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laken1


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My cousin got married last month & as place cards to reserve a few tables for her immediate family, she put a nice crystal champagne glass with our name marker on it for us to use during the reception. Then as a thank you to us for helping with the wedding (hosting a shower, sending lots of gifts, etc) she gave us a bottle of champagne (I use this term loosely, but you know what I mean) with a personalized label thanking us for our support during their special time....etc etc. So my question is - do I need to send her a thank you note for the bottle of champagne? She gave mine to my mom because i live out of town, so I wasn't there to acknowledge it. Do I just shoot her a nice email that we drank it & it was great so I was thinking of her? Or do I need to send her a hand written thank you note? I just get confused on what to do when you get a gift as a thank you (flowers, etc) - I don't want it to go unacknowledged, but I didn't know if an email is too impersonal? Help.

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well the easy thing to do is send the email but i would go with the hand written note.  it doesn't have to be long but it weould be more personal.

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Elle


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I think an email would be sufficient.  Technically it's a thank you for her thank you, so if you don't stop somewhere it could just go 'round and 'round!

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It would be nice to send her a personal note, especially since she is family, but it is not neccessary.

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I would do a handwritten note just casually saying how nice the wedding was and thanking her for the champagne.  You can't go wrong with a handwritten note.

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Thanks ladies, I guess I knew the answer to this but was just being lazy!!! I am going to write her a note, even though I agree that I don't "have" to - it occurred to me after I posted this that the only reason it is an issue is because I had to write a ton of thank you notes for birthday gifts & I was sick of it. But then I thought - oh poor me, so many people love me & sent me presents that I have to write all these thank you notes? WHAT A BRAT! So I was thinking of just sending her a funny card & write a little something - you know she will happy to get mail at her new house with her new married name on it - I know that always pumped me up!!!

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