Thank you postcards?

beachwedding2017

I had an idea the other day, but I wasn't sure if it would seem tacky/cheap. We're going on a cruise for our honeymoon. I thought it might be neat to pick up postcards from each stop and send them as thank you's? Would this be tacky? 

charlotte989875

beachwedding2017 said:

I had an idea the other day, but I wasn't sure if it would seem tacky/cheap. We're going on a cruise for our honeymoon. I thought it might be neat to pick up postcards from each stop and send them as thank you's? Would this be tacky? 

I think that's cute and would really think it was neat and different. 

southernbelle0915

It's not against etiquette. As long as you write thank you notes and send them, a postcard works to fulfill that as well as an envelope. 

But you asked if it seems cheap. Personally, I think it does. And I don't think you'll want to spend your honeymoon writing thank you notes anyway. 

beachwedding2017

I wouldn't fill them out on the honeymoon. Just purchase them at the different stops. Fill them out when we get back. Our wedding isn't going to be"traditional". My mom is walking me down the aisle, no Father/daughter or mother/son dance, so I thought maybe this idea could work too. 

thisismynickname2

I think postcards would be really fun. You don't have to send them while on your honeymoon; you can collect them and do the notes when you return. 

I actually disagree on cheapness- postcards are often 50 cents to a buck apiece, and if you buy a package of TY cards at a regular store they can be less than that apiece, or the same, or a ton more. (I got Papyrus cards that came out to less than a buck apiece, and those are really nice cards.) Sure, postcard postage is cheaper. I think the uniqueness of a destination postcard makes up for the potentially lower cost. 

CMGragain

beachwedding2017 said:

I wouldn't fill them out on the honeymoon. Just purchase them at the different stops. Fill them out when we get back. Our wedding isn't going to be"traditional". My mom is walking me down the aisle, no Father/daughter or mother/son dance, so I thought maybe this idea could work too. 

I think the postcard idea is fine, but I would put them in an envelope to mail, like a letter, to keep your message personal and private.

About your wedding being non-traditional - will you have a couple who wants to get married, an officiant, and marriage license, and witnesses?  That is a traditional wedding.  Dancing is not required.  You get to choose who escorts you down the aisle.  No problem.

ILoveBeachMusic

I think it is a fine idea! I agree with @CMGragain though. You might want to put them in an envelope for privacy - the whole world doesn't need to know about the silver service great-aunt Mabel gave you!

beachwedding2017

I just meant traditional as in not the average types of events most people have at weddings.I guess you just have to be in my head lol to know what I meant.

ernursej

I really like the idea of postcards from places that you visited on your honeymoon. I don't think it is unreasonable to do your thank you notes why you are away. I did and it was really nice to get them done. 1-2 at a time.

SP29

I think this would be fine. As long as you are thanking your guests for their gift in an appropriate time frame, you are good.

MandyMost

I think it would be weird to get a postcard from a destination a while after the couple has returned from the destination. I also think it would be weird to get a post card from you while you were on your honeymoon. I'd probably joke that you weren't having much fun, if you know what I mean. 

thisismynickname2

MandyMost said:

I think it would be weird to get a postcard from a destination a while after the couple has returned from the destination. I also think it would be weird to get a post card from you while you were on your honeymoon. I'd probably joke that you weren't having much fun, if you know what I mean. 

Yeah, but I also think postcard sending is a lost art (so to speak) what with people uploading vacation photos to FB and Insta in real time. I haven't received a postcard in years. Probably high school actually, as FB was invented while I was in college. So the kitsch factor alone makes it fun, in my opinion, even if the cards are received when the couple has been back from their honeymoon for a few weeks. 

WinstonsGirl

We used postcards as our thank you cards.  We did a DW in Hawaii and picked up stacks of the vintage Hawaiian picture post cards, so it fit in with our wedding.  We sent then once we got back.  I think the idea is fine, though depending on when your HM is, you do want to get them out in a reasonable time