Wedding Thank You Card Wording for Super Sweet Messages
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This blog post is about wedding thank you card wording.
Making thank you cards for all the guests that attended your wedding is a special thing. You want to make sure that each message you right is unique to each individual, family or couple.
Instead of thinking of what to write in every single wedding thank you card, how about a list of heartfelt sayings? you could use this list of ideas for the wording in your wedding thank you cards.
A thank you card could go a long way by itself, but having that unique message specifically from you and your spouse makes it remarkable. The wording in a thank you card is what takes a simple greeting card to the next level.
In this blog post, we have the best ideas for wedding thank you card wording. We will give you some basic subject ideas for your message and provide several examples of each. By the end of this post, you will feel very confident that the recipient will keep this card with their keepsakes.
Wording in Your Wedding Thank You Cards
Before we start our list we want to give you some basic wedding thank you card etiquette. First off, you’d want to send EVERYONE that attended the wedding a thank you card. Not just he people you gave a gift.
Secondly, don’t forget the people who helped you plan the wedding or contributed in any way, even if they didn’t attend the actual wedding.
Lastly be as detailed as possible in your message. That will make the experience so much better.
Tip: Make it a team effort. Writing Thank you cards should not be done alone. Get your spouse, close friends and close relatives involved in the process.
Topics for Wording Wedding Thank You Cards
There are 3 main topic to mention in the wedding thank you cards. They are based on, your personal relationship with the guest, their gift or monetary contribution, details of your wedding.
If you stick to these topics and taylor it to each guest, then you will be done with these in no time!
Now we will give examples of each of these topics for wording your thank you cards. Along with some extra tips on what NOT to include in them. So here we go!
Wording Ideas for a Wedding Thank You Card
Here are examples of what you could write in a wedding thank you card. These ideas were inspired by actual wedding thank you cards we wrote ourselves.
Personal relationship with guest
It all depends if you are writing to your brother, best friend or your boss at work. You want the wording to be fun and unique. Be as formal or informal as you want (depending on your relationship). Here are some examples.
Wedding Thank you card wording for a family member:
Aunty Marie, Thank you so much for coming to my wedding! We would love to have you over for dinner soon!
Love,
{Your Names}
Mark, you are the best brother one could have ever have. Thank you for making our big day so special. Love you!
Love,
{Your Names}
Wedding Thank you card wording for a colleague.
Mr. Taylor, Thank you for celebrating with us on our special day! We really appreciate all the time off you approved for our honeymoon! JK See you Monday!
Sincerely,
{Your Names}
Wedding Thank you card wording for someone who travelled.
Hey Trisha. We would like to thank you for attending our wedding. We really appreciate your time and can’t believe you traveled all the way from Spain to see us. Thank you so much!
Love,
{Your Names}
Tip: It’s better to hand write the messages in the thank you cards. If you know someone with better penmanship. Use them as your scribe.
Gift or monetary gift
Here are some ideas for people who gave you gifts. You could thank people who bought a unique gift or a wedding registry. If you did not like a gift, know that you do not have to go crazy about it. Simply say thanks.
Wording for people who brought something from the wedding registry.
Hi Tyler,
Thank you so much for the coffee maker. It will surely feed our caffeine habit. More importantly, we’d like to thank you for attending our wedding. We had a fabulous time with you!
Sincerely,
{Your Names}
Wording For People who gave you a unique gift.
Dear Alison,
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for the Luxe Spa Treatment. We had such a relaxing day. This gift was so thoughtful and on point. Thanks to you, we got to indulge in a soothing massage and had relaxing dip in the pool. That was epic! Thanks again!
Love,
{Your Names}
Wording for For People who didn’t attend but sent a gift.
Dear Nicole,
Thank you for the beautiful breakfast in bed tray! It will definitely come in handy. We wish you could have been at the wedding. But we will have plenty of chances to party in the future.
Love,
{Your Names}
Tip: Its great to mention specific gifts, but improper to mention a specific amount of money someone gifted you.
Details from your wedding
Wedding Thank You Card Wording for people from your wedding party
Kirstie! Thank you for making sure the the day went smoothly! It was fun watching you drop it low on the dance floor. Love you!
Love,
{Your Names}
Wedding Thank You Card Wording for your parents
Thank you so much for making out special day even better. Thank you for all that you do and everything you have contributed to our wedding and our lives. We love you.
With love,
{Your Name}
Wording for the staff, photographer, caterer, wedding planner etc.
Kai,
We want to thank you for the beautiful pictures you took on our wedding day. When we look at our wedding album, we laugh and smile at all of the candid moments you were able to capture. Thank you so much!
Sincerely,
{Your Names}
Tip: If you do not have a wedding day memory with a specific guest, say that you were so happy they were there.
Conclusion
Thank you for reading our post on wording for a wedding thank you card. If you get writers block, remember what we told you. Talk about you relationship with the guest, the gift, or details from your wedding. That way each wedding thank you card has it’s own special message.
Got more ideas for wording a thank you card? Please let us know in the comment section below.
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