Wedding Thank-You Notes?

[DebK1013]

Yes I would. Write a letter. Whatever you feel comfortable with. I'm sure they will hold onto it forever!

I still have a grocery list my mom wrote, on my fridge! :)

[amylynne01]

Big ditto to DebK except it's DH's parents that are no longer with us.

I would still send one to your dad. It doesn't have to be a one time thing. A thank you note can be a little more intimate or personal, and it could be something that your dad holds onto for a long time. I'm pretty sure my parents still have the thank you note that we sent after our wedding.

Thanks isn't all about gifts. We can thank people just for being in our lives and helping us celebrate. I send thank you notes to everyone who comes to the girls' bday parties even if they brought nothing. Sometimes circumstances don't allow people to bring monetary or physical gifts, but that doesn't meant that they brought nothing and deserve no recognition.

[blossomed]

I know I am in the minority here...

people do have a year to send a gift... sometimes people attend and try to get a feel for what you and hubby enjoy and gift accordingly.

Another thing to think about when deciding who should receive a note - if someone said I can either come to your wedding and no gift or not come and no gift - what would you have chosen? Therefore them coming was all they had to give. How difficult is it to jot down "we were so happy you were able to join us on our special day" and put a stamp on it? They took a whole day of their weekend, got dressed rather fancy, maybe got a sitter, to be there for you?

My thought is that proper ettiquette is making people feel good about themselves.

[Rene S]

I want to tell the OP "thank you" for asking this question. IMO there are too many people today who don't bother sending thank you notes for any big event (wedding, baby, etc). So you are doing the right thing!

[mayanfire]

i would send the thank you notes to everyone...