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Kay
Super November 2018

Thank You Cards for Gifts Received Before Wedding?

Kay, on October 7, 2018 at 9:41 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 10

I was hoping to get onto my thank you cards and not let them pile up by writing them as I get our gifts. However, I am now wondering is it rude to have opened the gifts before the wedding and sending the thank you cards before the wedding? I was thinking for the guests who are attending the wedding I would wait, so I could add in any antidotes from the reception and recently seeing them but for those guests who are not attending- I am wondering if can send them now or is it better to wait till after? My fear with waiting till after is I know people worry if you have received the items or not.

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Latest activity by HayMrsO, on October 8, 2018 at 2:29 PM
  • Megan
    VIP January 2019
    Megan ·
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    Definitely send them now. It would be rude not to as guests would be left wondering if it arrived. We left most of ours with “we can’t wait to see you on our big day” if we knew they were coming.
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  • Kenisha
    Champion June 2019
    Kenisha ·
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    I’d send them out now.
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  • Sara P.
    VIP October 2018
    Sara P. ·
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    I've sent mine out as soon as I've received the gift. It helps with staying on top of them too. I just put a note about "can't wait to celebrate with you" or "we'll miss you at the wedding."
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  • Kayla
    September 2020
    Kayla ·
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    Yes I would Send them now just so you don’t have to worry about it later and they know you got them!
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    You should open the gifts as soon as you receive them and send thank you cards ASAP. Your guests would wait longer to send them if they didn’t want you to receive them until closer to/after the wedding. They won’t know if you received the gift if you don’t send the thank you card now.
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  • R
    Devoted November 2021
    Rachel ·
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    I wouldn't say it's rude to open them before the wedding, as most people will open them before the wedding if that's when they receive them. I do, however, think it would be odd to send the thank you note before the wedding. maybe write it and get it ready to send and then keep it in a certain place until after you get back form your honeymoon

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  • Bianca
    Dedicated May 2018
    Bianca ·
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    I sent thank you cards as soon as I received a gift. It just made it so much easier and the not forgetting to or not remembering who sent what. I also sent thank you cards to every person who attended the wedding and thanked them for helping celebrate with us.

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  • Melissa
    Beginner October 2018
    Melissa ·
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    I’ve been sending as soon as I receive gifts. It’s been helping me stay on top of the thank you notes!
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  • Kristen
    VIP August 2018
    Kristen ·
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    You're actually supposed to open the gifts and send out thank yous as you get them. That way, the sender knows you actually received the gift.

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  • HayMrsO
    Master October 2018
    HayMrsO ·
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    I would send them now if the guests are not attending.

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