Wording for Thank You Cards

Kristin.Sylvester · August 2012

Good Morning!

Was wondering if anyone had advice on how to write thank you cards. I'm not the best at knowing what to say. .. HELP!!! Thanks

hoffse · August 2012

It's like writing a thank you for anything else:

"Dear Aunt Sally,

Thank you so much for the mixing bowl set. H and I have already used it to bake our first set of desserts as a married couple, and we know we will be using them a lot in the coming years. It was wonderful to see you at the wedding, and we hope to be able to catch up with you and Uncle Henry again soon.

Love, Kristin.

melanieky · August 2012

Writing thank you notes can be difficult especially if you don't know the person that well. I would say something like "Thank you for ____. We are so happy you could attend our wedding/bridal shower/engagement party/whatever. It really meant a lot to have you there. Thanks again, hope to see you soon!"

Calypso1977 · August 2012

the more i read posts like this the more im convinced that people have never in their lives written a thank you note for anything, ever, until their wedding.

my parents taught me at a young age to write a thank you when i got a birthday card with money. as i got older they taught me to write them when i went ot someone's house for dinner, or when i interviewed for a job.

do people really just not write notes anymore?

itzMS · August 2012

The general format is quite simple.

Dear _______,

Thank you so much for the gift of ___________
DH & I will use it for ________________
It was so nice to see you at our wedding. We appreciate you thinking of us as we begin our marriage.

Yours truly/Love/Best Regards,
Kristin and DH

Maybe you could just text them an "OMG TY 4 COMING" *sarcasm*

KellyBrian2013 · August 2012

Calypso - TY notes were never done in my family. Ever. Generally, presents were given in person and you thanked in person with a big hug and that was it. So my shower was the first time I've ever had to write out formal TYs...

artbyallie · August 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_wording-for-thank-you-cards?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:69a082b1-dad4-41ab-a481-d7dd6748ec1cPost:4a2d0c98-eea1-4b11-9ccb-adca0988d288">Re: Wording for Thank You Cards</a>:
[QUOTE]Calypso - TY notes were never done in my family. Ever. Generally, presents were given in person and you thanked in person with a big hug and that was it. So my shower was the first time I've ever had to write out formal TYs...
Posted by KellyBrian2013[/QUOTE]

<div>Growing up, I wrote thank you notes for cards with money, but not for birthday/Christmas gifts I received in person. I did write them for graduation gifts that I got at graduation parties (high school and college) and of course for my showers and the wedding gifts.</div><div>
</div><div>I think it's unfortunate that living in a non-letter-writing culture seems to be killing things like thank you notes. I've been to four weddings with H in the past couple years, all of which we brought a gift to, and we only got thank you notes for the two more recent ones.</div><div>
</div><div>I heard from my mom that a lot of people at our church commented on receiving thank you notes from us and they were impressed. That shouldn't be impressive, but at least it's an easy way to make people feel good and avoid hurting feelings.</div>

Calypso1977 · August 2012

but even if the actually pen and paper thank you has died, dont people at least write a thank you email when someone does something nice for them? granted, these may be written more casually, but still the concept is the same. for example:

"hey, thanks for the great dinner last night. ted and i had a great time and i cant wait to get wasted with you guys again! ttyl".

using that thought, one could easily write a note "dear julie, thank you so much for having us over for dinner last night. ted and i really enjoyed the meal, and over indulging in alcohol was quite fun as well. next time, we will bring reinforcements for sure! see you soon".

mica178 · August 2012

I have never heard of being exempted from TY cards if the gift was opened in the presence of the giver until I came to TK.

I have received late thank you notes (up to 9 months after the fact), but I have never NOT received a TY for a wedding gift. Birthday/Christmas gifts are a different story, although usually I'll at least get a thank you email.

hoffse · August 2012

I've never heard of TYs being exempted either for gifts given in person. I hosted some friends of mine a couple weeks ago, and they both thanked me profusely during the weekend, brought me hostess gifts, and then followed up with a hand-written thank you a week later. They also both wrote thank yous to my parents for footing the bill for a nice dinner we all had. I feel like it's just something you learn to do.

And it's not WR, but thank yous for interviews are soooo important. The career counselors at my law school would hunt you down if you didn't write thank yous to people who interviewed you.

Thank yous are like anything else - they take practice, and they're very easy once you do enough of them. If you can't write a thank you by the time your wedding comes around, I feel like that's a problem.

KimbyK · August 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_wording-for-thank-you-cards?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:69a082b1-dad4-41ab-a481-d7dd6748ec1cPost:48d322db-4f98-4f6e-b9c5-aa027af9293c">Re: Wording for Thank You Cards</a>:
[QUOTE]Really? You thank them for the gift. Tell them that you were glad they could come to your wedding. It's not rocket science. Also, you probably want to stop using this account. Since your full name is your sn. Anyone could find out who you are. Internet safety.
Posted by cfaszews25[/QUOTE]

<div>Could you be any ruder? I mean come on, the women only asked a question. Cough - Internet bully - Cough</div>

CindyVillanueva · September 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_wording-for-thank-you-cards?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:69a082b1-dad4-41ab-a481-d7dd6748ec1cPost:42cdb9ef-f9d6-4d43-86fc-040dfadc9fd0">Re: Wording for Thank You Cards</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wording for Thank You Cards : Could you be any ruder? I mean come on, the women only asked a question. Cough - Internet bully - Cough
Posted by KimbyK[/QUOTE]

Completely could not agree more!

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