The Party Thai

   Your friends and family will appreciate the extra effort you take in personally writing out your thank you cards to each and everyone of them, instead of receiving a bland already made up thank you note.  No one wants to feel like they were just one of the crowd. Be sure to check your wedding guest book so you’ll know what gift to thank them for. Remember some of your guests may have given cash as a wedding gift. It’s best to have a guest book to keep track of who came and what they gave. Be sure to let them know you remember what they gave you, don’t just thank them for their gift, thank them for that particular gift and be sure to tell them how much it was appreciated.

   It’s a good idea to order extra thank you cards for your guests, just in case you make a mistake while filling them out and have to toss a few. I ordered my cards before the wedding, the same time I ordered my invitations and wedding supplies. That way I had them all ready to write up and mail out, I also made sure I had plenty, just in case I messed up on the writing. It’s important to get your thank you cards out as soon as possible after the wedding. It does take time to write out all those thank cards, so be sure you give yourself enough time to do them properly. You should try to send

them out no longer than two weeks after the wedding for those guests that gave their gifts before the wedding, but for those that gave their presents after the wedding ceremony, it is alright to allow yourself up to two months after you have received them before sending them a card. But, try to do them as soon as possible.

   Thank you notes and cards should be for more than just the guests. There’s your wedding party, from the maid of honor to the flower girl, the vendors that helped to make your reception possible and also, the clergy that joined you in holy matrimony. They all had a part in making this day happen for you and your groom and they all deserve to be acknowledged. Be sure you make them all handwritten, it’s more personal that way and they’ll know that you cared enough to take the time to write them out yourself.

   You can order your cards online and they have a nice little selection to choose from. I chose pink wedding thank cards to send to everyone with an adorable display of cherry blossoms on the front. They were really quite lovely. It took me a while to write all of them out, but I just took them a few at a time everyday until I had them all done, then I mailed them out. It took me about a week and a half, but I didn’t forget anyone and I made sure I thanked them for whatever gift they gave us, even if it were cash. I’m glad I had my wedding guest book to check through, it made it so much easier with all the guests names and gifts listed inside. I don’t know what I would have done without it.

   I received a little thank you, for my thank you notes, from our clergy and some of the vendors that helped out with our ceremony. I thought it was very thoughtful that they took the time to send us such lovely thank you notes. It was also very unexpected. I guess good manners breeds even more good manners.