The proper etiquette is to send thank you notes within two weeks for gifts received before your wedding date, and within one month for the gifts that you received after your wedding date. But if you missed the proper deadlines, a late thank-you card is still better than no thank you card at all!

The best way to keep track is to send out thank you cards as you receive the gifts. Keep a journal and inventory everything as it comes in noting specifically who it is from. For the super-organized, save yourself some time by creating a list with three columns. In column one list the name of all your guests, in column two note a description of the gifts they give and in column three note the date that the gift arrived. The names are obviously the easy part; you can copy and paste from your invitation list. The reason this idea is so useful is because it will alleviate any concern you may have trying to remember who gave you what and for which event; shower, engagement, wedding. You will thank yourself for being so organized later.

Also, don’t forget that we don’t live in the cave ages anymore! Your groom can write those thank you notes too! Get him involved split the task at hand! Just be sure to check off the names that you sent to, so you won’t send any embarrassing doubles.