Thank you note for card only?

roses4ever215

Good morning,
My wedding was 2 weeks ago and I'm back home now and starting in on thank you notes. I've been lurking throughout the wedding planning process and now I have a question that I'm hoping you can help me figure out.
I have been searching the thank you note posts but cannot find an answer to my question. I received a couple of wedding cards (without gifts) from people not invited to my wedding. One was from a co-worker and the other was from my friend’s grandmother. Do I send them thank you notes? 
In both cases the cards were sent through the mail so I feel like I should acknowledge the well wishes but I'm not sure what to put in the card because I feel like talking about the wedding would be awkward since they were not invited. What would you say?
Thank you in advance!

achiduck

The reception is the thank you to the guests for coming. Thank you notes are for gifts.

If they did not give a gift you don't have to send a note.

WildMagelet

If you decide to write them anyways I would do something along the lines of "Thank you for your well wishes" and not focus on the wedding.

Knittibell

Since they weren't invited to the wedding, and just sent a note, I'd mention it the next time you see/speak/e-mail with them- "your card was lovely, thank you!"- is fine.

dumdumfroggie

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_thank-you-note-for-card-only?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:13262b34-b178-4136-b2f4-1b9a2f04fe20Post:0bf143b0-77ea-47b4-bcb1-3333fcabcc32">Re: Thank you note for card only?</a>:
[QUOTE]Eh, I think since they took the time to pick out a card, write a nice message, stamp it, and put it in the mail, you could send a thank you note so that they know you appreciated the sentiment and the effort. 
Posted by EaglesBride2012[/QUOTE]

<div>Agreed.  It's not required by any means, but it's a nice gesture to write a small thank you note for them.  </div>

roses4ever215

Thanks for all the advice. I was thinking that it would be a nice thing to send a TY note but I get stuck on what to write. All I come up with is:

Thank you for the lovely card you sent us. It was very sweet of you and we appreciate the well wishes as we begin our lives as husband and wife. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Is this enough? I tent to way over write so I feel like 3 sentences is just two short but maybe in this case it is enough...

MyUserName1

I don't know about sending a card to thank someone for a card.  It could turn into a  never ending cycle where THEY send YOU a card to thank you for the thank you, then you send them a card to thank them for the thank you for your thank you.  I'd just say thank you the next time I saw or spoke to them.

Meegles4

I probably wouldn't send a TY. The only time I think I sent a TY note to someone
who sent a card on its own was the couple who handled our pre-marital counseling. They weren't invited to the wedding, and sent a card. We did send a TY for that and both H and I wrote personalized messages. I felt this was appropriate because of all they did for us during the pre-marriage prep and how much we enjoyed the time we spent with them.

But, for someone who is just a friend/acquaintance, wasn't invited to the wedding, and sent just a card? I wouldn't send a note probably.

ETA: When you see the person, you could always just thank them in person. I guess I just don't see how a card warrants a formal Thank You. Acknowledge that you received it when you see them next.

Knittibell

The neverending card cycle of politeness is my concern here. It's like sending a thank you for a thank you- where does it end? I think either way, you're fine. Whatever's easier.

roses4ever215

I see all your points... I'm thinking of sending a note to my friends grandmother (I don't see her very often) so that she knows I got her card and appreciate the thought. Knowing her, I don't think it will get into the never ending cycle and I think that she would like to know that I received it.  
For the co-worker I think I will thank in person, they have been out of town since the wedding so I have not seen them yet but when I do I'll let them know that I appreciate the well wishes.
Thank you for all the thoughts!

JoanE2012

I would skip the thank you if they only sent you a card.  You don't send someone a thank you card when they send you a birthday card with well wishes for the day, right?

Ali092011

I had the same question when I received a lovely "congratulations on your engagement" card from my mom's best friend. I was told that a card isn't considered a gift, it's considered correspondence, and therefore a thank you card is unnecessary. However, I felt I should acknowledge the card, so I thanked her in person next time I saw her.