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Tanya
Just Said Yes October 2018

Are Thank You Notes a Thing of the Past?

Tanya , on November 15, 2017 at 12:28 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 40

I went to several weddings in 2016 and noticed I didn't receive a thank you note from any of them after either purchasing their gift from their registry or placing money in a card.

Are thank you notes a thing of the past or did they just not know proper etiquette?

I plan to order invitations and the thank you notes on Black Friday or Cyber Monday but am wondering if it is even worth doing?

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Latest activity by Jana, on May 9, 2020 at 12:09 AM
  • K
    Super March 2018
    K ·
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    They are not a thing of the past. FH and i will be sending thank you notes. Those people are just rude.

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  • Kourtney
    Beginner December 2017
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    Same here. I thought it was super tacky. Definitely going to be sending them with FH and I's wedding next month. I remember when I don't get a thank you

    ETA: Just read your question, they are for sure worth doing. Sometimes people's last memory of your wedding is the thank you, and if I look back and remember that I didn't get one, it really sours my memory

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  • FutureMrsWhite
    Dedicated April 2018
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    Nope. Those people were just rude and ungrateful

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  • christine
    Just Said Yes June 2018
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    Ugh..what is wrong with people? Thank you notes are 100% necessary!!

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  • OG Kathryn
    Champion May 2016
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    The last two I went to i didnt get one either. Oh well.

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  • Munchkin9218
    Master September 2018
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    I see a lot of the cards that area picture fro mthe wedding with Thanks from Mr. and Mrs. X at the bottom - informal to me, but at least its some form of thank you.

    It definitely should be done.

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  • Elysia
    Dedicated December 2017
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    Thank you notes are necessary. In fact I still haven't heard the end of no Thank Yous from my cousins wedding over a year ago. Some people just have no clue when it comes to planning, properly hosting and Thanking your guests.

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  • VC
    Super April 2018
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    Send thank you notes.

    Don't follow in the steps of people with no manners.

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  • Mrs Robes
    Devoted October 2018
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    Definitely just poor manners. I didn't get one for the last two weddings I've attended.

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  • Mrs. V
    Beginner July 2019
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    You should 100% send thank you notes for gifts and people who attended who did not give gifts. It's very thoughtful to send them to your vendors and anyone who helped make your day possible! You should send thank you's for bridal shower gifts, bachelorette gifts, etc.

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  • Heather
    Expert March 2018
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    No they are not a thing from the past. I think its just rude. A friend of mine got married 8 yrs ago im assuming the ty got lost in the mail

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  • Future Mrs. G
    VIP February 2018
    Future Mrs. G ·
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    No, they are still very much a thing.

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  • spring 2017
    Devoted May 2017
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    Most definitely not a thing of the past. Nor are they strictly the bride's responsibility. Make sure your spouse shares the duties of writing thank you notes.

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  • firstoneat56
    Master August 2017
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    I couldn't imagine receiving a gift for any occasion and not sending a thank you note.

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  • Jennifer
    Master September 2018
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    Here too, I haven't received thank you notes in several of the last few weddings. I send a thank you note for everything, even before wedding planning.

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  • bluevelvet
    Devoted October 2017
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    Not a thing of the past. Married on 10/7/17, all thank you notes were done within a week (yes I am type A.) People want a handwritten thank you note, not an email, not a FB post, not a generic post card. Hubby and I wrote them out, both signed - easy peasy. Well worth the goodwill they spread.

    Edited to add: We wrote them out for gifts we rec'd before the wedding from folks who could not attend just to get them done!! My hubby was like "Take it easy there missy" but hey - let's get it done.

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  • Susan
    Super December 2017
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    Not a thing of the past. I went to several weddings last year and received thank you notes. I have written a thank you note for everything we've received so far.

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  • Sarah
    Devoted June 2018
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    Nothing grates my nerves quite like this. I went to a friend's shower and wedding, with gifts in hand for both. Not a single thank you. So horrible.

    I learned from my friend: All of her shower thank-you's went out the first day after any shower (and she had 6!). She sent thank you notes within the appropriate 3 months of her wedding day. She sent everybody in the wedding party a thank you for being in the wedding, separate of any gift. I don't think that last one was necessary, but I LOVED getting that card.

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  • Nicole
    VIP November 2017
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    Thank you notes should be sent

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  • Mary
    Expert October 2017
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    I've never received a thank you note but I sent them anyway. Order your thank you notes!

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