HELP-What do I write inside a thank you card from my wedding shower?

Question

My Maid of honor was supposed to write what I got and who from at my bridal shower. However she got really pissy and refused. Now I don't know what to do.

Do I write, Thank you for the gift?

Answer 1

oh no.. that sucks.

well see if you can remember some of the gifts. if not... just write people and say "thank you so much for your amazing gift! it's so perfect and I can't wait to use it in my [kitchen, bathroom, etc]. Looking forward to seeing you at the wedding!"

That's what I wrote... except I named the actual gift.

Answer 2

I wouldn't blame you if you consider finding a new maid of honor. What she did makes her sound real untrustworthy and there's always the possibility she could embarrass you on your wedding day by doing something unexpectantly.

As far as the thank you cards go, first and foremost thank the person for being there and celebrating your wedding shower with you. You can also make a brief mention about something about them and what's going on in their life, like "I'm glad to hear about your new job", "new boyfriend", etc. Then thank them for the gift. If you can't remember what the gift was, "thank you for the lovely (or thoughtful) gift" is enough.

Answer 3

Make it as personal and impersonal as possible something like "you gift was greatly appreciated and thank you for your thoughtfulness".    God Bless.

Answer 4

Just write something general in it if you can't remember who gave it. Something like "Thank you so much for your gift, it was very much appreciated."

Sorry to hear your maid of honour was being so rude.

Answer 5

i would go with thank you so very much for the wounderful gift  and thank you for comeing

Answer 6

Do you have any idea what each guest brought?  If you do, then be specific when you thank them.  If not, then thank them personally for attending and bringing a gift, as it made your day special.

Answer 7

write what you remember!  and for the people at the church...write a blanket thank you note for all of them...tyhank you all so much for joining me at my shower.  thank you so much for the thoughtful gifts--i can't wait to use them!  hope to see you in the future!  and then fire you MOH!

Answer 8

man that sucks.  did you keep the cards with the gifts?

if worse comes to worst then you (or the MOH, since she slacked or another kind soul to assist you) should contact all of the guests and say the gift list was misplaced and you don't know who gave you what so you can be specific in the thank you notes.

trust me, if you don't send a thank you note--you'll hear about it later.

Answer 9

Dear June,

Thank you so much for your generous gift. I am so glad you could attend the shower and it was great to spend time with you!

Sincerely,

Jane

Answer 10

I would be a little pissed off at my maid of honor for that...

That sucks because you cannot guess what someone gave you - even if you have a hunch that it is from a certain person I still wouldn't risk it.

I think I would write something like this:

"Dear NAME - Thank you so much for my lovely shower gift. I am so happy that you were able to attend. I cannot wait to see you the day of the wedding! Love, NAME"

I think something like that would be appropriate. Really it's the only thing you can do.

EDIT: For the people that you haven't met, maybe you can say something along these lines:

"Dear NAME - Thank you so much for the lovely shower gift. It was nice to finally meet the women that my grandmother speaks so kindly about. Thank you so much for attending. Sincerely NAME"

Answer 11

I would try to remember what everyone gave to the best of my ability.  Ask your mother and grandmother to help you because their friends may have mentioned something to them before and after the shower.   Then you can still write a sweet note mentioning how nice it was to meet them and how much you appreciate the generous gift and the support that you have received from the lovely friends of your grandmother.  

If you write a lengthy note that "usually" helps people forgive you for not remembering exactly what they gave you.  I did that for my graduation party ages ago and it saved me from having to confess that I had no idea what anyone had given me (because I was a dumb kid who didn't write it on the back of the card), but people still thought it was so sweet that I was such a nice letter writer!

Best wishes!!!!!!!!

Answer 12

Write

"Dear ....,

Thank you for attending my shower.  It is wonderful to have the support of so many people.

The gifts given will help me and my husband as we begin our life together.  

I appreciate the love that was shown to us in the gift you gave."  

It's nice and no one will care if you included the name of the item they gave.

Answer 13

If its not too many people, I'd have whoever hosted the shower contact the guests and explain that the record of who gave what gifts was lost and could they please provide the info.

I'd rather be told the info was lost then get a generic thank you card from the bride.  Its embarrassing to admit but its preferable to offending all your guests.  They don't need to be told about how the info was lost.

Sorry your maid of honor didn't live up to her duties.  Kudos to you for wanting to do the right thing and thank your guests anyway!

Answer 14

You can write a general thank you about how that person has influenced you in life in general. If they were at your shower, they mean something to you. You can write about how you appreciate them, make it seem the gift is minuscule the the sheer presence at your shower to help you celebrate meant much more.