Donation favors...

Originally I wanted to do donation favors but FH was against it - he thought it was a bit cheezy but I'm still trying to convice him about it.. I think it's a great idea.

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Posted by Nc82

What do you think of?

My grandfather passed 3 years ago from Lung Cancer - and I think it's a really nice touch - although I've heard different things from others...

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me & tommy are doing this too! his dad and my grandmother have diabeties (sp?) so we are donating money to the diabeties foundation instead of favors!

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Posted by Collette

I love the idea...for those who may think it's 'cheap' (as I heard someoe say once)they are selfish, ignorant, spineless human beings. ARHHHH it makes me so mad!

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I think people took my post the wrong way. I wasn't bad mouthing people giving favors...I am giving favors! i was just saying that I heard someone say at a wedding I attended that donations are the 'cheap way out'. I screamed at her and was so mad that someone would say or think that. I didn't mean to imply you thought donations were cheap bc you were giving favors Snowflake!

we want to donate too!



my mom makes me nervous about donating to research organizations.. she feels the money doesnt actaulyl go towards the research but other stuff... i really hav no idea.. so we were thinking Make a Wish fondation

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Posted by Nc82

My FMIL told me she things its kinda weird cause the guests are 'CHOOSING' to donate...and most ppl want gifts

LMAO - welcome to my world.............

I was so mad, but kept my composure - I told her I usually throw out the favors they give - that's not why you go to a wedding, for a gift...ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Yeah because we go to weddings to give a $200 or moregift to get a $3 (if that) favor

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Posted by Ilovebriani

i was at a wedding recently where they did a donation. I liked the way they set it up...they had a special table with 4 baskets, each with a different charity. The guests where to put their place setting in the basket that they wanted the couple to donate to. (so the percentages were split up among the 4 charities). i know one particular charity they chose was personally important to them, but they put in others as well. They had one for breast cancer, and they had pink ribbons next to that basket. they also had a little info about each charity. i thought it was a good idea.

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i rally like that idea.. thanks for sharing..

this is nice because when donating the bride and groom choose and the guests have no say, but this way the guests have some input in it!! love it!!

I've been to many weddings where a donation has been made and think it's a wonderful idea.

We did a donation, in addition to giving out votive placecards and Lindt truffles. Each guest also received a LiveStrong bracelet, as a donation was made to Lance Armstrong's LiveStrong organization.

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Posted by Ilovebriani

i was at a wedding recently where they did a donation. I liked the way they set it up...they had a special table with 4 baskets, each with a different charity. The guests where to put their place setting in the basket that they wanted the couple to donate to. (so the percentages were split up among the 4 charities). i know one particular charity they chose was personally important to them, but they put in others as well. They had one for breast cancer, and they had pink ribbons next to that basket. they also had a little info about each charity. i thought it was a good idea.

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I LOVE this idea. Love, love love it! I might have to steal it!

i wanted to donate to the local ASPCA instead of giving favors. My FH said his family would think we were cheap. Either that, or that we were trying to show off what 'good people' we think we are.
I told him they can bite me.

buuuuut.... we'll probobly give 'real' favors and make a donation on our own without telling anyone.

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Posted by Collette

I love the idea...for those who may think it's 'cheap' (as I heard someoe say once)they are selfish, ignorant, spineless human beings. ARHHHH it makes me so mad!

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yea seriously, i was told my future inlaws would feel that way.
meanwhile we would donate more than we would put towards a material favor.
*** is wrong with people??

I guess for Italian families it's different..if the favor doesn't have at least a five year use and there isn't a boumbinieri attatched to it, then all hell breaks loose!! Are there any other traditional Italian ladies that can relate? My family would roll over and croak if I said, 'Your gift is a donation'..they'd be skeptical and say that people do that to 'pretend' they buy gifts but only send a small amount to charity and keep the rest...bastardos! LOL I know I'd get that one!

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Posted by bemyyoko

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Posted by Collette

I love the idea...for those who may think it's 'cheap' (as I heard someoe say once)they are selfish, ignorant, spineless human beings. ARHHHH it makes me so mad!

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yea seriously, i was told my future inlaws would feel that way.
meanwhile we would donate more than we would put towards a material favor.
*** is wrong with people??

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I wish I knew, sometimes people make me sick.

We'll probably donate more than we would pay for favors also.