Ask Carley: It's not 'too girly' for groom to write thank-you notes

Q: I'm writing thank-you notes to my bridesmaids to go with the gifts I'm giving them, but my fiance thinks it'd be too girly if he did that for his groomsmen. Should he do it anyway?

A: True, a groomsman may not save a card forever the way a bridesmaid might, but being in the wedding party still merits a note of thanks, along with the gift.

Your fiance doesn't have to write anything mushy; it can be something short and genuine like, "Thanks for being in our wedding. It's been fun having you be a part of it." Even if the card gets tossed the next day, the guys will be grateful for a note that shows your guy appreciates them.

(Carley Roney, co-founder and editor in chief of The Knot, the nation's leading wedding resource, advises millions of brides on modern wedding etiquette at www.theknot.com.)

(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)

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