The Bride's Thank-You Note Handbook Paperback – June 1, 2010

This book was originally published in 1968 and reprinted in 1985, so the advice is somewhat outdated. For example, it implies that sending thank you notes immediately after the wedding is absolutely necessary, otherwise you should apologize for not doing so as part of your note and include a reason. No bride I know these days spends her honeymoon writing thank you cards. Just as a matter of logistics, it's not possible, as the cards haven't been received from the photographer yet. That alone takes a month or so. So, right off the bat, there are a few issues that I have with this book, although it is helpful. There are general suggestions as far as wording goes, but again, most young brides I know would never use that phraseology as it is from the 60's and the wording would sound strange coming from us, although I understand the intention is for us to use it as a guide and to paraphrase. The only extremely helpful tip that I got from this book was not to write more than 5 notes per day (although it can be very tempting when you get on a roll!) as you will find yourself starting to write sloppy and making mistakes. People hang on to these cards as keepsakes and you want to make it worth their wait. Unfortunately, I could absolutely not locate any other more appropriate book to help me out. So, I would say if you are absolutely desperate for help, this book will do.

This is THE GREATEST thank you book EVER. A friend told me to get it when I got married, saying she had used it to write her TY notes and many of her mother-in-law's friends called the M-I-L telling her how wonderful her new daughter-in-law's thank you notes were. I bought it and used it, and the same thing happened with me and my mother-in-law! I bought this book to give as a gift to a young lady who has an upcoming wedding and she loves it as well. The best part is that the book has complete thank you notes already composed for almost any kind of gift you can imagine receiving as a shower of wedding gift. And after you have written dozens of TY notes for your china, crystal, cookware,etc, you will be SO HAPPY that you bough this book. Seriously a MUST HAVE for any bride to be who gives a darn about thanking her gift-givers!!!

This book is an excellent aid in writing the many thank-you notes that newly married or about-to-be married couples need to write. It demonstrates and describe ways to write personal thank-you notes within a formula so that you don't have to spend hours agonizing over what to say to people beyond the "thank you for the ____. I really liked it. Thank you for coming to our wedding" go-to that rings of a 10-year-old's thank you note to her grandmother for the "nice sweater you knitted for me"

I loved this book! It saved me a ton of time writing thank you notes for the many the wedding gifts we received. Instead of having to think up something new every time, I was able to use the author's notes for a variety of popular gifts, so I was never searching for words. Everyone who received my thank you note told me it was terrific. Finally, I’m a hero in my in-laws eyes! My wife too used the book and was thrilled that this book made it so easy for us to thank our friends and family.

Never stress about writing thank you notes again! This book has delightful ideas to draw from when writing hundreds of thank you notes. I still reference mine for everyday gifts as well.

I kind of already knew this stuff, but probably useful for somebody who doesn't write thank-you notes.

If the choices made available on Amazon are all those written for brides who do not know how to write suitable thank yous, ladies you are in trouble. This book was written for women who might think emailing a thank you would be suitable. If your Mother or aunts can't help you, my best suggestion is that you consider studying the form of a well written note you may have received at some point.

Love this book! It has a lot of fun ideas, and made me laugh all the way through by the creative wording. If nothing else, this little book helps get your creativity going. Thank you!!