cards now, as the presents arrive in the mail or wait till after the wedding??
2007-10-26 13:40:55 · 21 answers · asked by chloe1995 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
SEND THE THANK YOU NOTES NOW for any gifts that you receive before the wedding!!! You have the time, and it's considered proper etiquette to do so. Generally gifts received before the wedding should be acknowledged within 1 week of receipt, gifts received at the wedding or afterwards within a month, 2 months if you had a large wedding.
Congratulations on your upcoming marriage!
Edit: according to Emily Post, queen of all etiquette matters, you should respond no later than 3 months after receipt: here's the link:
http://www.emilypost.com/weddings/etiquette/postings/wedding_thankyous.htm
2007-10-26 14:44:02 · answer #1 · answered by basketcase88 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've heard different "rules" about this sort of thing. Some say to send thank you's as the gifts arrive, others say to wait and send them all at once. Personally, I waited and sent them all at once. Maybe if you want to stay on top of things, you could write the notes as the gifts arrive, but not mail them till later.
2007-10-26 14:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by theMrs. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After.
2007-10-26 13:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by grapevine79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found it easiest to send the Thank You cards as the presents came. That way it was one less card to write after the wedding and I did not have to worry about whether or not I remembered to send them a card.
2007-10-26 13:50:02 · answer #4 · answered by OCMama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sent mine in the order they arrived. It was less hassle than trying to keep up with who all HAD sent a gift to thank later. It also kept me from having to write them all out after the wedding, and gave me something to do in the weeks before the wedding.
2007-10-26 14:20:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i depends on you, if you have the time to do it now then go for it, because after the wedding things pile up and you could forget.. nothing pisses people off more than a bride that does not give out thankyou cards in timely fashion,, ie 3 months
2007-10-26 16:14:11 · answer #6 · answered by hello kitty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either way is absolutely fine. You can do it whichever way you so choose and which ever way is better for you. Just do one thing: Be consistent in the way you choose so you don't accidently forget to send someone a thank you note or send the same person one twice. Congrats on the marriage and good luck!
2007-10-26 14:26:42 · answer #7 · answered by Julie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would wait until after the wedding.
2007-10-26 13:47:14 · answer #8 · answered by americangurl_28 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, send those ones now! You don't want them to get lost in the shuffle... or to make the task huge after the wedding.
2007-10-26 14:57:20 · answer #9 · answered by Proud Momma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write them now, but don't send them out until after the wedding. Trust me these people understand. For now though, send them and e-mail or call and say "Thanks for the ____" and then ask how they are doing. Good luck and congrats on the wedding. Hope everything goes smoothly!
2007-10-26 14:55:07 · answer #10 · answered by Jasmine 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋