{"id":2609,"date":"2013-01-16T07:11:43","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T12:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2015-07-24T19:22:52","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T19:22:52","slug":"to-dos-after-the-i-dos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/to-dos-after-the-i-dos\/","title":{"rendered":"To-do\u2019s After the I Do\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Thank<\/a>Your wedding was beautiful and went off without a hitch, the honeymoon was fabulous. Married life has started off just as you imagined it. Now what? It\u2019s time to take care of the thank you notes<\/a> for all those wonderful wedding gifts.<\/p>\n

What? I have a year to do that.<\/strong> No, you don\u2019t. According to Emily Post, all thank you notes should be written within three months of receipt of the gift. There\u2019s no time like the present, and the sooner you get them written, the sooner you can move on. If you\u2019re not one to sit down and do it all at once, then plan on writing a couple each day over your morning coffee.<\/p>\n

Do I have to write them myself, or do my new spouse and I both have to write on every card?<\/strong> No one expects that you\u2019ll both write a note on every card, nor that it\u2019s up to the bride to do all the thank yous. In this day and age, both the bride and the groom should take half of the thank you writing duties. If your groom\u2019s not up for that, you probably knew that before you married him, huh? Don\u2019t try to change him now. (And btw, that\u2019s good advice for the rest of your married life. Hopefully someone told you that before the wedding.)<\/p>\n

Should we thank anyone who didn\u2019t give us a literal gift?<\/strong> Cash, checks, gift cards, donations, they\u2019re all considered to be gifts, even if you didn\u2019t unwrap a box to get to them. Your bridal party, reception hosts, people who took in visiting friends and relatives so they didn\u2019t have to spring for a hotel, any vendors who seemed to go the extra mile for you, and your parents all deserve to be thanked. Not just in person, but with a personal, handwritten note. Emails and texts aren\u2019t personal enough.<\/p>\n

What do I write in my wedding thank you cards?<\/strong> It doesn\u2019t have to be long, but keep it personal and be enthusiastic without making it sound insincere. If you\u2019re the kind of person who would gush about it in person, it\u2019s probably OK to gush in your thank you note. If you know how you want to use the gift, let them know. If it was a gift of money, don\u2019t mention the specific amount. Whatever you do, don\u2019t pre-print a generic thank you and just sign your names.<\/p>\n

Is it OK to send email thank yous?<\/strong> A personal, handwritten note is the way to go. Address the envelope to the person\/people who attended your wedding and\/or signed the card. For fun, add a specialty stamp or custom postmark.<\/p>\n

Some think of writing wedding thank you cards as a chore, but I thought it was fun to write to all of our closest friends and family members. As I wrote each note, I remembered something about that person and something they said or did on our special day. I felt loved, knowing they thought of us and wished us well. Keep a positive attitude and have fun telling these people thanks!<\/p>\n

Have a thank you card story you\u2019d like to share or question you\u2019d like to ask? Let us know. Tell us on our 123Print Facebook page<\/a>, tweet us @123Print<\/a> or give us the details below.<\/p>\n

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