This Monday for MM I thought I’d share some hints on how to pick an image for your thank-you cards.

Trust me the first question you’ll get on you big day (especially from your parents) will be a coy, “Soooo when are you guys gonna have kids?”. The next question will occur sometime during your first week back from your honeymoon when someone will ask you if have started your thank-you cards yet. And you and your new husband will look at each other in disbelief. “Already?”, you’ll think.

Though you may not completely agree with where they fall in the list of To Dos, thank-you cards are important.  And though I don’t think you need to pick them before you unpack from Maui, you do need to think about what image you may want to use when you go through your pictures.

Here is my guidance, in general, the image on a thank-you card is one of the more traditional photos taken of the bride and groom. It is small so you may not want a full head-to-toe image, but more likely a head and shoulders shot. If there is an image you really like I can most likely crop it. Just ask and I’ll do my best to accommodate. I have never done a thank-you card that is not of the bride and groom, but this isn’t the only option.

Vanessa and Mike's Thank you card

Please don’t use the following knowledge to justify your procrastination, but the Martha Stewart’s and Amy Vaunderbilt’s say you have one-year to get your handwritten thank-yous in the mail.  Please note that mother-in laws all over disagree.

Happy planning,

Dani