Gift Etiquette

[ceebeegee]

I was invited to the wedding of a family friend last May--couldn't go, so I sent my regrets and ordered them a gift.  (And it wasn't cheap either, although that is only relevant in that the gift incurred a certain amount of sacrifice because I've known the groom literally all his life.)  STILL haven't received a thank you note yet.  Nor has Mom.  It is annoying.  People really need to learn about what is the correct thing to do--when someone makes the effort to pick out a gift and send it to you, it doesn't take that much time to write a quick note.

And Miss Manners backs me up here:

However, it is true that a wedding present may be sent within a year of the wedding, while no such leeway is allowed the recipients, who must send thanks immediately.