Thank you card questions

ErinElizabethR

I have two questions about thank you cards
1. Is it okay to use the same thank you cards for the bridal shower as the wedding? I will just use our first names on the return address when I print them up. The reason why I'm asking is vista print has 100 postcards for 19.99. That should be more than enough for both parties.
2. Are postcards acceptable? I'll write a personal message on all of the thank yous. Just nothing too personal.

harper0813

Don't do postcards. Agree with Kristan that they appear cheap. And your guests won't notice that the pre-wedding and post-wedding thank yous are the same, so that's fine.

AdeleDazeem

Yes, you can use the same Thank You cards.

No, you can't use postcards.

NYCBride2013

I disagree with the PP.  I think there is nothing wrong with a post card for the shower at all.  As long as you can fit a heartfelt sentiment I see no problem with it.  In regards to the wedding I think it depends on your wedding.  Is it a more laid-back wedding?  If so, I think a postcard is fine.  I have received postcards that had a novel written in them.  I think the key is to make sure you can say all you have to say and then the post card does it's job.  I have never thought of the writer as cheap when I received a post card.

ETA: I will add, aside to people thinking they may be cheap, the other drawback to post cards is that there is no return address so if they don't make it to the recipient you will never know.  I do like that they require less paper which is good for the environment

ErinElizabethR

In Response to Re:Thank you card questions:[QUOTE]Don't do postcards. Agree with Kristan that they appear cheap. And your guests won't notice that the prewedding and postwedding thank yous are the same, so that's fine. Posted by zoberg[/QUOTE]
This is the problem, when I was pricing thank yous they cost about 20 for about 25 cards at Walmart and micheals and 9.99 a dozen on vista print. That seems expensive to me because they both cost more than my invitations and RSVP through vista print. Is that about right? The dollar store didn't have any plain thank you cards, all they had were for baby showers.

Angelface225

I saw some nice ones at Target the other day, 50 for $11.99. Which is pretty good for around here!

ErinElizabethR

In Response to Re:Thank you card questions:[QUOTE]Boom.

<a href="http://www.target.com/p/thankyoucardsnavy50ct//A13660419prodSlotlarge_1_20amp;termThankyoucards" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/thankyoucardsnavy50ct//A13660419prodSlotlarge_1_20amp;termThankyoucards</a> Posted by TXKristan[/QUOTE]
Thanks!

hoffse

Yeah don't cheap out on your thank you notes.  You don't have to spend a fortune on them, but they should be done right.

JoanE2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_thank-you-card-questions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:e7d1060f-c735-428a-b3b0-83c4e21fb209Post:4fb4c5d3-6e32-4902-827c-b0c83cb4ead9">Re: Thank you card questions</a>:
[QUOTE]Yeah don't cheap out on your thank you notes.  You don't have to spend a fortune on them, but they should be done right.
Posted by hoffse[/QUOTE]


Agree.  The least you can do for a guest that has given you a gift is send them a proper thank you card.  I'd be ticked off if you went cheap with a postcard to thank me for spending money or giving money to you.

ErinElizabethR

In Response to Re:Thank you card questions:[QUOTE]Yeah don't cheap out on your thank you notes. nbsp;You don't have to spend a fortune on them, but they should be done right. Posted by hoffse[/QUOTE]
I'll check out target, see what they have. but I can't justify spending more on the thank yous than I did on the invites and rsvp together. I'm not cheap, but I'm not a sucker either. It seems like when you put wedding on something it's an excuse for the retailer to double the price.

Jen4948

Yeah, don't do postcards.

But you can use the same cards for both shower and wedding thank-you notes as long as the message is personalized.

misshart00

In Response to Re:Thank you card questions:[QUOTE]I disagree with the PP.nbsp; I think there is nothing wrong with a post card for the shower at all.nbsp; As long as you can fit a heartfelt sentiment I see no problem with it.nbsp; In regards to the wedding I think it depends on your wedding.nbsp; Is it a more laidback wedding?nbsp; If so, I think a postcard is fine.nbsp; I have received postcards that had a novel written in them.nbsp; I think the key is to make sure you can say all you have to say and then the post card does it's job.nbsp; I have never thought of the writer as cheap when I received a post card.ETA: I will add, aside to people thinking they may be cheap, the other drawback to post cards is that there is no return address so if they don't make it to the recipient you will never know.nbsp; I do like that they require less paper which is good for the environment : Posted by NYCBride2013[/QUOTE]

About the return address: I've always had a return address on postcards. You just squeeze it in up in the corner.

arendiva

Vista print has folding thank you cards with envelopes and such. Just look around on the site. I have all of my wedding stationary from vistaprint. The quality was really good for what I paid. I got invites, save the dates, rsvp cards, escort cards, thank  you notes, and return address labels all with matching leaf motifs for 109 bucks.