Last week, we received two thank you notes via snail mail and the contrast between them was striking. One was for a wedding gift and the other for a funeral flower.
The note from the bride and groom was unusual. It was a photo of the happy couple, post wedding, beaming in the back of a limo, with Thank You and the name of happy couple imprinted on the right side. On the back of the photo, “Sorry, you couldn’t make it to the wedding” signed Bride & Groom.
The other note, regarding the bereavement, was handwritten on a folding card. The message was poignant, personal and articulate. I saved it for a reference of how to say things that are difficult to say.
The messages were the same, but the messengers were generations apart.
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Just about everything about most weddings could be snarked about.
I like the idea of them sending that picture, but really – you’d think that they could go ahead and finish the job and tell you that they were so happy you were there (or sad you couldn’t make it) and thanks so much for the chafing dish, it will remind them of you every time they use it.
I would say the messages are very different.
de, amen!
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Bob, I used to think Emily Post was stuffy, now I’m just think I’m getting old.
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meno, yeah but if I take it at face value, I won’t waste my time being all indignant about it, which would be easy to do.