Thank You Cards - (Poll)

How long after your wedding did you send out your TY cards?
I need to decide which pictures and what template im such a procrastinator!!!

ETA:
is $2 for a postcard type TY card - (thats what my photographer offered us)
what do you think???

if i had like 195 people - ill probably need like 100 cards!?

hmmmmmmm

im sooo lazy i think i'd rather just do that instead of going through all the putting together - ordering myself.

I STILL haven't sent them out.

We got married in July and sent thank yous in November & December.

(Steve did most for his family and didn't do them until December)...

We sent them out within 3 months because I was raised with the Miss manners mentality fo sending out a TY AS SOON as you get the gift. I had my BS TY's in the mail the same weekend.

We had to wait to get the proofs but true etiquette says 2 weeks after the HM to a month for the traditional ty's but with the new ty's its been extended. Some people wait a year but thats not the real etiquette. People have year to send a gift but TY's should be out no later than 6 months if you can help it and only if you're not doing the traditional non picture ty's.

thanks!!!
i still dont know if i should do the traditional card with one picture or some cool postcard thing.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Posted by gabbie83

thanks!!!
i still dont know if i should do the traditional card with one picture or some cool postcard thing.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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It's all a matter of preference really We did the traditional card.

It was almost 2 months!! I was mortified because some of my moms friends started asking her if we got their gift. A lot of them had sent us something off our registry and know we live in an apartment building, so they wanted to make sure we got it. I think the etiquette is to have them sent no later than 2 weeks after you return from the honeymoon, but now its hard if people plan to use a photo because it takes the photogrpahers so long to get them to you. So Im thinking the etiquette has changed- but I personally think they should be out within 3 months at the most. I know a lot of people say you have ayear, but once I got a thank you 8 months later and thought it was weird. LOL.

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Posted by GinaZ

It was almost 2 months!! I was mortified because some of my moms friends started asking her if we got their gift. A lot of them had sent us something off our registry and know we live in an apartment building, so they wanted to make sure we got it. I think the etiquette is to have them sent no later than 2 weeks after you return from the honeymoon, but now its hard if people plan to use a photo because it takes the photogrpahers so long to get them to you. So Im thinking the etiquette has changed- but I personally think they should be out within 3 months at the most. I know a lot of people say you have ayear, but once I got a thank you 8 months later and thought it was weird. LOL.

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YAY Gina you know the rules too! I am not the onyl etiquette nerd!

LMAO believe me I was raised with that Manner rulebook up my hoo hah..I know them a little too well. I was antsy because it took us 2 1/2 months and I usually have them out within a week of any function that requires them.

ok if im going to do the traditional cards right?
where do i get that thick white paper????

and i just pick a picture and order that size on like snapfish or something???

my photographer said he could do the postcard ones for $2 per piece - is that a lot?

i did my TY cards right away....but then they sat addressed & sealed on top of my fridge for a few months untill i got up the balls to pay the $$$ for all the postage lol. BUT - they went out about 4months later, which is still pretty good

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Posted by PeteysBride

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Posted by GinaZ

It was almost 2 months!! I was mortified because some of my moms friends started asking her if we got their gift. A lot of them had sent us something off our registry and know we live in an apartment building, so they wanted to make sure we got it. I think the etiquette is to have them sent no later than 2 weeks after you return from the honeymoon, but now its hard if people plan to use a photo because it takes the photogrpahers so long to get them to you. So Im thinking the etiquette has changed- but I personally think they should be out within 3 months at the most. I know a lot of people say you have ayear, but once I got a thank you 8 months later and thought it was weird. LOL.

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YAY Gina you know the rules too! I am not the onyl etiquette nerd!

LMAO believe me I was raised with that Manner rulebook up my hoo hah..I know them a little too well. I was antsy because it took us 2 1/2 months and I usually have them out within a week of any function that requires them.

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do you remember my freak out when it was reaching two months? LOL. I live by Martha Stewart wedding etiquette! LOL. But my mom also always makes me send thank yous right away. I had my shower thank yous out the day after my shower- but I didn't want to wait on those because I ahd so much going on at the same time.

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Posted by GinaZ

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Posted by PeteysBride

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Posted by GinaZ

It was almost 2 months!! I was mortified because some of my moms friends started asking her if we got their gift. A lot of them had sent us something off our registry and know we live in an apartment building, so they wanted to make sure we got it. I think the etiquette is to have them sent no later than 2 weeks after you return from the honeymoon, but now its hard if people plan to use a photo because it takes the photogrpahers so long to get them to you. So Im thinking the etiquette has changed- but I personally think they should be out within 3 months at the most. I know a lot of people say you have ayear, but once I got a thank you 8 months later and thought it was weird. LOL.

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YAY Gina you know the rules too! I am not the onyl etiquette nerd!

LMAO believe me I was raised with that Manner rulebook up my hoo hah..I know them a little too well. I was antsy because it took us 2 1/2 months and I usually have them out within a week of any function that requires them.

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do you remember my freak out when it was reaching two months? LOL. I live by Martha Stewart wedding etiquette! LOL. But my mom also always makes me send thank yous right away. I had my shower thank yous out the day after my shower- but I didn't want to wait on those because I ahd so much going on at the same time.

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i was almost the same was my shower was on a saturday my thank you cards where in the mail on that monday

alright ladies - you're officially stressing me out


im debating between ordering them on snapfish or shutterfly or my photgrapher for $2

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Posted by lillprincess54

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Posted by GinaZ

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Posted by PeteysBride

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Posted by GinaZ

It was almost 2 months!! I was mortified because some of my moms friends started asking her if we got their gift. A lot of them had sent us something off our registry and know we live in an apartment building, so they wanted to make sure we got it. I think the etiquette is to have them sent no later than 2 weeks after you return from the honeymoon, but now its hard if people plan to use a photo because it takes the photogrpahers so long to get them to you. So Im thinking the etiquette has changed- but I personally think they should be out within 3 months at the most. I know a lot of people say you have ayear, but once I got a thank you 8 months later and thought it was weird. LOL.

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YAY Gina you know the rules too! I am not the onyl etiquette nerd!

LMAO believe me I was raised with that Manner rulebook up my hoo hah..I know them a little too well. I was antsy because it took us 2 1/2 months and I usually have them out within a week of any function that requires them.

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do you remember my freak out when it was reaching two months? LOL. I live by Martha Stewart wedding etiquette! LOL. But my mom also always makes me send thank yous right away. I had my shower thank yous out the day after my shower- but I didn't want to wait on those because I ahd so much going on at the same time.

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i was almost the same was my shower was on a saturday my thank you cards where in the mail on that monday

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LOL you and me both. People called to comment they were surprised how fast I got them out.

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Posted by gabbie83

alright ladies - you're officially stressing me out


im debating between ordering them on snapfish or shutterfly or my photgrapher for $2

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NO STRESS! Ok honey WHAT do you want to do? Vistaprint you can get them done up really easily. Just create the design yourself nd then upload it. if its a note card you can write on the inside-no need for thick paper.

You can make it a pic thnk you or they have nice pre-created designs you can use and customize.

FM me if you need help.

I did mine 21/2 months but that I understand is pretty quick.
I think they say 3 months but most don't even do that I think alot of girls will tell you they took longer.

I had peps still complain about my 2 1/2 month time frame that is was not sooner