Postcards as Thank Yous?

Sherry05

Is it ever acceptable to send a postcard from the place you honeymooned or held your wedding as a thank you note? How would you feel if you got one?

LeiselEB

I don't think there's anything wrong with it, though it's not my style. 

Would you have enough room to write a nice message on a post card?

LDubHawksFan

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[QUOTE]I would think the sender was being cheap.  Do it properly and send real thank you notes in an envelope.
Posted by CMGr[/QUOTE]


I wouldn't think they were cheap necessarily.  I think it would be cute from the honeymoon location....and sometimes postcards aren't <em>that</em> cheap depending on where you go.  I think the most important part is the message so if you have enough room to write a heartfelt one in the tiny space, go for it.  Also note that everyone in between can read that message.

Summer2011Bride

Yeah the part that would throw me a little bit is that anyone handling or seeing that postcard can read what you wrote. I wouldn't like it mainly for that reason.

MyNameIsNot

It would feel insincere to me.  How heartfelt could it be if the mailman and everyone can read it?  

ootmother2

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[QUOTE]It would feel insincere to me.  How heartfelt could it be if the mailman and everyone can read it?  
Posted by MyNameIsNot[/QUOTE]

ditto

ootmother2

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[QUOTE]I would think the sender was being cheap.  Do it properly and send real thank you notes in an envelope.
Posted by CMGr[/QUOTE]

But didn't you say that you used postcard RSVPs?  Same thing

Kristin789

Totally agree with previous posters.  Everyone, including the mail man/woman, will read this before you.  Not cool.
One of my "good friends" from college sent me a postcard saying she was engaged.  I would have thought I would be in the first five phone calls that very night.  And I got a postcard a week later, that everyone from Ohio to Florida had already read.  Still not over that...

LDubHawksFan

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_postcards-as-thank-yous?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:9c3d45ed-7967-4f9d-aca7-7ce4b8a74a08Post:dd88e2b8-f30e-4e53-a6aa-77cd90f9d828">Re: Postcards as Thank Yous?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Postcards as Thank Yous? : But didn't you say that you used postcard RSVPs?  Same thing
Posted by ootmother2[/QUOTE]

I don't think rsvps are as big of a deal to me because I don't care if the mailman knows people are coming and usually the only messages added are "We are so excited!!", whereas with a thank you, most of the time it's a more personal message.  Again if I got a postcard TY, I wouldn't be upset, but I would feel a little weird about people reading it first.

SarahAnn2

I personally think it depends on how formal your wedding was in the first place. If you had a more casual wedding and could still write a nice note on the back then I think it could be fun. If it was a very formal wedding I think a postcard thank you would be strange.

jcrmc

I think it could be done both ways...purchase post cards on your h'moon and bring them home with you. Then use BOTH sides to write your note on, and then mail them out in envelopes. Kind of a nice way of sharing your vacation!

Also, if you were seding your t'yous from your honeymoon, isn't that taking up a lot of your "US" time? Posting the card itself from home would be a bit...i dunno...weird? But in envelopes it gives it a bit more class.