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Wedding Thank-You Notes in Your Own Handwriting, Without Writing 200 Cards

Capture your handwriting once on your phone. A real pen writes each note on premium cardstock, in your handwriting and with your signature, and addresses the envelope in your handwriting. We mail it with a real stamp. No printed message, no pre-printed card.

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What Wedding Thank-You Etiquette Actually Requires

The rules are stricter than most couples expect, and the volume is the part nobody plans for.

3 months

The deadline, not the myth. "All thank-you notes should be written within three months of the receipt of the gift." The one-year grace period does not exist.

Source: The Emily Post Institute
No shortcuts

Emily Post rules them out by name: "No fill-in-the-blank cards, no pre-printed cards, no phone calls, no emails, and no generic post on your website!"

Source: The Emily Post Institute
12.5 hrs

150 notes at five minutes each. The arithmetic, not the writing, is what leaves the stack sitting on the dining table in March.

Worth more than you think

Kumar and Epley found senders consistently overestimate how awkward a thank-you will feel and underestimate how good it makes the person who receives it.

Source: Psychological Science

What Will Your Thank-You Notes Cost?

Put in your guest count. Everything is included in the price below: your handwriting, the card, the envelope, and first-class postage. No per-note fees on top.

Cost of wedding thank-you cards by guest count
Guests Cards Folded notecards
50 38 $200 covers 50
75 57 $300 covers 80
100 75 $300 covers 80
125 94 $400 covers 105
150 113 $500 covers 130
200 150 $600 covers 160
250 188 $800 covers 210
300 225 $900 covers 240

Prices are prepaid credit packs, which come in fixed sizes, so a total usually buys a few more cards than you need. That is what "covers" means above. The unused balance stays on your account, and credits never expire. A Folded Notecard is $4 at list; larger packs bring the rate down from there. Full pricing.

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Starter

$100

25 folded notecards

1,000 credits

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Standard

$300

80 folded notecards

3,200 credits

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Bulk

$1,000

300 folded notecards

12,000 credits

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Payment is handled by Stripe. After you pay, we email you a link to sign in to the Note Composer.

Need more than one Starter or Standard pack? Change the quantity on the payment page.

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How Stylograph Makes Gratitude Feel Effortless

01

Upload Your Guest List

Import from your wedding spreadsheet or registry export. Tag who gave what so each note can name the gift.

02

Capture Your Handwriting

Draw each letter, number and symbol once on your phone or tablet, then add your signature. It takes under 10 minutes.

03

Review & Personalize

Every note is drafted from the guest and the gift, and nothing is written until you approve it. Edit any message, or write your own from scratch.

04

We Write and Mail Them

A pen plotter writes each note in real ink on premium cardstock and addresses the envelope in your handwriting, with a real first-class stamp. We mail them within two business days of your approval, or ship them to you to mail yourself if you choose that in the Note Composer.

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Every Type of Wedding Note, Handled

Discover how Stylograph blends human warmth with automation, delivering truly personal notes at scale for every relationship.

Gift Thank-Yous

"Thank you for the cast iron pan! We've already used it three times this week."

Cash and Check Gifts

Name the plan, never the amount. "We're putting it toward the down payment" is the line that lands.

Vendor Notes

Thank your florist, planner, officiant, or venue coordinator. Etiquette gives these a two-week window, not three months.

Wedding Party

Send personalized notes to each bridesmaid, groomsman, or flower girl.

Attendance Gratitude

Guests who came without a gift still get a note. Emily Post is explicit that presence counts.

Group Gifts

Every contributor gets their own card. One collective note to the whole office does not count.

A folded thank-you card painted with a wildflower bouquet wrapped in kraft paper on a wooden bench

Still Deciding What to Write?

Wording is the part that stalls couples before volume ever does. Our guide to wedding thank-you card messages has 60 examples organized by recipient, covering cash gifts, registry items, group gifts, the bridal party, parents and in-laws, vendors, and guests who came without a gift. Use it whether or not you use Stylograph.

A 150-guest wedding comes to about 113 cards and $500 in folded notes, written, addressed, stamped, and mailed. Smaller guest lists and single notes are priced the same way. See the full pricing breakdown before you sign up for anything.

Wedding Thank-You Note Questions, Answered

Are the notes actually handwritten?
Yes. A pen plotter writes each note with a real pen in real ink on premium cardstock, in your own handwriting, captured once on your phone or tablet. The message is not printed: the pen writes every letter. Emily Post rules out pre-printed and fill-in-the-blank cards, and this is not either of those: it is your handwriting, written out one card at a time.
How soon after the wedding should thank-you notes go out?
Within three months of receiving the gift, per the Emily Post Institute. The one-year grace period is a myth. Gifts that arrived at a shower or engagement party should be acknowledged within two weeks of receiving them, and vendors should hear from you within two weeks of the wedding, or within a week of getting back from your honeymoon. If you are already late, send the note anyway. Late beats never.
What should I write in a wedding thank-you card?
Three things, in any order: name the specific gift, say how you will use it or what it meant, and acknowledge the person's presence or your relationship with them. A note that does all three reads as personal even when it is two sentences long. Never name a dollar amount for a cash gift, never mention exchanging or returning something, and have both partners sign every card.
How much do wedding thank-you cards cost?
A Folded Notecard is from $3.33 per card, and that price covers everything: your handwriting, the card, the envelope, and first-class postage. 150 folded notes, the rough number a 200-guest wedding produces, comes to $600. A 100-guest wedding is closer to 75 cards and $300. Use the calculator above for your own guest count, or see the full pricing page.
When are wedding thank-you notes due?
Gift thank-yous are due within three months of the day the gift arrives, per the Emily Post Institute, which for anything handed to you at the wedding means three months from the wedding itself. Vendors should hear from you within two weeks. The calculator above will work both dates out from your wedding date. The one-year grace period is a myth, and if you are already past the deadline, send the note anyway.
When do the cards go out?
We mail your cards within two business days of your approval, first class from Western Pennsylvania.
Can we mail the cards ourselves?
Yes. Choose shipping in the Note Composer, and the finished cards come to you to mail yourselves.
What if I want to write a few notes myself?
You can. Generate all your notes, hand-write the handful that need your own pen, and send the rest. You can also edit any message before it is written, or write one from scratch in the composer.
Is my handwriting data kept private?
Yes, privacy is core to our promise. Your handwriting samples are never reused or shared without your consent. Every note is treated as confidential.

Turn a Task Into a Touchpoint

Your guests showed up, travelled, and picked something out for you. Send them a note in your own handwriting before the three-month window closes.

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