When receiving cash gifts, it's more important than ever to write appropriate “thank you” notes.
Between the current perilous economy and increasingly busy schedules, newlyweds are more likely to request and receive cash as a wedding present instead of creating a traditional wedding registry. In fact, a growing number of couples are choosing the tactful and convenient method of creating cash gift registries. Due to this trend, it’s more important than ever to write appropriate “thank you” notes for cash gifts.
Here are a few tips and creative suggestions for showing your appreciation:
- Most importantly, never mention the amount of the cash wedding gift. Regardless of how much someone gives you for a wedding present, describe it as “most generous” or “very generous”. Stating a specific cash amount can come across as tactless or greedy.
- Tell the gift giver what you intend to do with the money received. Sharing this information makes them feel a deeper connection to you and your spouse, and demonstrates how their generosity is personally helping you. And a picture goes a long way toward expressing gratitude: consider sending a postcard of the two of you on your honeymoon to the guests who helped pay for it, or a picture of the renovated kitchen to which your loved ones contributed.
- In addition to individual hand-written notes, you can set up a blog or Facebook page to share what you’re doing with the cash bridal gifts you received. For example, if you received money to help build an addition onto your house, you might create a Facebook group and invite all the people whose cash registry gifts you’re using to build that addition and post photos to show the progress. This will allow friends and family members to stay in touch and see the fruit of their cash wedding gifts.
Whether you plan to use a wishing well or a cash gift registry, these are just a few ideas for showing your appreciation for cash gifts while staying connected to loved ones. Even if you didn’t receive physical items from a traditional bridal registry, it’s important to let people know that you are thankful and that their gifts are helping you, even if it’s just to relax after the wedding.
Find more ideas for your wedding gift registry, cash registry or online wishing well at UponOurStar.com. UponOurStar is a wedding registry for wishes, not stuff, whereby your family and friends can contribute wedding money towards your most meaningful wishes – whatever they may be – instead of giving you more cutlery. Create your own personalized wedding website and fill your online registry with meaningful gifts such as your dream home, honeymoon activities, charitable donations, education, and health. Browse other brides’ wedding registries with UponOurStar to brainstorm ideas for your very own Wish Registry or wishing well registry.
