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Is handing Save the Dates/invites/thank Yous out in person rude?

Katie, on August 10, 2020 at 12:17 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 12

It saves on a stamp, so I get it why people do it and it makes sense to me. But also, I've had people say they would NEVER do that. Is it a faux pas to pass things out at family events or at work as long as everyone present is invited?

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Latest activity by Trinity, on August 11, 2020 at 10:03 AM
  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    Not rude at all as long as, like you mentioned, everyone present is invited.

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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I don’t think it’s rude
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  • Lisa
    Legend July 2022
    Lisa ·
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    I don't think it's rude! As long as everyone who is in the area when you hand them out is invited.
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  • M
    VIP January 2019
    Maggie ·
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    Ditto.

    But it also might make it a little more complicated for you. Like, if someone you think will be at the family event isn't there that day so you tuck their invite away in your purse and then forget about it. Or your recipients leave their invitations at the party and forget about it/it gets thrown out. Or people start giving you verbal RSVPs on the spot and you don't have a way to keep track of the yeses and nos.

    Sure, stamps seem like just one more expense to cut, but if mailing everything out at once simplifies your life, it can be a worthwhile expense.

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  • E
    Super October 2020
    Emma ·
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    I gave my coworkers theirs by hand. I didn’t see a point in mailing them out when I see these people everyday
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  • Margaret
    Master October 2020
    Margaret ·
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    I don't think it's rude. I've received them in person from our co-workers, but on a personal level I like the idea of sending them out. People still like to receive snail mail Smiley smile

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  • J
    Master October 2022
    Jana ·
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    Not at all. That's how they used to all be done and was considered the most proper.
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  • Kari
    Master May 2020
    Kari ·
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    It's not rude unless it's done in front of people who are not also included.

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
    MrsD ·
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    I don't think it's rude as long as it's not done at an event where other people are there who aren't invited.

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  • Hanna
    VIP June 2019
    Hanna ·
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    I think this is perfectly fine, but I probably wouldn't do it if you've having a formal wedding. If your wedding isn't especially formal, then I'd say go for it!

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  • L
    Super October 2020
    Leslie ·
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    Not rude but I think it makes it less formal to hand it to someone (more the invitations than anything)

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  • T
    Devoted May 2021
    Trinity ·
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    I don't think it's rude. In our culture, my Mom emphasized that I have to hand deliver the invitations to our relatives. According to her, it's a form of respect.

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