How To Write A Thoughtful Thank You Card
I created my watercolor stripe stationery to include a card for every occasion: birthday, thank you, greeting, romance, and sympathy. They are for sale individually, or you can buy the pack of 5 here.
This blog post talks all about the method I use to write a thoughtful thank you note.
My momma taught my brothers and me to write thank you notes at a young age. After every birthday and Christmas, we would sit down and write a note for each gift we received. (Honestly, I think she scared us into it with a story that our grandparents might stop giving us gifts if we didn’t write to them and I wanted those toys, dangit!) Now, I’ve just been doing it for so long that it’s become a habit!
I have found over the years that I tend to follow the same formula for writing my thank you cards. This is the method I use for every birthday gift and also the method I used when tackling a huge pile of wedding gifts!
1) Keep a list while you’re opening gifts.
Technically, this is before you start writing, but having a note open on my phone on Christmas morning to write down what is from who saves me from having to try to remember later!
2) I always start and end my thank you notes by saying…“Thank you!” (duh)
Yes, I put it in there twice. Once to say “Thank you so much for the ___” and again at the end to say “Thanks again for the ___.”
3) I specifically name the gift that they gave me
I know some people will get pre-printed thank you cards with a generic message inside, but I’m a firm believer in personalizing each one. I will also include a sentence or two about why I’m excited to have the gift (or if it’s money, what I’m excited to spend it on).
4) I include a connection
I’ll either share about how good it was to see the person recently or talk about how I’m excited for an upcoming visit…or both!
5) I add that second “thank you” in there and sign off
Pretty self-explanatory
And that’s my formula! These don’t always have to be in the same order, but it’s basically what I stick to every time. Here are two examples, one from me to my brother and one from my grandfather to me:
