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  • To aid in penning prompt replies, have note cards or stationery and postage stamps on hand, and address and stamp the thank-you note card envelopes in advance. (This is a task moms can offer to help with.)


  • Time frame for writing thank-you notes: As soon as possible, and always within three months of receipt of a gift--at most.


  • Grooms write thank-you notes these days, as well.


  • It's inappropriate to send preprinted thank-you cards with no personal message added.


  • The couple should never let on if they dislike a gift. When writing a thank-you note for a gift that's been exchanged--either because it's a duplicate or just not desired--they should simply thank the giver for the original present. There's no need to mention that the gift has been exchanged for something else.


    • Excerpted from Emily Post's Wedding Planner for Moms by Peggy Post © HarperCollins Publishers

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