Anonymous
02/23/2026 11:51
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
Maybe it's your circle
Anonymous
02/23/2026 11:51
Subject: Re:Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
When you give your gift, request the thank you that you want.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 11:50
Subject: Re:Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The pre-printed lines do sound lazy.
+1. Yuk
Grow up.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 11:50
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
I love that this stuff bothers you old biddies.
1) It was a thank you card
2) It DID have handwriting on it
3) The specific gift WAS acknowledged.
4) It was just a bit untraditional.
Stay mad, crones.
1) It was a thank you card
2) It DID have handwriting on it
3) The specific gift WAS acknowledged.
4) It was just a bit untraditional.
Stay mad, crones.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 11:49
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
Sounds kinda lazy. When I read your subject, I thought the couple had spent part of their honeymoon trip, sending individualized postcards from their location. That sounded cute to me! But this pre-printed nonsense on a postcard sounds cheap and lazy.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 11:46
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
You received a thank you note in the mail? Impressive.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 11:42
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
OP, I give them points for at least making sure you know they received the correct gift.
But yeah, I would prefer my own kids focus a little less on the image and a little more on gratitude toward the people who show up for you.
But yeah, I would prefer my own kids focus a little less on the image and a little more on gratitude toward the people who show up for you.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 11:36
Subject: Re:Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
Anonymous wrote:The pre-printed lines do sound lazy.
+1. Yuk
Anonymous
02/23/2026 11:00
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
I think it's tacky and I'm a millennial but I don't see this frequently enough for it to be my hill to die on.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 10:59
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
Anonymous wrote:I attended a wedding recently and just received a postcard thank-you for the wedding gift. I had no idea this was a thing! On one side, it had a photo of the couple. On the other side, there were a few pre-printed lines about how lucky the couple is, and then just two short handwritten lines thanking me specifically for my gift, and in the most generic way possible (basically: thank you for the X, we really appreciate it). There were exactly sixteen handwritten words in the whole thing.
Honestly, my middle schooler could have written a more personalized and appreciative thank you: We plan to use your generous gift to do X, we hope to see you at X so we can catch up and tell you about the honeymoon, etc.
Has anyone else felt annoyed by this apparent wedding trend, or am I just being grumpy?
Stop attending weddings . Win-win.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 10:27
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
Postcard is fine, the preprinted text makes me cringe a little, but the handwritten part makes it better.
Sadly, it's a lot better than what we usually get - which is no thank you note or one that is entirely preprinted.
I know it makes me a grumpy old lady, but if brides and grooms are going to embrace traditional wedding customs like a registry and gifts, they need to follow up on their traditional obligations of sending thank you notes.
I hate writing thank you notes - which is one of the reasons I didn't want any gifts or money when we got married (and we didn't need any help setting up a household). But we sent handwritten notes to the people who did give us gifts.
Sadly, it's a lot better than what we usually get - which is no thank you note or one that is entirely preprinted.
I know it makes me a grumpy old lady, but if brides and grooms are going to embrace traditional wedding customs like a registry and gifts, they need to follow up on their traditional obligations of sending thank you notes.
I hate writing thank you notes - which is one of the reasons I didn't want any gifts or money when we got married (and we didn't need any help setting up a household). But we sent handwritten notes to the people who did give us gifts.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 10:24
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
Anonymous wrote:That sounds lovely. They didn’t just thank you for “the kind gift,” they were specific about the coffee maker.
Just stop.
Your gift was acknowledged; you know it was received; you were thanked.
Stop, Gladys.
This.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 10:24
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
I have yet to receive a thank you card for a wedding gift sent a year ago. Wedding was in October. Bride and groom are 23.
Are thank you notes not considered required by this new generation?
Are thank you notes not considered required by this new generation?
Anonymous
02/23/2026 10:15
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
Well, my grandmother got married in the late 1940s and sent a cardstock with a photo of the couple and pre-printed lines thanking them for their attendance and gift (not specified). It was put inside an envelope and mailed, though, so not technically a postcard.
Anonymous
02/23/2026 10:09
Subject: Postcard as a wedding thank-you -- is this the new norm?
I like the postcard thank yous, mostly because I like pictures. But yeah the preprinted lines are tacky.