After the wedding, digital thank you cards turn the post-celebration thank you list from a multi-week project into an afternoon of personal messages sent straight from your phone. Each design is fully editable in our free browser-based editor and downloads as JPEG, PNG, and PDF files for sharing by text message, email, or shareable link. Easily add 1 to 3 wedding photos (the couple after the ceremony, candid reception moments, or your favorite shot from the day) plus a personal thank-you message. Customize per recipient if you want to mention a specific gift, or send a single design to your full guest list. No printing, no envelopes, no postage required.
A wedding thank you card is sent to guests after the wedding to acknowledge their presence and any gift they brought. Digital wedding thank you cards send this acknowledgment by text message, email, or shareable link instead of mailing a printed card. Our digital wedding thank you card templates are fully editable in our free browser-based editor. No Canva account, no Photoshop, no software to install. Customize the design, add 1 to 3 wedding photos (a unique advantage that printed thank you cards rarely include), and write a personal thank-you message to each recipient. Whether you are looking for digital wedding thank you cards to send to your full guest list, electronic wedding thank you cards with photos from your wedding day, or virtual wedding thank you cards for guests who could not attend in person, every template here is built to be customized in your browser and shared digitally in 5 to 10 minutes per card.
Clean lines, modern typography, and generous white space for the photo to be the hero of the card.
Watercolor florals that complement wedding photos taken in gardens, vineyards, or floral-heavy reception venues.
Earthy textures and hand-drawn details that pair with outdoor and desert wedding photography.
Formal typography and traditional layouts. Lets the wedding photo carry the visual weight while keeping the card formal.
Warm tones and hand-lettered scripts. Pairs with barn weddings and farmhouse-themed celebrations.
Traditional etiquette says wedding thank-you cards should be handwritten on a printed card and mailed. That standard was set when most weddings had 50 to 100 guests. Today, with weddings averaging 100 to 200 guests and many couples planning international destination weddings, the etiquette has evolved. The modern hybrid approach is widely accepted:
Send handwritten cards to: parents and grandparents, anyone who gave a major gift (over $200), the wedding party, anyone who hosted a pre-wedding event for you (engagement party, bridal shower, rehearsal dinner). These are the people who appreciate the keepsake and the personal touch most.
Send digital cards to: friends and casual acquaintances who attended, guests who gave smaller gifts ($25 to $200), out-of-town guests where you can include wedding photos they would not otherwise see, and anyone who attended virtually or sent a gift but could not attend. These are the people for whom digital is faster and more visual without losing the gratitude.
This hybrid approach lets you preserve the formal handwritten card for the people who care most, while sending faster, photo-rich digital cards to your broader guest list. Almost every couple now sends some combination, especially weddings of 150 or more guests where 100 percent handwritten would take 6 to 10 weeks of writing time.
This is the biggest advantage of digital over printed thank you cards: easy photo integration. Printed thank you cards rarely include wedding photos because the photos take 4 to 8 weeks to come back from your photographer (long after the post-wedding thank-you window has closed) and printed photo cards cost significantly more than printed text-only cards. Digital thank you cards solve both problems:
Photo timing aligns with thank-you timing. By the time you have wedding photos back from the photographer (typically 4 to 8 weeks after the wedding), you are still within the 3-month post-wedding window where thank-you cards are expected. Choose 1 to 3 favorite shots and drop them into the template.
No additional cost. Printed thank-you cards with photos cost $1.50 to $3.50 per card. Digital cards with photos cost the same as digital cards without photos (the price of the template, under $25 total).
Personalize per recipient. Send the photo of the couple at the cocktail hour to the bridal party. Send the family group photo to relatives. Send the candid dance-floor shot to college friends. Each guest gets a card that feels personal because the photo connects to them.
Guests share them. Photo-rich digital thank-you cards get shared on Instagram and saved to camera rolls in a way that text-only cards do not. This extends the celebration past the wedding day in a way printed cards do not.
Wait until you have wedding photos back from your photographer (typically 4 to 8 weeks after the wedding) so you can include 1 to 3 favorites in each card.
Make a list of every guest who attended and every gift you received. The standard window for thank you cards is within 3 months of the wedding, so plan to finish sending within 12 weeks.
Pick a template that matches your wedding aesthetic. Filter by style above so the thank you cards feel coordinated with the rest of your wedding stationery.
Open the template in our free browser-based editor. Add your wedding photos (1 to 3 per card). Customize the thank-you message: mention the specific gift if it was particularly thoughtful, or write a general message if you sent the same design to multiple guests.
Download the file pack (JPEG, PNG, PDF). Send the JPEG by text message to most guests, by email to older relatives who prefer email, or via shareable link for the wedding party group chat.
For guests who require a handwritten thank-you (parents, grandparents, major gift-givers), still mail a printed card. The hybrid approach is widely accepted and lets you balance speed with tradition.
If you prefer printed wedding thank you cards instead, browse our printed wedding thank you cards collection. For the formal wedding invitation, see our digital wedding invitations or printed wedding invitations. For the early heads-up to guests, see our digital save the dates.
No, especially when used as part of a hybrid approach. Send handwritten cards to parents, grandparents, the wedding party, and anyone who gave a major gift (over $200). Send digital cards to friends, casual acquaintances, and guests who gave smaller gifts. This balanced approach preserves traditional etiquette where it matters most while letting digital cards (with their photo advantages) reach the broader guest list. For very large weddings of 200+ guests, digital is now the expected default for many guests, especially friends and out-of-town acquaintances.
Send wedding thank you cards within 3 months of the wedding. The traditional rule was 6 weeks, but modern etiquette has extended that to 3 months to give couples time to recover from the wedding and (importantly) to give photographers time to deliver the wedding photos that go in the cards. Cards sent more than 3 months after the wedding feel late. For gifts received before the wedding (engagement gifts, shower gifts), send the thank you within 2 to 3 weeks of receiving.
Yes, and you should. Photo integration is the single biggest advantage of digital over printed thank you cards. Most templates support 1 to 3 photos. Use a hero shot (the couple after the ceremony) plus 1 to 2 supporting shots (a candid moment, a group photo, a venue detail). Photos make the card feel personal even when you send the same design to multiple guests. Save the highest-resolution version your photographer provides for best print quality if a guest decides to save or print the card.
Our digital wedding thank you card templates cost the price of the template (under $25) for unlimited sends to your full guest list. Compare to printed: $1.00 to $2.50 per card for 200 guests is $200 to $500 in printing, plus $25 to $40 in envelopes, plus $80 to $140 in postage. Total $305 to $680 for printed thank you cards. Digital saves 90+ percent. For couples with large guest lists, the savings can be reinvested into handwritten cards for the people who matter most.
A wedding thank you card should include 4 elements: the recipient's name ("Dear Sarah" or "Dear Sarah and Michael"), a thank-you for attending the wedding, a thank-you for the specific gift if applicable ("Thank you for the beautiful crystal vase, we love it"), and a personal closing ("With love, Sarah and Michael"). Keep the tone warm and personal. For digital cards sent to multiple guests with the same generic message, focus on attendance and let the wedding photos carry the personal weight. For digital cards with a specific gift mention, take 30 extra seconds to add the gift detail before sending.
Save the JPEG image from the template download to your phone. Open your text messaging app, attach the image, add a short personal note above ("Hi Sarah, thank you for being part of our day! Here is our official thank-you below"), and send to the guest's phone number directly. The image displays inline in the message thread on every modern smartphone. For guests where you mention a specific gift in the card design itself, double-check the card before sending so the gift mention matches the recipient.
