How to thank family for help

Maybe it’ll be less expensive to cook a dinner instead of doing out ??? Also as for gifts - maybe make a toast to that them.. or as a last minute gift you can get each person a thank you bag - dollar tree small bag and pack of thank you cards you can fill out for each person - mini bottle of wine (they come in like packs of 4 I think) and a candle ! You could even get a candle at the dollar tree !

A dinner could be nice. Maybe a family style resturaunt so you guys aren't getting up and down all the time and with some champagne or wine to feel elegant and appreciated/pampered. That would be cheaper than gifts I'd say.

What kinds of things did they do to help?


I think a sincere card that details what you were grateful for and why plus maybe a small token of appreciation (bottle of wine, 6 pack of beer or bag of coffee/Starbucks gift card) should do the trick here. A dinner with cake almost sounds like a do-over reception, which some could take as meaning that the wedding reception and their help that day weren’t good enough for you. Plus then they have to make time to be at the dinner. I think it’s a really nice gesture but I personally would stick with a card and small gift rather than a full dinner party.

It sounds lovely. About a month or six weeks after the fact. Just invite them near wedding time, for the later date. Too many wedding things too close together, you do not want it to seem one more chore to schedule. Whether at home or in a restaurant, tell them this will be your first family dinner as a couple, fir a special occasion. Thanking them. When I have done extras for someone close at wedding time, be it free alterations, picking up, dropping off lots of different parties at distant airports, or being a free family or neighbor go to coordinator, I have always appreciated something a little after the wedding, sociable and relaxed, more than either a present, or finding time for one more thing on the calendar .