belated thank you card -wording suggestions??

tatli_lokma

Hi everyone,
hoping someone might be able to help.

We got married in May, and through no fault of our own are only getting our thank you cards out now (basically we had ordered and paid deposit on some with photo on - photos were delayed, then total balls up with the printer...blah blah - finally got our money back, so now doing them ourselves, which we should have done to begin with, but you live and learn....!:rolleyes:)

anyway, as I said they are a *wee* bit late
Some people have said not to bother now, but I think its better late than never (we did send thank you emails/ texts/ phone calls, but still...)

here is my question - any suggestions on how to word the belated thank you? would like to make some appolgy for the delay, but want to word it right. Maybe a quirky little poem, except I'm crap at poems! Don't want it to sound like an 'excuse' as such, just an apology for the lateness!

Anyone any suggestions?

We are going to include some photos of each guest/couple in with the cards, so at least sending them late has had some benefit in that we can include these!

cheers
CincikChick

galah

Personally, I think you're grand, no need to apologise.

Friends of ours got married in summer LAST year, and still have the thank you cards on their "to do" list...Not saying that that's good practice, but hey, better late than never...
;-)

implausible

In May?! Jebus, you're very organised! We got married in March and are only sending them out now. We were still getting gifts off people up to a few weeks ago. My cousin got married this time last year and hers aren't out yet. And a friend of mine deliberately waited until her first year anniversary to send them out.

Who said not to bother? I know everyone is different and no offence, but you must have some very uptight friends and family!

I honestly wouldn't worry and there's really no need to apologise:)

tatli_lokma

deemark wrote: »

In May?! Jebus, you're very organised! We got married in March and are only sending them out now.

well apparently the etiquite is to send them within 4 weeks of your return from honeymoon!

deemark wrote: »

Who said not to bother? I know everyone is different and no offence, but you must have some very uptight friends and family!

I honestly wouldn't worry and there's really no need to apologise:)

they didn't mean not to bother in a uptight way, just in that most people won't mind and given that they are so late, then there is no real need since we did say thanks personally to everyone. but still I'd like to send a card - and we have some lovely photos of the guests in couples etc, so I thought it would be a nice touch to include a photo for each of them. I think they were good enough to make the effort to attend and give a gift, so I feel a bit cheeky not sending out thank you's but people have said to me not to be daft, they know we are greatful.

pathway33

Cincikchick wrote: »

Maybe a quirky little poem

Hey I'm probably months too late but just in case its still on your 'to do' list

Hey just to say
since we got wed in may
i haven't had a minute
to send this card
to say our thanks
though some have said just bin it

we don't like bins
to rush our sins
of them we have so many
cos before we wed
my hubby said
tonite i'll check your hanny*

* a hanny is a small watering can used in the amazonian jungle which people are meant to carry before a long journey