Wedding Invitations

Yesterdays wedding etiquette blog covered “How late is too late to give someone a wedding gift?” Today, we’re going to cover the flip side of that.

How late is too late to send someone a thank you note for the gift you received?
The answer to this one is the same as the prior question. It’s never too late, but the sooner you do it, the better.  Many people consider it rude not to receive a thank you note within the fist coupled months of giving the gift. But they would rather get a thank you at some point than not at all.

Most people understand the first little bit of marriage can be chaotic especially when there’s packing, moving, unpacking and reorganizing involved. So they expect a little bit of a delay but not too long of one.

I know this couple to this day who have not sent out those thank you notes after five years of marriage. I have also heard the bitterness expressed from some the gift givers stating they have not received one bit of acknowledgement regarding the gift they gave. Many of the gifts were very heart felt and a lot of time and thought was put into them. Some of givers (the close family members) have gone as far as chewing the couple out and leaving them in tears over the issue. Ouch.  So if you don’t want that kind of awkwardness, then I suggest making it a number one priority to send those thank you notes.