Thank you card help

SassyPantsMcGee · July 2009

I had a bridal shower last weekend, and I'm having some trouble phrasing my thank you cards. The premise of the shower was that everyone brought a gag gift, some ugly piece of junk, and wrapped it up for me to open. Everyone watched me open the gifts and struggle to find something nice to say about the item, such as a crocheted pink poodle wine bottle cover (yes, that is an actual example). Then at the end, they surprised me with several gift cards that people went in on together.The trouble is that there were a few people who brought real gifts. There were several people who did not put a card on their gag gift. There were some people who only contributed to the gift cards. How do I phrase these cards? Should I mention the gag gift, if I know what they brought? Should I mention the gift cards? What if they didn't contribute to the group gift? I'm not sure who did and didn't participate in the group gift. Is it okay to just write a general message?

AmoroAgain · July 2009

If you know what they did contribute to, mention it. If you don't, then I would do a general, "thanks for coming, wonderful to see you" kind of thing.

Truchana · July 2009

LOL that's hilarious and awesome! If you remember the gag gift, mention it, if you don't, don't worry about it.

brookelynpaisley · July 2009

I would thank them for their generosity and for being there, and tell them how wonderful it was to see them

ring_pop · July 2009

I gotta say, that's an awesome idea for a shower.For the group gifts - did they come with a common card that everyone signed? Or do you happen to know if one particular person organized that effort? If so, maybe you can ask that person for a list of the people who chipped in, so that you can thank them properly.For the gag gifts, I'd thank whoever you can, and then for the rest just thank them for either the group gift or their real gift. If there's anyone who didn't get you any sort of gift, I don't think it's really necessary to send a thank you card, though you might want to just say thanks for being there.

SassyPantsMcGee · July 2009

Yeah, it was a really fun idea. We had a hoot. You should have seen some of the crap that people brought. There was a general card that people signed, but everyone signed it, regardless of what they brought. It was just passed around during the gift opening. I'll talk to my aunt to see if I can get an idea of who was in on the group gift, but she's not very... organized.

Catwoman708 · July 2009

For those who brought the real gifts, write the thank you note just as you normally would, mentioning their lovely gift, how nice it was to see them, and include how much fun the whole thing was. For those that also gave a gag gift, I'd probably include a tongue-in-cheek special thanks. Probably using phrases like "it was such a hoot" or "it touched me beyond words", and describe the gag gifts as "unique", "one of a kind", or "whimsical". I'd probably throw in something about how you look forward to using the gifts while entertaining after the wedding, or how you look forward to returning the gesture with your own special/unique gift for their future special occasion. Paybacks are hell aren't they? LOL! I'm guessing they will be as entertained by the thank you notes as they were the shower and gag gifts! And it will keep them guessing if they will be the next recipient of a pink crocheted poodle wine bottle cover.

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