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do i send thank you card?

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    misslilacs       New York

    I just got a rsvp back and the guest declined and enclosed a $20 bill.  My question is, should I send a thank you card?  And what should I write?  I'm baffled by the cash in mail, which I'm grateful for but it's my first time so I don't really know what to do.

     
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    melbride    June 21, 2008   Gaithersburg

    of course! i would thank them for their generosity and definitely will miss them at the wedding. simple and to the point.

     
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    maryalison      

    That's kinda funny....I guess they saved on postage!  And they were very environmentally friendly, not wasting any paper on card or packaging.....

    Yes, I would definitely send a thank-you note, writing that you will miss them at the wedding but appreciate the sweet gift, etc.

     
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    MsJadey    10/09/2010   San Jose, CA

    It's nice to send it to asap. 

    Before our wedding, whatever gifts I've been receiving, I immediately send out a Thank You card.  Then when the wedding is over, I don't ahve a lot of cards to send out because I've sent the majority of them already. 

     
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    SoCalBeachGirl    07/07   Boston, MA

    Well said, melbride.  It sounds like this RSVP might have come from an older guest who felt the need to include a small token in cash with their decline!

    Yes, a thank you note is appropriate here.  Keep it short and sweet, that their attendance will be missed but you appreciate the cash gift.  When I send gifts, I always like being acknowledged...only for the fact that I'm glad to know they received it! I hate generic cards that only say, "thank you for the gift". 

    It's much more personal when you actually write out what they specifically gave to you...

     
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    Sweeney2Be    Aug 23, 2008   Twin Cities Minnesota

    Heck yeah send one.  Send it just like you would have gotten it in a card at the wedding:

    Your monatary gift was greatly appreciated, and we're sorry you coulnd't make it to our big day. You were missed!

     

    something like that. 

     
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    Angel    July 15, 2005   Snohomish County, Washington State

    Yes.

     
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    Candi1024    05/24/2008   Hunlock Creek, PA

    I also got money with some of my declined RSVP.  Definatly send thank you.

     

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