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Savvy May 2022

Thank you cards

Tiffany, on January 25, 2022 at 5:15 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 7

I can't find a straight answer on other forums on how many thank you cards to send. I bought 3 different designs since I know some will get more than one card. Are you sending a thank you to all guests who attend regardless of if they bring a gift? My FH and I had gotten some engagement gifts, and we expect most people to use amazon if they want to send a gift off our registry since it's so accessible and convenient for most people. That being said, we aren't going to sit on the gifts until after the wedding, we will open them (but not use them till after the wedding) and promptly send a thank you as they come in.

Is it redundant to then send another thank you for attending the wedding? We plan on making the rounds to tables and personally thanking people on the day of and if they attend our brunch the next day. We're waiting a year to go on a honeymoon, so I could definitely write thank yous to all guests for attending, but it just seems like overkill. I saw some cute ideas of sending a card with a photo from our wedding and having a generic "thank you for sharing our special day," but a I worry a mass mailing like that might defeat the purpose of a personally thanking someone for attending.

We are already sending/sent cards for the following: engagement gifts, attending bridal shower (gift or not), any other small get togethers, and wedding gifts as they come in or if they are brought to the wedding in person.

7 Comments

Latest activity by Lunajay, on January 26, 2022 at 12:58 AM
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    VIP July 2017
    Becky ·
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    It is somewhat redundant to send a thank you for attending - *however* I will say that we did (if there was a gift at the wedding, we thanked them for attending in the thank you for the gift). The reason we did so was because 99.5% of our guests were from out of state, and thus had to make a large time and monetary commitment to attend our wedding.

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  • Michelle
    Champion December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    If you care about etiquette, not everyone does, send out a thank you card immediately. The old school etiquette I was raised with said that you thanked them for the gift and their attendance in the same card. Also Miss Manners (you can buy her very current book “Guide To Weddings” for assistance) says that you send a thank you card immediately to anyone who has sent a gift to your home just before the wedding but you do not use the items because in the rare chance that the wedding is canceled for any reason, the gifts must be returned to guests intact and unused.
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  • devotedlydavis
    Expert March 2022
    devotedlydavis ·
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    I do not plan to send a thank you card to those that only attended. I will be sending a card to those that give a gift.
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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    You don’t send a thank you card for attending, the reception is the “thank you” for attending the ceremony. If anything, it’s more so rude to send a thank you card for attending because it’s like pointing out that they didn’t give a gift. This is relevant for both the wedding and the pre-wedding events.
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  • Jacks
    Champion November 2054
    Jacks ·
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    There is no thank you card requiring for attending the ceremony. The reception is meant as your way to thank your guests for being there for you.

    You're doing the right thing as per etiquette. Open the gift and send a thank you right away so the giver knows you received the gift.

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    Savvy May 2022
    Tiffany ·
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    Thanks everyone! Going to keep it as is then Smiley smile

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    Super August 2023
    Lunajay ·
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    I'd not sending a thank you card for people that didn't give a gift. To me, if they didn't bring a gift their thank you for coming was the meal.

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