I'm in need of advice and kind of don't want to make an entire thread about it, but here goes:
I was invited to a wedding and I really wanted to go - in fact I bought a dress for it and everything - but when school started I was informed that I have a mandatory workshop on the same day as the wedding. These aren't friends that I'm close with, but they're cool people I've known for years and years and I really wanted to be there when they got married.
Anyway, I want to contact one of them and apologize for not rsvp'ing and let them know my reason. My question is, if I'm not going, should I at least send them a card with money or something? I'm also kind of in a financial bind with school and was hoping my (now ex)boyfriend would help me out had we gone to the actual reception. I don't want to come off as tacky either.
I'm just in a really weird position!