We said that it is a must and tradition to express your appreciation and deepest gratitude to everyone who joined in your baby shower whether they joined in person or virtually, including those who took their time to buy and send you gifts, through a hand-written and personalized baby shower thank you card.
In my previous post you have learned when is the best time to send baby shower thank you card and what planning or preparations you have to make before the baby shower, and who you need to thank.
Now the next thing is what do we write in a thank you card? Are there appropriate or inappropriate wordings? How do you ensure it is genuine and heartfelt?
How to write a thank you card?
You must remember these ‘three simple sentence formula’ for baby shower thank you card: general thank you for coming or joining the baby shower or sending gifts; most heartfelt reaction to the gift given; and a closing line for your appreciation and gratitude. This formula never fails.
Here is a practice of the formula:
I know you are super busy, but you really came to my baby shower, it meant to world to me.
Thank you so much for the cute overall with matching hat and shoes. I love them and couldn’t wait to see them on my baby.
You are such a generous friend for really finding the time in your busy schedule. I couldn’t thank you enough, but I am so lucky to have you.
It is really simple and easy. You can add more and make it personal, but generally the formula says it all. It is super easy and won’t take you long to finish one thank you card.
Classic Thank You Wordings:
1. I enjoyed and loved seeing you at my baby shower. Thank you so much for getting me that adorable and comfy nursing pillow. I am so blessed to have a veteran mom like you. I hope you won’t get tired of me asking you for lots of parenting advice in the coming days.
2. One of my favorite and unforgettable part of the baby shower is the conversation and laughters I shared with you. I loved the cute and soft baby pajamas you picked out. I love the colors and its soft material. I am sure my baby will sleep soundly on them. Thanks a lot.
3. I appreciate you coming to my baby shower and I am so happy for the books you got for my baby’s library. They are all so good, I cannot wait to read them to her/him. I hope you could come one day and read a some yourself. I couldn’t thank you more for the love.
4. I couldn’t thank you more, but I hope you realize how grateful I am for making the trip just to be at my baby shower. Thank you so much babe for getting me the cutest swaddle – I’ve learned that it makes life easier once the baby is here. I really appreciate your thoughfulness and getting to all that trouble just to be here.
5. Thank you darling dear for making the time to be at my baby shower. It has been a long while and it was amazing catching up, and I appreciate all your well wishes and advice. I am pretty sure my baby will love having you in her/his life as much as this momma do. Thanks so much.
These are some samples of classic baby shower thank you message. If you noticed, it follows the three simple sentence formula. The formula like I said always work, and then you can just add a few lines or some words to make them even more personalized. Another thing to remember besides the formula – don’t write too long messages, keep them brief and genuinely heartfelt – what do you really want to tell them, that’s it.
In my next post, I will be sharing with you more ideas to write in thank you card. What wordings to write for family and friends who are out of town, who attended virtuall or just sent their gifts, and for those who opted to gift you money, including those who may have missed your baby shower. We’ll learn all that on my next post. Hope this idea here helped you craft your own messages.