Thank You cards

renee2012

Do you send Thank Yous to everyone who came to the wedding or only those who gave a gift?

strlzfan11

You're only required to send thank you notes to those who gave gifts, but if any of your guests who didn't give a gift traveled a long distance to come I'd probably send them one as well.

[Deleted User]

I'm planning on sending thank you cards to everyone, gift or no gift or even no card. They still took time out of their day to spend time with us on our special day. I know the financial situation of some of my guests (they are very close family & friends & yes I do actually know their situation) so I'm not expecting gifts from them, but they still made an effort to come and I want them to realize that I appreciate them setting the day aside to spend it with us.

But technically you really only to thank the people who give you gifts.

Ali092011

You are only required to send thank you notes to people who gave you gifts. By hosting a reception and feeding/entertaining your guests, you are thanking them for witnessing your ceremony, so it is not necessary to send an additional thank you note for attending. Some people think it's nice to send a thank you note to anyone who had to travel a long distance. I think it depends on the individual guest and how you think it will be perceived by that person. There are plenty of people on TK and IRL who think thank you notes for attendance at the wedding sound like the writer is pointing out the lack of a gift.

Honestly, I once received a thank you note for going to a wedding and I thought it sounded gift grabby, but it could be because I was feeling sensitive about my money situation at that time and it bothered me that I couldn't afford a gift.