It is the week after your honeymoon and you are determined to make Miss Manners beam with pride. You’re using a printing company to create the perfect design for your wedding thank you cards and as soon as they arrive, you’re going to write thank you notes and address envelopes until you’ve showed your appreciation for every single gift, including that thing your Aunt Pat gave you. (Now there’s a challenge. How do you write a thank you note for something when you can’t figure out what it is?) As you design your cards, you should:

• Consider choosing a design that can be used for other purposes, too. This is an especially good idea if you are ordering in bulk. A monogrammed card or a simple card with thank you printed on it using a sophisticated font will never go out of style.
• Think about how formal you’d like to be. Some people prefer to have their formal married name printed on their cards, while others are much more laid back and only want to use their first names.
• Remember to order new return address labels at the same time. You dont want to start addressing the notes, only to realize that the labels you have are for your maiden name and old address.