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I'm assuming that WAS a thank you?

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Dear Prudence,

Earlier this year, my good friends had a small destination wedding. Between travel, accommodation, clothing, and gifts, I spent several thousand dollars. Initially, I was happy to do it. But now I’m not so sure.

At the reception, each guest received a heartfelt, handwritten letter from the couple. It was a beautiful gesture. However, I found out later that the letters were also in lieu of thank you cards. Am I wrong to feel like attending a destination wedding and giving an expensive gift should also warrant a thank you card in the mail? I know some people might find it old-fashioned, but I’m a millennial and I still feel like a proper thank you after a wedding, especially an expensive destination one, is important!

—Overreacting or Underappreciated?

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Re: I'm assuming that WAS a thank you?

  • charlotte989875charlotte989875 member
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    That is a thank you- and a much nicer one than if they mailed you a generic card months later. 
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  • VarunaTTVarunaTT member
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    I am really starting to hate thank you cards.

    This is ridiculous.
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  • MyNameIsNotMyNameIsNot member
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    I mean, if I sent a gift that arrived afterwards or while we were gone I'd hope they'd acknowledge it separately just so I'd know they got it, but I think this LW is just salty about having spent too much money on someone else's wedding and looking for something to be mad about.
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  • ei34ei34 member
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    I would take the handwritten note as the thank you and not harp on it. Sure, it’s a thank you for attending, and not for the gift that was given (bc it was likely written before the gift was received).

     But handwritten and heartfelt are not words that I can describe the last few thank you’s I’ve received following weddings or showers - they’ve all been printed (sometimes with a photo) and not a line of anything handwritten. So I’d actually be thrilled in this scenario with something so heartfelt. 
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