Chronological Guide To Managing Wedding Correspondence

Step 7:   Thank You Notes

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Upon return of your honeymoon

After the wedding, keeping track and writing specific thank you notes can be a daunting task. Not only do you have to know how to contact the gift giver, but you need to know what they gave so that your thank you note will be personalized to them.

Using the data you compiled for your contact list will give you a great head start on this complicated task. Adding a simple field to each contact to notate what gift they gave you will let your contact list hold everything you need for thanking them properly. Further, a good data list can help you keep track of who you thanked so you can work on the thank you notes when you have free time and be certain that you didn't overlook anyone.

This step is very similar to Tracking RSVP Responses. The first task is to enter the gifts into the blank "Gift" field of your contact list for each gift giver. Then, when you are ready to write thank you notes, use your list and go through each row until you find one with information in the "Gift" field. Write and address your thank you note, being sure to specifically note the gift received. On your data file, be sure to put a "Yes" in the "Thanked" column. This will let you know whom you have sent thank you notes and to whom you need to still send one.

Extract contacts from your wedding's contact list to send thank you notes

For a guide about the specifics of sending Thank You Notes, see the BridalTrack Overview Of Pieces. It will provide the details needed for properly thanking people for their wedding gifts to you.

Conclusion

That's it. It's over. You probably won't ever need your list again, but who knows. With an electronic file you can put it on your hard drive, a CD, or some other type of storage device and forever keep it. It's not on paper so it won't yellow over time. It won't get lost in mounds of documents that you accumulate during your marriage. It won't accidentally get wet and the ink won't bleed off of it.

In 50 years, during your golden anniversary your children can print it out and show it to everyone at the surprise party they throw for you. Oops! Forget any mention of a surprise party. That parts a secret. Act surprised.

Good luck.