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The rules of etiquette say anyone who wants to give the bride and groom a wedding gift can
do so for up to a year after the wedding.
Those same rules say the happy couple doesn't have nearly that long to send out thank you
cards.
And, women's lib aside, it falls on the bride to make sure the cards are written and mailed.
There are a few simple rules that may make it easier:
1 - Send a thank -you note for every gift you receive.
2 - Try to write the note when you receive the gift. It should be sent within two weeks of
receiving the gift and certainly no later than three months after the wedding.
3 - If you receive gifts before the wedding, sign with your maiden name. Don't use your
married name until after the wedding.
4 - Share the task with your husoand, particularly when it comes
family for their gifts.
5 - If a group of people, such as co-workers, pool their mone3
to buy one gift it is correct to send one thank -you card to ther
all
6 - Don't send engraved notes without adding a handwritten,
personal note.
7 - Mention the gift specifically in your note. (If you have IR
idea what the gift actually is, write about it in general terms -
"Thank you for the lovely piece of crystal.")
8 - If the gift is money, mention what you will be spending it
for.
9 - Don't let on if you don't like the gift, if you plan to return
it, or if it arrived broken.
10 - If you want to send a picture thank -you card, have the
photographer take the. picture a week or two before the
wedding so there is no delay in sending out cards.
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