How to Write a Wedding Thank You Card

Wedding is a big event when the new couple is visited by many relatives and endowed with blessings and gifts. A wedding thank you card is normally sent by a newly married couple express gratitude and thanks to those who attend their wedding or send gifts to them or some special people who help them make their big day memorable.

It doesn't require much time to write a wedding thank you note after your wedding, but it shows your appreciation for those thoughtful presents and help. So it is important to send good wedding thank you cards. Here is a complete guide and some tips on how to write a perfect wedding thank you card.

• Part 1: Be Prepared: Get everything you need
• Part 2: How to write a wedding thank you card
• Part 3: Wedding thank you card wording suggestions
• Part 4: Tips & warnings: Make sure everything goes right

Part 1: Be Prepared: Get everything you need

If you had a very large wedding, you may need to write a lot of the wedding thank you notes. First, make a list of receivers' name and address in case that you may overlook any one. And make sure you buy some good quality stationery that you feel happy writing with. You can also set up the printer to print out the thank you wording if you have bad handwriting.

Usually, a personalized wedding thank you card is expected, and a great idea to make the thank you card customized is to attach a picture of your happy wedding or honeymoon to it. To do this, you can use a photo card software with free card templates to make the card personalized with different styles and your photo attached. Wondershare Scrapbook Studio includes plenty of card templates Created with Fantashow | See more templates
and helps you make elegant wedding thank you notes in just a few mouse clicks and print them out with high quality. See a wedding photo thank you card make with Wondershare Scrapbook Studio:

Part 2. How to write a wedding thank you card

When you are well prepared, now start to make it. For different people, you may write different words. Some wedding thank you card wording examples for different occasions are provided in part 3. In this part, you will learn how to make a personalized thank you note with Wondershare Scrapbook Studio.

Step 1. Select a template

Download and run the software, you can either choose "Scrapbook" or "Greeting Card" to start making a wedding thank you note. More than 300+ free scrapbook and photo card pages are provided. For example, here we select one double-fold card template under the category "Greeting Card".

Step 2. Personalize the wedding invitation card

Add photos to the wedding thank you card: Click on the "Get Photo" button on the top left to import photos from computer. All the photo resources will be displayed on the left. You can simply drag and drop them to the template. You are free to change the photo size, rotate photos, etc. to achieve the best effect.

You can also personalize the photo thank you card background, decorations, etc. For example, if you want to change the background, decorations, frames, etc. of the photo thank you card to make it to the best. You can click "Background", "Decoration", "Frame", "Paper" and "Stamp" to open the Digikit browser to get all the elements included in the scrapbook software or to add some elements from your computer for use.

After that, add the wedding thank you card wordings. You'll see some wordings suggestions in the card templates, which are changeable. You can also double click the text to add your own wedding card wordings. Fonts, special effects, color, outline, shadow, and opacity and more are all changeable, too.

Step 3. Print the wedding photo thank you card out

You can then preview your personalized wedding thank you note by clicking the right-topmost preview button. If all is OK, click "Publish". You can either save it as pictures or print it out with an attached printer or email to others. For double-fold card, you have to print all pages. If you would like to print only one page, you can save it as picture first and then print the picture out.

 

Tips: Nowadays, the digital cards are more and more popular, you can make some personalized wedding thank you flash cards, or some wedding thank you video cards to say thanks to the important people. To make a flash e-card, you can use Wondershare Flash Gallery Factory, and for video wedding thank you card, you can try Wondershare DVD Slideshow Builder.

Part 3. Wedding thank you card wording for different people

Wedding thank you card for a close friend or relative

You friends and family are the most important people in your life. Thank them for everything they have done for you with the wedding thank you card.

Dear XXX,
Thank you so much for the gorgeous lace tablecloth! It is beautiful and we were both incredibly touched that you gave us this family heirloom. It was wonderful, as always, to see you at the wedding – I especially loved jitterbugging with Uncle Joe. I can't wait to catch up on your news and tell you all about the honeymoon and newly married life.
With love,
XXX

Wedding thank you card for people you don't know that well

Maybe you are not familiar with some guests but they sent your gifts and blessings. So thank them, thank all the people who care about you.

Dear XXX
Thank you so much for the wonderful hand held mixer you gave to us at the wedding. He will certainly love it when I make his favorite mashed potatoes with it. It was so exciting to us that you two were able to share this special day with us.
Sincerely yours,
XXX

Wedding thank you card for your bridesmaids

Your bridesmaids help you plan the wedding so that everything goes well. They are good friends. Say thanks to them!

Dear xxx
Thank you so much for being my bridesmaid. Having you by my side made my wedding so special. You are a great friend in every way. We had a wonderful time and hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Love
xxx

Wedding thank you card for someone who sent a gift but was absent from the wedding

The sender didn't come to the wedding, but you should let him/her know whether you received his gift and how your liked it.

Dear XX,
Thank you so much for the gold-plated doodad you sent Christine and me as a wedding gift. It was so thoughtful of you! I'm so sorry that you couldn't attend the wedding – it was romantic and went just as planned. I'd love to get together soon so you can see the pictures!
Best,
XX

Wedding thank you card for someone who gives you cash as gift

It is not necessary to mention the amount of the gift but you should use the wedding thank you card to tell the givers how you used the money and express your thanks.

Dear XXX,
Thank you for the check you sent for a wedding gift. We are saving to buy a new car, and your gift will help us reach our goal. We can't wait to take you for a spin around the neighborhood.
Best wishes,
XXX

Wedding thank you card for someone who sent you the gift that you don't like

Maybe some gives you a gift, but you don't like it. Even though, you should write the thank you letter to express gratitude for politeness.

Dear XX,
Thank you for the wedding present of the velvet painting of dogs playing poker. It is certainly a unique gift; you are always so thoughtful and generous. It was so nice of you to join us at our wedding, and Christine and I hope to see you soon.
With love,
XX

Part 4. Tips & warnings: Make sure everything goes right

1. Send wedding thank-you card within four weeks of returning from the honeymoon, or within three months of the wedding. Do not send it one year later!

2. When writing thank you card, use "you" more than "I" or "me" to show respect.

3. Start each note with a heartfelt "thank you" to express your sincere gratitude.

Getting all these things understood? Now begin to make preparation and get Wondershare Scrapbook Studio to make personalized wedding thank you cards to show your gratitude for everyone!