The generic thank you card

That is impersonal! I don't think it's a "thing," or at least, I hope not! Of all the weddings I've been to (and even not been to, just sent a gift), I've always gotten a hand-written thank-you note.

God, don't even bother....

Ewe. I would never.

Judging by the quick and outraged responses I've gathered this is NOT a thing. Noted lol thanks thought it was just me!

No. That just shows this particular couple was not taught manners. We are getting blank thank you cards, but will hand write a personal note to each guest.

Nope, rules haven't changed. that person either didn't know better or didn't care. Thank you cards should be handwritten, personal, and mention the gift that was given.

Eeps, nope, not a thing. Just an individual who thought that it would be acceptable. The cards really don't take too long to do, a personalized note is a must!

It takes four minutes to write a thank you note; I know this because I send at least 12 of them after every weekend.

Sure, it's time consuming and a bit of a chore, but it's polite, sweet and if someone is worth inviting, they're worth a note.

Yes! Agreed. Removing the labor from writing a thank you card you'd think they would have gone out a bit sooner..

I once got a generic photo in an envelope over a year after the wedding.

The couple planned to have another baby and they waited until the baby was born to get family pictures and then make them into the wedding thank you cards/ baby announcement.

It's not a thing. It's just rude, lazy people.

That's interesting, why not do personal thank you cards after the wedding, and a baby announcement when the baby is born? I guess combining them saves some in postage..

Please don't let that ever become a thing. I would never do that either personalize it or don't bother.

Someone spends the time and money to pick out a present they think the couple will like, buy it, get it to them, etc., and the couple can't even bother to write a thank you note? That's not a "thing," that's a selfish couple.

I'm not even a big fan of waiting until you have wedding photos to incorporate into the thank you. The big requirement in my mind is to let people know that their gift was received and appreciated. An enthusiastic note a day after the gift was received is far more effective at communicating that than anything you can send months later. And a generic card with no writing doesn't communicate it at all.

Hmm, what if you did personal hand-written thank you notes for the gifts you received at the shower and you are just sending these for monetary gifts received at the wedding? Is it still so terrible or am I missing something?

Totally agree with 2d Bride

M&M - yes, you are missing something. Personal, hand-written notes should be sent for gifts after BOTH the shower and wedding. A check is still a generous gift and deserves a personal note.

Yeah, my younger brother still hasn't sent out thank you notes for his wedding I attended in August-- I think I prefer that to completely generic-- at least I have the hope of something personal (eventually) instead of the annoyance of "seriously?!"

I just got one like this! Wedding was in August, just got the what I am assuming is a thank you card. It was a thicker card with a collage of pics from the wedding (5 or so), snowflake on the front, and it said Merry Christmas. The Merry Christmas was half covered up, no mention of a thank you at all. FI was even an usher in their wedding. It seemed so impersonal and weird.

I clicked on this because I was afraid you were saying the MESSAGE was generic lol. I am so paranoid about people comparing my cards and saying, "Wait, she is glad YOU could attend? She was glad I could attend too!" Lol.

No the truly generic card is terrible.