Thank you card etiquette.

Chedva
Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:09:18 +0000

Address the envelope as “Smith Family” or “Mr. & Mrs. J. Smith & Family” (or Dr. & Mr. Smith & Family, or whatever - you get the idea). Inside the card, list by name at least everyone who came to your party. If they were kind enough to come, they should be thanked personally.

After you’ve named the people who came, look at the card that came with the gift. If it’s signed just “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”, they’re the ones you should thank. If it’s signed “The Smith Family”, you should thank the entire family by name: “Mr. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Sam, John and Sue” (you can leave off the family pets). No one wants to be called “and family”.