They buy and outfit, they buy you a gift, they often travel a long way to come and see you get married, possibly shell out for hotels to stay in the area, so would you send your guests a thank you card?
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Speaking as a bride to be, and having sent thank you cards most of my life for birthday and Christmas presents, they play a pretty big part in our wedding stationary.
One in five newlyweds don’t send thank you cards to their guests. 11% of Brides opt not to send them at all and 9% were selective about who they send thank you cards to.
It is courteous for the bride and groom to send our thank you cards after the big day, to show their appreciation for the guests appearance and if they have given them a gift.
However on the other side of the table, they are being fed, often two meals, they often get free alcoholic drinks and a wedding favour, so is that enough to say thank you, without sending out cards? You could attach a thank you for note to your favours and kill two birds with one stone.
Sarah Jackson, one of the brides who admitted to not sending thank you cards, said:
“The period just after our wedding was just a blur. By the time everything had settled down, it felt a little late to be sending thank you cards. I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. Our friends and family knew how grateful we were that they attended our big day.”
With those couples that choose to go straight on their Honeymoon is a push to expect thank you card only days or even a week or two after the wedding, however surely it is better to send one later than never?
Claire Gould, owner of English Wedding Blog said:
"Receiving a thank you note these days can mean ever so much. We all live busy lives. Knowing that someone's taken a little time - even if it's just five minutes - to write a heartfelt thank you can mean the world to someone. When wedding guests have given money or gifts, and even when suppliers have provided a service for your wedding I think it's easy to forget how much a simple thank you note can mean to them."
Often couples provide a post box for guests to donate gifts of money into, which can often be a large sum and the average Wedding gift, of a household item is not cheap, so it would seem only right to send a note of gratitude, right?
Stephen Prince from Paper Themes, who conducted the survey, said:
“Our survey showed most couples do still adhere to thank you card etiquette. I must admit, I was surprised at the amount of couples who didn’t thank all their guests.”
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