question about thank yous

[Doglover]

When i write our return address do i put Mr. and Mrs. Evan He***** or Mr. and Mrs. He***** or does it matter?

[Goin2thechapel]

Doesn't matter.

Jon and I signed the cards as Amanda and Jonathan D***. But we had a stamp made that said Mr. and Mrs. D*. So we used that :)

[NicksBride]

It really does not matter i do not think. I just wrote our last name. I had 65 thank yous to write, and after doing that for awhile I was tired. hahahaha

[Doglover]

i feel like im really late on my thank yous! I know i am. ANd dangit now the stamps went up.

[NicksBride]

Oh geez, I have been married a month and they still have not gone out. I am HORRIBLE!!!!!! But they are going out tomrrow. I just have had no time!!! But I will be sending them out tomrrow if it kills me!! hahaha

[Goin2thechapel]

umm bridal ettiquette says that you have 1 year from the date of your wedding...Mine went out about 2 and a half months after the wedding

[NicksBride]

1 year? Really? Are you serious? here I am scrambling thinking I am being rude. Geez!!!!!! Thanks for making me feel better!!!!:D

[4424]

you're not late. a lot of photographer's provide the photo thank you cards and it takes awhile for them to get everything done. i think most people expect them to take awhile!

back to the original question, i dont think it matters!

[Doglover]

umm bridal ettiquette says that you have 1 year from the date of your wedding...Mine went out about 2 and a half months after the wedding

OHHH GREAT!!!!!!!! I was thinking people were wondering where their thank yous where. COOLL! That is wonderful news!

[Goin2thechapel]

Nope...i'm serious...However it will be nicer to recieve a thank you card prior to your one year,,,but you do have one year!

[Doglover]

is it okay if i just make a clear lable with our name and address from my computer? AND do you write the return address on the front of the little envelope or on the back?

[WebLady]

As for how to address them, I don't think it matters.

As for when to send them; I have always heard and recommened to send them within three months of your wedding day. Some people say within 3 weeks. Personally I think it is poor taste to wait a year; but then again, I guess I would rather get something late than not at all ;) However if you are that late, I would probably mention how you had been busy and not just forgotten.

Here is a "cheat sheet" for basic thank you notes ...

Dear | Darling | Dearest | Hello!
_________________________ (recipient's name)
Thank you for the ________________________________ lovely | amazing | Adorable | handsome | stylish | useful | interesting | novel | unusual | funky ___________________ (type of gift).
We look forward to _____________________________________ using it/them | displaying it/them | and enjoying it/them ______________________ for years to come. | at the holidays. | enjoying it/them.
Can't wait to _______________________ see you | meet you | talk to you | catch up with you | visit you _______________________________ after the wedding. | during the holidays. | at the gym. | After the honeymoon. | at the water cooler.

Sincerely, |warmly, | Love, | Fondly, | Best, | Cheers!
_________________________________ (your names)

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[WebLady]

is it okay if i just make a clear lable with our name and address from my computer?

I would say no, the idea is to make them personal. They should be hand written and hand addressed.

AND do you write the return address on the front of the little envelope or on the back?I don't think that part really matters.

[4424]

As for how to address them, I don't think it matters.

As for when to send them; I have always heard and recommened to send them within three months of your wedding day. Some people say within 3 weeks. Personally I think it is poor taste to wait a year; but then again, I guess I would rather get something late than not at all ;) However if you are that late, I would probably mention how you had been busy and not just forgotten.

Here is a "cheat sheet" for basic thank you notes ...

Dear | Darling | Dearest | Hello!
_________________________ (recipient's name)
Thank you for the ________________________________ lovely | amazing | Adorable | handsome | stylish | useful | interesting | novel | unusual | funky ___________________ (type of gift).
We look forwards to _____________________________________ using it/them | displaying it/them | enjoying it/them ______________________ for years to come. | at the holidays. | enjoying it/them.
Can't wait to _______________________ see you | meet you | talk to you | catch up with you | visit you _______________________________ after the wedding. | during the holidays. | at the gym. | After the honeymoon. | at the water cooler.

Sincerely, |warmly, | Love, | Fondly, | Best, | Cheers!
_________________________________ (your names)

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i love that!

[Doglover]

okay thank you all

[Panthers Bride]

I would say no, the idea is to make them personal. They should be hand written and hand addressed.

I don't think that part really matters.


But can't you use labels for the return address? That's what we're planning on doing (nobody notices the return address really anyway)

[WebLady]

But can't you use labels for the return address? That's what we're planning on doing (nobody notices the return address really anyway)
If you are not worried about etiquette then if doesn't really matter. But preprinted labels are often seen as lazy and impersonal in this kind of thing.

Me; I didn't care to be little Ms Etiquette when I did mine. We bought nice cards and the inside was printed, but they were hand signed. If I remember correctly we used labels on the outside too.

[ikkin510]

I used the clear labels with our address on for our thank you notes. when we had about 80 notes to write and get mailed, it was just easier. All the notes I've ever recieved have had the return addresses like that!

[Panthers Bride]

I used the clear labels with our address on for our thank you notes. when we had about 80 notes to write and get mailed, it was just easier. All the notes I've ever recieved have had the return addresses like that!

Welcome back stranger!

[ikkin510]

Thanks, I'm around, just don't post much!

[mariaandmanish]

I wrote out the inside by hand (about a month and a half after the wedding) and then used the same preprinted labels as I had used for the wedding invitations for the envelopes. The inside was very personal, and I signed it with our first names. Our return address were labels I had purchased for the purpose, with Mr. and Mrs. M. C.... No one complained!! :D

[Mackenzie]

I would be upset if it took me a year to get a TY. I plan to get mine out 2-3 weeks after wedding. Longer is acceptable but if I had given someone a gift and hadn't heard anything in 2 months I'd start to wonder if the card got misplaced or if they didn't get it at all.