Sip and See

10kari19

I am wondering what the etiquette is for sending thank you's to attendees of a sip and see after baby is born?
I am not registered anywhere at all since this is baby #2, but know from the sip and see hosted by some friends for DH some people brought gifts (but that was baby #1 and I had registered because of another shower I was given) which of course got thank you's but should I send a thank you to everyone that comes?
Thanks in advance!

SingleMom31

I'd say that thank yous are absolutely necessary for those that give gifts. I don't think that you have to send them to non-gift givers, but it never hurts either.

VOR

I don't send thank you's to people who just come to an event.

MamaLlama14

Anyone who gives a gift always receives a thank you, even if they didn't attend an event.  If you host an event that required sending out an invitation, I would absolutely send a thank you to anyone who attended.  If you invited people to "sip" and "see" your new baby, and they did just that, you should thank them for their thought and for coming to meet your LO.  Any gifts you get are a perk as it's not a shower.

ErikaLynn75

I don't think a thank you is necessary for simply attending. You are able to thank people for being there by saying "Thank you for coming" when you see them, and by providing food/drinks/entertainment and being a good hostess.

I've read that the rule for showers and weddings is to ONLY send thank you's to people who bring a gift, because sending a thank you to someone for just attending can sometimes be interpreted as "Thanks for showing up and BTW I noticed that you didn't bring a gift." 

A sip and see is not exactly a gift-giving event, so I don't know if that applies here, but I still don't think it's necessary. If it was just a regular old party for a holiday or something, you wouldn't be sending thank you's. I think this is the same. 

MrsMac613

I think you should definitely send thank you's to those who bring gifts. I don't think it is necessary to send a thank you for everyone. Maybe have a small party favor instead like lollipops with thank you stickers on them or something.

kimberpoo

Agree with PP's - only send thank you's to people who bring gifts. I'd do small, store-bought cards that you make out by hand (not the pre-printed kind).