Timeline on Gratitude

Do you know what the time limit is on a wedding gift thank you note?  Yes, there's a best before date on these things. The famous Emily Post, now 'The Emily Post Institute' says the following: When should notes be written? Contrary to popular myth, the happy couple does not have a year’s grace period in which to write their notes.  All thank-you notes should be written within three months of the receipt of the gift. Ideally, a response should be written on the day you receive a wedding gift. If that’s not possible, set a daily goal. It’s a lot easier to write three or four notes a day than to have to write a hundred notes in a month after the wedding! Did you ever think of all these questions about the Wedding Thank You Notes? 1. What should we write in our thank-you notes? 2. How much time do we have to send them out after the wedding? 3. Who writes the thank-yous — bride or groom? 4. Do we need to send a thank-you to a guest who didn’t bring a gift? 5. Is it appropriate to send a thank-you with a preprinted message? 6. Should we send thank-you notes to our vendors? The Hallmark Site has many ideas for thank you cards and messages.  I particularly enjoyed their "Warm Closings".  Here they are: A warm closing is like the bow on top of your thank-you message. Choose one of ours or create your own. Warmly, Love, With love, Lots of love, Love always, Much love to you, Love and thanks, Warmest thanks, Beyond grateful, Feeling spoiled, Gratefully, With gratitude, Blessings, God bless, God bless you, God bless you now and always, ThankyouThankyouThankyou,