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janecat
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject: Wedding Thank You Cards?

We're getting married May 31. We've begun receiving gifts, and I want to send nice thank you cards. The thing is: I wanted to get personalized cards. They can't say Mr. and Mrs. "K", because we aren't married yet, right? Could I get some with a K on them or just skip personalization all together? What did/are you doing?Could they be personalized with just the bride's first name?http://www.invitationconsultants.com/invitation.aspx?p_invitationitem=JJI677515What about these?

Giselina
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject:

Send them after the wedding day.

Leia
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:41 pm Post subject:

Getting the ones with the "K" on it would be nice, then you avoid the Mr. and Mrs. bit. Believe me, you'll want to go ahead and get the Thank Yous that you can do now out of the way, since you'll have a big pile of them to do after the wedding! I did them all after the wedding, and it was quite a chore.

grfruitloop
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject:

We made thank yous with our engagement picture and used them for both before and after the wedding thank yous. They were cute and personel. All you need is some heavy weight paper and a printer! You definetly should send thank yous now and not after the wedding. I believe the rule of thumb is 2 weeks after you recieve a gift before the wedding you should send a thank you. (Not only that but you will have tons to write after the wedding.. so the more you get done now.. the better!)

mynxr
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject:

I got note cards with my maiden initials on it for the thank you notes before the weddng and an R which is the first letter in our last name for after the wedding. I wrote my thank you notes as gifts came in. Once the thank you note was written, I took the gift card out of the box and put it in a container where we have kept all the cards we received. That way I could tell by just looking in each box what gifts had thank you notes written and which ones didn't. I had all my thank you notes written before we left on our honeymoon. I mailed the last set as we were leaving town on our honeymoon.

kristus412
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:47 pm Post subject:

If you want the "K" get it but until you're married just sign them with your first names. Once you are married you can send the rest as Mr. and Mrs. K.

Jess
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject:

Personally, I'd wait until after the wedding to send the thank you cards- that way you can thank people for helping to celebrate your special day as well as thanking them for the gifts. You could write them now and then just post them after the wedding (esp if you'll be going on a honeymoon or will be busy after the wedding)- so you can still have Mr. and Mrs. K.For those that are giving you gifts but aren't coming to the wedding, you could send them beforehand if you really wanted to (or for shower gifts) you could just put "From Mary and John".ADD: I wouldn't just personalize with the bride's first name. The gifts are from both of you so the thank yous should be from both of you too. You could use BOTH of your first names to personalize them (or both of your first initials e.g. M & J for Mary and John).

riversconfluence
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject:

Actually, the thank you card is traditionally written by the bride, and include the groom somewhere in the text. Of course, that works for before and after the wedding. And how nice that you want to go ahead and thank people promptly soon after you get them!Let's say the gift was a stand mixer. Here's a suggestion what to say: Dear Aunt Mable and Uncle Bob, thank you both so much for the Artisan mixer, it is beautiful. You were right, the black one is perfect for our kitchen in our new apartment. Jeff saw it, and was so excited about all the cookies and cakes I can make with it. His sweet tooth thanks you, too. Can't wait for the wedding, we will see you there. Love, Angel.You are right, the bride uses her own stationary right up to the wedding day. I would skip the initials, it would be less expensive. And please skip the cards that have THANK YOU written across the front, they look tacky. Some simple cards, [mine are embossed, they have a raised picture frame border, on the front and are cream], would work, some with a gold or silver band around them would be elegant and tasteful. See your local Hallmark, or you local printer for ideas.

Proud to be 51
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject:

Having thank you cards that have the "K" initial is just fine. I agree with riversconfluence on how to write the thank you card, but I don't agree that you have to wait until after the wedding to use the "K" thank you cards. I wouldn't put Mr. and Mrs., just the "K". My husband's daughter had thank you cards with "S", and send them before and after the wedding. Nobody thought anything of it. After all, it is his initial already, and he's part of the couple thanking people for the gift! You definitely want to write thank you cards for the gifts that come before the wedding. You don't want people thinking their gift never arrived, after they were thoughtful enough to follow etiquette and have them sent prior to the wedding.Congrats on your upcoming nuptials.Edit: I like the butterfly cards, but I would put both of your first names on them instead of "thank you"I also like these with both of your first names (only):http://www.invitationconsultants.com/invitation.aspx?p_invitationitem=UNIWNXHhttp://www.invitationconsultants.com/invitation.aspx?p_invitationitem=WJI469115

azdbacksfan#44
Yahoo User

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:58 pm Post subject:

Get them with your new name on it. We ordered thank you notes and matched in inviations, and jsut sent them out. No one is going to care.

Lydia
Yahoo User

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:34 am Post subject:

Ours came with the invitation set, and had our first names on them.The ones you show are fine.

mdsalas
Yahoo User

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:16 am Post subject:

It will be okay to send your thank you's after the wedding.

Sunny
Yahoo User

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:56 am Post subject:

get ones that say mr and mrs k, but don't send any out until after the wedding. that is proper etiquette - you should wait til after the wedding to send them, even though people are sending you gifts now.

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