Should you send Thank You notes from wedding presents?

Social etiquette suggests that within two days is the best rule to follow. However, if it's a wedding present then up to six months is socially acceptable. The thought behind this is that presumably young people generally leave for their honeymoon immediately following their wedding, then come home to the often hectic challenges of settling into their new home together.

The question of whether email over handwritten letters are acceptable: Societally, it may be best to consider the age of the person you're writing. Consider that an elderly person who does have an email address, may still subscribe to older social graces. Also consider the impact. How might you feel receiving an email compared to a hand written note from your friend? It's most probable that you'd feel far more sincerity from the handwritten card.

In light of new technology where society can go to a website to select a card, personalise it with their own photos, then electronically enter anything they like inside the card, makes for a very nice gesture of appreciation. However, some people, again, may consider it as a laziness over receipt of something hand written.

A general rule to consider; if in doubt, invest in the few seconds it takes to hand write your card. Those few seconds may go a long way in presenting yourself as you wish to be!