There is a lot of stationery involved when planning a wedding. This is due to the numerous events that surround the wedding itself and each event has it’s own set of stationery. One of the most important pieces of stationery is a thank you card, and there are lots of them. Bridal shower thank you cards, wedding shower thank you cards, marriage announcement thank you cards, Bachelorette party thank you cards, rehearsal dinner thank you cards, elopement announcement thank you cards, engagement announcement and engagement party thank you cards, and last but not least, wedding thank you cards.

Depending on the event, the bridal shower and wedding thank you cards will each state something different. There are some thank you cards that are only used to thank the guest for coming to the event, as gifts are not generally given at the event. This is the case for Bachelorette party invitation cards, engagement announcement thank you cards (if the announcement wasn’t at a party) and rehearsal dinner thank you cards.

Other events will bring many gifts and in these cases, the guest needs to be thanked both for their attendance and for the gift that was received. These thank you cards include bridal shower thank you cards, wedding shower thank you cards, marriage announcement thank you cards, elopement announcement thank you cards, engagement party thank you cards, and wedding thank you cards.

The tone of the cards sent will depend on the tone of the event. Generally wedding thank you cards will be the most formal, as the wedding thank you cards wording is often also the most formal. Bridal shower thank you cards can be a bit more casual but these too, usually lean towards a more formal tone with formal bridal shower thank you card wording. Marriage announcement thank you cards, rehearsal dinner thank you cards, elopement thank you cards, engagement announcements and engagement party thank you cards, are also a bit more casual but will always keep with the tone of the event. The least formal of all are Bachelorette party thank you cards, and parties such as lingerie bridal shower thank you cards.

The wedding and bridal shower thank you cards wording should reflect the tone of the event. For a bridal shower that’s held during the day at someone’s house could have quite casual bridal shower thank you wording. Something such as "Thanks for attending my bridal shower and helping me celebrate the big day!" would be appropriate. For a lingerie bridal shower, the lingerie bridal shower thank you cards should say something fun. "I can’t wait to knock Robert’s socks off with your lovely present that I am so grateful for!" could be something written on a lingerie bridal shower thank you card.

The wedding thank you cards should also reflect the tone of the wedding. For formal weddings, you may want to include "You’re generous gift will be of great help to us as we start our lives together." But for a more informal wedding thank you card you may want to make it very personal such as, "We loved the dinnerware that you gave us! We can’t wait to use it!"

Whatever event you’re sending wedding thank you cards for, it should always keep with the tone of the event’s invitation or theme of the party.