What to write in Thank You Cards?

I made them prior to the wedding, but with one thing and another not yet sent them.  But I am feeling a little better at the moment and think I need to sort them out.

What should we put?

Do you personal them to each individual couple, and thank them for what they gave?

Or

General thank you?

I have found this:

Thank you for giving us a lasting memory of your kindness and generosity

But think it is a bit bland?

TIA

I think its nice if they are done individually thanking people for exactly what they gave you.  I know this will be a lot more work and take you longer but I do think its much nicer than a general thank you.  Just my opinion.

Thats good to hear that you are feeling better now. x

I agree - a quick individual note would be good. Or a generic note - with a little hand written bit added. I'd put something like 'thank you for sharing our special day with us, we had an amazing time - hope you did too. Also thank you very much for the X you gave us as a wedding present, it is something we will treasure it years to come'. 

I plan on doing ours individually, it's more personal then.

I had a lovely one from Laura_Lee. Can;t remember word for word but it said something like: thankyou for sharing our special day with us, we had an amazing day. Thankyou for your gift of a wok and milk jug we have already put them to good use!

I've been married for over 6 months and I still haven't finished doing mine, but I am doing a personal letter to each person/couple.

I was a little miffed the other week when I got a pre-printed generic one from my cousin (even if they have got them out in a timely fashion!).

I wrote ours out to each individual person/couple and thanked them for what they bought us. I always think it's nice to add that personal touch. A number of them have even commented to my mum at how polite we were to send thank you cards!

Hi Fiona,

I usually send my clients these guidelines when they ask for help writing thank you cards.

Handwrite each thank you as it is much more personal

If a gift was given mention it specifically and let the giver know how much it is appreciated / or has been used already.

If someone travelled a long distance to attend the wedding it is nice to mention this in your thank you.  Tell them that you appreciate the extra effort they made to attend your wedding.

If you were sent a gift but the giver could not attend the wedding, add a note saying that you missed them on the day/wished they could have been there.  You could also say you’d be happy to introduce your new husband/wife at the earliest opportunity.

If your professional photographs are available to view/purchase online include details of how to do this.

Depending on your guests you could divide them in to small groups and have a template for each and just personalise the relevant bits of information. For example:

Guests who travelled a long distance.

‘Thank you for sharing our special day with us.  We really appreciate the extra effort you made to attend our wedding and hope you had a safe journey back to ___.

We’d also like to thank you for your gift of _____.  It has already proved to be a very useful item to own and will be handy to have in the house.’

Guests who could not attend but gave a gift.

‘We would like to thank you for the contribution you made towards our honeymoon.  It really was the trip of a lifetime.

We are sorry that you were unable to attend the wedding in person but if you would like to have a look through our professional pictures of the day they can be found online at www.______.co.uk.

___ and I are hoping to be in ___ for a few days in next month and it would be lovely to catch up with you and share our memories of the day.  I’ll make sure to get in touch once we have definite dates.’

I hope that helps.

Susan.

Mine were indivudual based on a template. So the names were added and the gift was added in, perhaps with some comment...

Dear XXXX thank you so much for the gift of the ......(frying pan).  It will come in very handy in our new house and as yet I have not used it on the husband!  We are glad you could be part of our special day...'   etc etc etc