Tips for Hand Writing Wedding Gift Thank You Cards

While technology has made instant communication the norm and snail mail has quickly begun to fade into the past, we're not yet at the point where emailing wedding gift "thank you" cards is entirely appropriate. Thank God. However, with all of your other wedding planning duties to keep you busy, it might be harder than you think to hand write, address, stuff, and stamp every single thank you card that must be sent out. Even small weddings demand a great deal of paper cuts and ink stains for the happy couple. Rest assured, your guests are counting on you to personally acknowledge the knife sets and toaster ovens they painstakingly selected for you, and every single one must be contacted accordingly. However, creating personal, touching, and beautiful wedding gift thank you cards doesn't have to be an insurmountable burden. Take advantage of the following time saving tips to blend efficiency with proper etiquette.

First, create a template for your thank you cards months before the gifts ever begin to arrive (or now, if that point has already passed). Yes, templates can be impersonal, but a few name insertions and the addition of one personal line at the end are all it takes to turn a mundane mechanical response into a warm, gracious gesture. Your first few lines on every thank you card should be the same to save time, and the last line or two should be personalized. You'll save countless hours with this tip.

Next, understand that you can spend more on your wedding's hand written thank you cards and exchange that investment for less time spent pouring over their composition. In other words, the nicer the card, the less you have to worry about writing. Skip the Hallmark dime-a-dozen boxed sets and order your wedding thank you cards from a specialty printing company. The quality of the paper and printing will be quickly noticed by recipients, instantly taking the burden off of you to seem grateful. Their investment in your gift will be returned by your investment into the keepsake that is their thank you note.