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Don't forget those wedding thank-you notes

Originally published: January 19, 2011 2:46 PM
Updated: January 21, 2011 1:44 PM
By BROOKE SHOWELL  Special to Newsday

A wedding thank you note, designed by Swiss Cottage Designs.

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Long Island weddings

Every wedding guest has been there: You painstakingly pick out a gift you think the couple will love, scour their registry for the perfect item or write a generous check. Then, you wait weeks, maybe months, for an acknowledgment (Was it lost in the mail? Should you ask?) until a small card finally arrives. Perhaps it's the equivalent of a form letter ("Thanks for coming to the wedding! Love, Kara...