After all of the excitement of your wedding day has come and gone, it is important for you to remember to do one more very important thing:  send out thank you notes to your guests.

Although sending out thank you notes may be a bit of a tedious process, it is proper etiquette to send them out in a timely fashion to your guests as well as to others who may have helped make your wedding day perfect.  In addition, it is important for you to sit down and to complete your thank you cards in a personal manner.  After all, your guests took time out of their busy schedules to select the perfect gift for you, so it is only fair for you to take time out of yours to send them a personal thank you card.  Therefore, ordering pre-printed thank you cards is out of the question.  You can, however, select a nice thank you card that suits your taste and then write a personal note inside.

It is a good idea to select the thank you cards or stationary you will be using before your wedding day arrives.  This way, you can start writing your thank you notes as soon as you return from your vacation.  While it is certainly better to send a thank you note later rather than not sending one at all, it is best to send out the notes as soon as possible.  If the thought of writing 200 thank you notes is overwhelming to you, try setting a goal of writing a certain number of notes each day.  That way, you will be continually working toward getting them completed and you won’t feel quite so overwhelmed.

Finally, when writing your message, be sure to keep it heartfelt and to tell your guest how you plan to use the gift.  While you don’t have to go into great detail, a brief description helps to further personalize the note while also making the guests feel as if you truly appreciated the gift you received.