how long after your wedding do you have?

You are not majorly sucking, at least not yet.

Get to the cards. You do 5 or 10 each night, and your husband do the same amount. It doesn't matter if they don't all get mailed at the same time.

You found time in your busy life to plan and attend the wedding so find/make the time to do the thank you notes. No excuses allowed about how long etiquette might say you have.

It is common etiquette to send thank you cards within a month of returning from your honeymoon/moving in to your new home.

So you are still well within the 1 month limit in my mind. Just sit down and do it this weekend and you will be fine, and no one would really consider them "late"

I personally think that it is rude to send them much later than 1-2 months; I've had two bridal showers and I got those thank you cards out within 3 days, it doesn't take much time to do it. If you have the time to unpack and start using all those wedding gifts, you have time to write a thank you note for them.

My fiance and I attended a wedding in June and didn't receive the thank you until September. I understand that getting married and moving is a busy time, I am a month away from my own wedding and we are leaving for our honeymoon the next day. BUT attending someone's wedding and buying them a gift also takes time and energy (especially an out-of-town or destination wedding), and people owe their guests a PROMPT thank you for their attendance and consideration.

Send them out ASAP and you will seriously be fine. You are right on schedule to get them in the mail I think. So you will not be able to space out writing a few a day like many people suggest, because it's kind of past that time, but you have a weekend coming up within a perfect time-frame to get them out. Just sit down tomorrow with your guest list and gift information and get it done!

By Monday when you drop them all in the mail you will feel SO relaxed!

I think you can still send out cards for up to three months after you get married. It's a big task I know but if you make it a goal to do 5 cards a day, you will have the task done in no time. Cutting down a big task into smaller goals means you will feel less overwhelmed. Good luck.

A previous answer was right, a year. But, I would think that was for people who were out of the country, serving in the military, studying to be a doctor, extenuating circumstances.

Politely, a few months tops. For people who mailed things, they want to know if you even got it or not, the longer the wait, the less chance the US post office can track it down. And people who wrote checks want it off the books so they can balance their check book.

Get organized, clear off a section of desk or table or counter where they won't get wet, Have a couple pens of the same brand ready, and start writing. Write a few, then stamp and return address them all at once, and mail when convenient. Make sure to have your thank you list there, and mark them off as you do them.

and Mel is right, set a goal, x amount per night.

I think within a month of the reception would be a good timeframe. I sent mine out within a week of the wedding, but my sister got married 8 years ago and i have yet to receive a thank you note from her.

If you don't send them out within 3 months, you have people calling you to make sure you recieved their gifts. Trust me, get them done as soon as possible. Those phone calls are really embarrassing.

I bought my cards ahead of time and addressed them all before the wedding to make filling them out easier. This might help you too.

You're still OK. Many brides wait a bit so they can include a wallet-sized photo in the cards.

I'd say anything over 3 months and you should include an apology for the delay.

No, you aren't sucking at life. However, start now. Take time each evening before bed to write out 10 thank you's. You'll be surprised how quickly 10 notes get written, and how quickly your list is taken care of.

Your reception was less than two weeks ago. Just send them in the next month or so and you're fine.

I honestly feel that they should be sent out within a month of the wedding unless there is good reason - i.e. a cross-county move, a baby, illness, etc.