how long do you have after your wedding to send thank you cards?

Answer 1

If you don't get them sent before people start calling your parents and in-laws "to make sure their little package arrived safely" then you are going to be sorry.

Either spouse can do the writing, regardless of "which side" sent the gift. You can even enlist friends and family members to write on your behalf. The little notecards only hold 2-3 sentences. So what is the big deal?

Put them all in the mail on the same day so that relatives aren't calling each other, comparing who did and did not yet receive his/her letter of thanks.

And please, use BLANK notecards! Not even the words "thank you" should be pre-printed.

Answer 2

You have 30 days after the honeymoon. People understand you will be gone for a week relaxing and of enjoying your time but do expect a thank you, as well as how much fun you had! Try in get as many thank you out of the way before you go. Like aunt Betty sent you a crock pot a week before send a thank you as soon as you open it. Then that is one less later. All shower gifts thank you notes should also be before the wedding!! Best wishes and good luck!! I hope I helped.

Answer 3

I will go for three months at the most. Write thank you cards as the gifts come in, and keep a file of who gave what and if you sent one out or not. Give a thank you card to those who attended your wedding but did not give a gift as well. Plan on at least one thank you card a night if you are very busy. Do as many as you can each night though. But do not slack on more important matters like work and family in order to get them out. IMO only etiquette nazi's will notice how long it took you to thank them. I never ever expect a thank you card for a gift I gave. They only get quickly read and thrown in the trash most of the time anyway.

Answer 4

Generally, for gifts that are received before the wedding, proper etiquette suggests 2 weeks, and for gifts received at the wedding, about a month.

Of course, if six months pass and you find you still have "thank you" notes that need sent, by all means, send them. It's better to send it late, than to not send it at all. Everyone always loves to know that you're happy with what they chose for you.

Answer 5

Wow, there are so many different answers to this. One site I found said send within 2 weeks of your return from your honeyoon, thats crazy! this other site said within 3 months which makes a little more sense.
http://entertaining.about.com/cs/etiquette/a/thankyou.htm

But previously I have always been told to send them before your first anniversary, so I guess...

The true answer to this is send the Thank You notes as soon as possible. Everywhere I look it does say send handwritten notes, not preprinted. I think as long as you send them people will be happy.

Answer 6

The sooner the better! If you are putting it off because it feels as if it will take forever set yourself the task of a few each night.

No one expects an essay on how wonderful their gift is, start by thanking them for their toast rack (replace with actual gift ;0)) and then write why you think its great or how you are going to use it. Then say how nice it was to see them and hope they enjoyed themselves. Look forward to seeing them soon, love mr and mrs

Answer 7

You should try to get them out about 2-3 weeks after returning from your honeymoon. Best wishes!

Answer 8

the same amount of time you use before the wedding to send out your invitations. 5 weeks.

Answer 9

You have 30 days but I sent mine out in a week, right when we got back from the honeymoon. I wanted people to know how grateful we were for their generosity.

Answer 10

I'd say 6 weeks to be polite. But the answer is basically as soon as possible.