Thank You Now...or Thank You Later?

So...our wedding invitations went out last week!

Reveal to come soon...believe it or not, some of our guests still haven't received theirs!

Since then, there has been a flurry of mail at Turkey Mom & Dad's house (all RSVPs say "YES" so far!) and we have been receiving mail here as well.

I am sure our mail person hates us

This is where I need your help, Hive.

We haven't yet received our wedding thank you notes (Two Paperdolls is working hard on them) and I have seen conflicting information online about the correct protocol. Do you send a thank you note as soon as you receive the gift or wait until after the wedding? There are so many "rules" out there.

One site recommended a two week thank you turnaround for gifts that come before the wedding. For those gifts given at the wedding, they say you have one month after the honeymoon to send thank yous. However, I've also read that you should wait until after the wedding for all thank you notes so that you can add more personal sentiments ("I had so much fun dancing the Electric Slide with you, Aunt Sally. And thank you for the beautiful place setting!").

I'm thinking about a hybrid...maybe a thank you for the gift now (unfortunately not in our wedding stationary) and then another after the wedding to make it more personal (can reference the day). To give some context, I am big on thank you notes. I often send them after weekend trips to friends, for an especially nice gesture, etc. It feels strange to wait 2+ months to send a thank you.

A stack of thank you notes after FMIL's friends hosted a luncheon in my honor

What do you all think? How did you handle your thank you note writing?

A) Write the thank you now for gifts received
B) Wait until after the wedding to send a thank you
C) Send a thank you for the gift now and a note after the wedding
D) Other (hit the comments)