I know that there have been lots and lots of discussions of this here, and I've read TK's "complete guide to thank-you notes," too, but I'm still struggling with the basic wording, for some reason - in particular for people who sent us cash or gift cards but did not come to the wedding (so I can't say "it was so nice to see you!"). Basically, I just need a sentence or two that doesn't sound fake or tone-deaf to follow up on "thank you so much for the generous gift you sent!" I'm hoping you lovely folks will be able to help me find my inspiration.
One frequent bit of advice is to say what you're going to spend the money on, but I'm not really a fan of that approach - it seems tacky, somehow ("thanks for the AmEx gift card! We will use it to buy groceries!"). It's also sort of odd since of course we don't know precisely what we're going to spend each gift on - some will probably help fill in holes in the registry, some will go into savings.
I prefer the idea of saying something a bit more generic like "it will be a great help to us as we start our new life together!" But that also feels odd to me - among other things since we are older (I'm 36, H is 44) and lived together for a year before we were married, so it's not like we're really starting from scratch here. It just doesn't feel like something I would ever SAY.
So...what *can* I say? What brilliant option am I missing here?
