one.  I'd open them (and send TY notes) now.  But that's me ...
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  • shytownkellyshytownkelly
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    If you ask over on the Etiquitte board - they will tell you - OPEN the gifts and Send the thank yous - BUT do NOT use the product (remove from box/cut tags etc) until after the wedding.

    Any cash/check gifts should be deposited and thanked as well - but try to keep in a seperate area so it isn't spent before the wedding (but who's gonna know?).

    The key is to send the Thank You out as soon as you can to recieving the gift.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Absolutely open gift and send note.  That lets the sender know the gift was received and after the wedding, you will be so grateful for every thank you note already sent.
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  • MikesAngieMikesAngie member
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    edited December 2011
    nmauser, we're in similar situations, we have started receiving gifts also.  We opened them together and put them away already - eep.  Don't tell the Etiquette Board.

    I have already begun writing our thank you notes.  I want to send them out as soon as possible but would like my dear FI's input as the gifts are from his side of the family.  Up until this point he's been so helpful and involved, but for some reason this appears to be foreign to him.

    So my vote would be to open them and send out the thank you's.
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  • shytownkellyshytownkelly
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Heh - so the reason the E board always cites as why not use the gift before the wedding?  Just in case the wedding doesn't actually happen.

    seriously.

    How often does a wedding NOT happen after the point of invitations going out and receiving gifts?  Compared to getting the TYs done and out?

    it always makes me smile

    I'd go ahead and use the gifts too!  :)
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