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I don't think you should apologize, it's no biggie. Most people would understand I am sure- how long has it been since the gathering?
Since you moved- did you send change of addresses out to your family and friends? Maybe you can include in that a 'thank you for your kind gift- and we've been busy moving!' kinda note. ???
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The change of address idea is good! I like that.
The gathering was in the beginning of August, so more than three months ago. Criminy, I feel so guilty actually typing that out!
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I haven't sent my wedding thank yous yet -- we got married in August. I'm not going to apologize for my crazy busy life - those who were close enough to come to my wedding know my schedule.
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Whenever I have gotten a late thank you I am just glad one was sent at all. People will forget all about how late it is when they actually get the note. Promise!
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Thanks, ladies! I'll leave the apologies out and just be gracious.
Yayyyy weddingbee for being such an amazing resource!
I'm glad this became a "Hot Thread" because a) I feel like a celeb and b) now I've got another conundrum - we don't have a COMPLETE list of who gave us what. For example, my parents' neighbors: I don't remember if they gave us a gift (there was just a gift table in the front and not everyone brought something), but I worry that they DID give us something and I'll seem like a jerk for not mentioning it in the thank you note.
Wow, I'm learning the hard way how important it is to keep track of gifts!
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Can your mom help out with the gift list? Moms can be like elephants that way - amazing memories. I have no idea what to do if you're not even sure whether somebody brought a gift or not - at least you can thank them for celebrating with you, and say you look forward to seeing them at the wedding. And also, at least you learned before the wedding! Have someone at the gift table with a roll of scotch tape, so that the envelopes stay with the gifts until you open them, and then put them right into a spreadsheet or at least a Word file, so that it's harder to lose!
Good advice suzanno. At my wedding my coordinator used colored dots and notebook paper to keep track of the gifts. It worked super well and made it easy when we finally opened everything after returning from our honeymoon. We used www.weddingtracker.com to keep track of everything as we opened them.
Write a thank you for the gift and continue with an update of what is going on in your life, ie...FI and I just completed our move. We love the big windows in our new apartment and are settling into our new jobs just fine. We are slowly unpacking everything and have finally found the box with the fabulous tablecloth you gave us. We plan to use it when we have some new friends for dinner on Friday.
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I agree, don't apologize, but I think you should try very hard to make the notes more personal. "Thank you for the gift and for coming" is a disappointing thank you note to receive. Thank you notes are hard to write, but if you take a moment to think of some memory you share with that person, or something they said that had an impact on you, add that. If you can't come up with one of those, mention how important the shower was for you and that you're grateful they participated in that event.
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Hi friends,
My fiance and I moved from Seattle to Chicago in September, and before we left, my mother threw us an engagement/going away party. We received a number of gifts, but then with the frenzy of moving, misplaced the list of who gave us what. I was so mortified that I ended up putting off writing thank you notes (I know, I know, BAD WIGLET!).
Now I've got a (fairly) complete list of who came to the party and I've managed to match a few of the gifts with the guests, so I'm going to write the thank-yous tomorrow. My question is: should I apologize for taking so long? I was thinking I might say something like "Dear So-and-so, Thank you so much for coming to our party, and for the salad tongs. I apologize I didn't write sooner; moving to Chicago was a frenzy, but now we're finally settled! Looking forward to seeing you in July!"
Something like that? Or should I just leave out any mention of how lame I am? I feel just rotten about this. :(