They came and celebrated your special day with you, and many brought or sent gifts. Thanking people for being part of one of the most important days of your life is not just good etiquette, but it ...

The wedding ... a thank-you. Three months later, I ran into the bride’s mother and asked how the happy couple was doing. I also mentioned that we never received an acknowledgment of our gift.

No matter the etiquette topic at hand, be it Southern weddings or funerals, there’s one matter that tends to send our audience into passionate overdrive every single time: thank-you notes—and the fact ...