| Where did the time go? One minute you are | | | | weeks because they understand that getting |
| addressing wedding invitations and the next you | | | | settled after the honeymoon and setting up your |
| are writing thank you notes. Don't fret. With a | | | | new home takes time and you may be busy. |
| few wedding etiquette tips for thank you notes, | | | | Remember to send a thank you note to the |
| you will be done in snap! | | | | hostesses of your pre-wedding parties. |
| It is difficult to keep things organized with bridal | | | | Additional wedding etiquette suggests that you |
| showers, parties and gifts arriving prior to the | | | | write every note by hand in blue or black ink. It is |
| wedding. It is easy to get overwhelmed. The first | | | | a good idea to mention the specific gift in the |
| thing to do is to keep a small notebook handy. | | | | note and maybe even write how you are going |
| This way you can quickly write down when a gift | | | | to use it. A wonderful touch is to add an additional |
| arrives, what it is and who it is from. At a party | | | | thank you to those who traveled far to attend |
| or bridal shower, your hostess usually has | | | | your wedding and send a "wish you had been able |
| somebody keep a record of this for you. | | | | to attend" to those who couldn't make it to your |
| However, you should still keep a notepad on a | | | | wedding. |
| desk or table in your home so you can keep | | | | Don't forget that if the same individual gave you |
| track of the gifts that come to your house. With | | | | a gift at your shower, at your wedding reception |
| appointments, fittings, choosing the cake, and | | | | or at your house, send a thank you note for |
| picking flowers, it is easy to forget details. This is | | | | each. It also shows proper etiquette if you |
| why it is important to write these details down. | | | | mention "you" more than "I" in the thank you |
| So when thank-you notes should be sent out? | | | | note. The focus of the thank you note is the |
| There are different time frames according to | | | | giver so "you" should be used the most. It may |
| wedding etiquette. If a gift is delivered to your | | | | also be a good idea to send along your new |
| home, try to send the note out within a few | | | | address as well. |
| days. If you receive a gift at a bridal shower, you | | | | Work on thank you notes as you receive gifts |
| should mail the thank you notes in ten days. | | | | and try your best to remain organized. This way |
| When you receive a gift at the wedding or | | | | you will not be rushing to send out thank you |
| reception, two weeks after you return home | | | | notes six weeks after the wedding. Even if you |
| from the honeymoon is the proper time to begin | | | | do end up this way, still send the thank you notes |
| sending out thank you notes. Most people will | | | | out. "Better late than never" is true when it |
| understand if a thank you note arrives in four | | | | comes to thank you notes. |