My parents threw us an engagement party this weekend and some people brought or sent gifts. I didn't even know it was a gift-giving occasion!
My question: of course we're going to send thank you notes. However - (a) do we send thank yous to everyone who attended or just those who brought gifts? and (b) how do we thank someone for money? I plan to write the notes by hand (since there aren't too many of them). I originally intended to write "Dear so-and-so, thank you so much for attending our engagement party. It meant so much for you to be there. FI and I wanted to thank you for your lovely gift of _______" and then add something about the gift (like we already made a recipe from the cookbook you gave us, etc).
So how do I thank someone for money?