Thank You - After You've had Your Dream Wedding....

[Paheli00]

Re: Thank You - After You’ve had Your Dream Wedding…

@PeshawarKameez

Doesn’t that just cost more money and hassle? Just thank them on the day… or sent a text to all afterwards lol

1. Cost and “hassle” doesn’t seem to prevent people from getting invitations for the wedding which generally includes several pieces of papers for the mehendi, nikah, baraat etc. Not to mentioned invitations for the walima. Somehow 99.9% desis are perfects ok with this cost and hassle.

2. Sure…you can send a text. Some people are getting too focused not his handwritten notes thing. If you don’t have time for it, get pre-printed thank you cards. If cost is an issue, you can send e-mail, text etc.

@PeshawarKameez

In my family we just do things the cheap way, we don’t even have invitations, we phone people and invite them. we don’t have tables with centrepieces either or flower decorations, the costs in a weddings are mainly - hall, table and chairs, food, a CD player for entertainment and of course most money is spent on the outfits and gold jewellery

It’s great that your family does thing this way but I’m sure you already know most people do it differently. Again, cost/hassle/time is not an issue when we’re picking out all the decor, invitations, wedding favors, cake, outfits, jewelry, food, photographer/videographer, mehndi/reception entrance, music/songs for the entrances etc. etc. etc. And this is usually done for MULTIPLE events (engagement party, mehndi, nikah, baraat, walima). Yet when it comes to thank you notes, all of a sudden, lack of time/cost/saving paper becomes a major concern.

I don’t mind if someone simply says “Look, I really don’t care about sending thank you notes at all. Its just not a priority for me.” But it irks me when people try to justify it by saying they don’t have the time for it or its too much hassle etc. If you don’t care about this or simply don’t think its necessary, just say that. But don’t come up with BS excuses and make it seem like you would do it but just can’t b/c of XYZ.