Who Do I Send a thank you card to?

cinnabon76

My husband and I had a destination wedding in Las Vegas two weeks ago and it was awesome!  We had 32 people to join us, mostly couples, but not everybody there gave us gifts.  When sending thank you cards, does everyone who came to the wedding weekend receive one or just those who gave us gifts? 

Summer2011Bride

Definitely send to everyone who brought a gift. Technically the reception is the thank you to your guests, so if someone did not bring a gift, you don't have to send a note. However, if someone traveled a long distance to attend, I might still send one to thank them for making the trip to attend your wedding.

tanyanubin

Because it was a destination wedding, which usually cost people a lot of money to attend, I would send thank you notes to everyone. 

rsaleh84

I never realized Thank You cards were only meant for people giving gifts....I was planning on sending everyone a Thank You card for coming, no matter if they brought a gift or not, but I guess the only thing to say on their cards would be "Thanks for coming", which we could easily do at the reception...Wedding Etiquette confuses me!!

DramaGeek

rsaleh, it's normal in my circle to send a thank you card to everyone.  Not everyone gave us gifts, but it meant so much to us that people were there that I wanted them to know.  Yes, I saw everyone and talked with them and thanked them the day of, but it just didn't feel like enough.

Avion22

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_who-do-i-send-a-thank-you-card-to?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:a74c4a46-0c37-496c-aee4-c65ea82a03e1Post:8dde9a0d-ce7e-4fd8-9964-f5d16afe225a">Re: Who Do I Send a thank you card to?</a>:
[QUOTE]I never realized Thank You cards were only meant for people giving gifts....I was planning on sending everyone a Thank You card for coming, no matter if they brought a gift or not, but I guess the only thing to say on their cards would be "Thanks for coming", which we could easily do at the reception...Wedding Etiquette confuses me!!
Posted by rsaleh84[/QUOTE]

<div>For a normal (non-destination wedding), sending a thank you card for attending can seem to some people like you are fishing for gifts....even if that's not your intention at all.   But for a destination wedding, I think it's fine to thank people for attending.</div>

cinnabon76

Thank you all for responding.  I believe I will go with the general consensus here and send a thank you card to everyone that attended.