pre-wedding thank you?

Lacifer

Please help!  Our wedding is nearly a month away, but we're already starting to receive wedding gifts in the mail.  Is it okay to wait on sending the thank-you cards for these early gifts until after our wedding??

I would love to send the thank-yous now, to give folks piece of mind that their gift was safely delivered.  But I don't necessarily have the time pre-wedding, and I'm also unsure if it's appropriate.

Thoughts?

mags0607

It is always appropriate to send out Thank You notes ASAP. Do them before the wedding, they will just pile up after, and it will take you longer to get them out.

shannonalise

If I were you, I would definitely go ahead and send the thank yous immediately. Have FI help, but just make it a habit to sit down and write the notes as soon as you receive a gift (it really doesn't take that long - 2-3 minutes per note?). You'll probably thank yourself for this after the wedding when you don't have such a huge pile.

But yes, it's perfectly appropriate and I think better to go ahead and do it.

Lacifer

This is great advice, thanks!  I needed the reality check :-D 

tidetravel

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[QUOTE]Please help!  Our wedding is nearly a month away, but we're already starting to receive wedding gifts in the mail.  Is it okay to wait on sending the thank-you cards for these early gifts until after our wedding?? I would love to send the thank-yous now, to give folks piece of mind that their gift was safely delivered.  But I don't necessarily have the time pre-wedding, and I'm also unsure if it's appropriate. Thoughts?
Posted by Lacifer[/QUOTE]
Yes, send the TYs ASAP, but wait to open/use the gift until after the wedding.

Also, I must be tired.  I read the title of you post as "pacifier wedding."  I thought to myself, "that's one we haven't seen."

shannonalise

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[QUOTE]This is great advice, thanks!  I needed the reality check :-D 
Posted by Lacifer[/QUOTE]

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tommyilana

I agree. It is always best to send out Thank you notes as soon as possible.

If you're feeing overwhelmed, I would be happy to help you write them. It's a service/gift I provide for all my friends who get engaged/married/have a baby!

Feel free to email me: tommyilana@gmail.com

Good luck! ilana

banana468

Ditto PPs.

Write them now - your guests and you will be happy you did.