Donation question?

dgirl0114 Posted: Oct 01, 2007 08:04 AM

Donation question?

Hi, ladies,

Ok, FH & I want to make a donation to the American Cancer Society in memory of our fathers but we won't have the money until after the wedding. My question is this-should we just make the donation after the wedding and leave it at that or can we print up scrolls to put with our favors advising our guests that we are making a donation in their name?

Would really like to do this but wanted to see what you guys thought since we can't actually make the donation until after the wedding?

Thanks as always.

firesign75 Posted: Oct 01, 2007 08:08 AM

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I made donation tags and nobody needs to know you didn't make the donation yet, just make sure you make the donation after the wedding.

MissAngel Posted: Oct 01, 2007 09:15 AM

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I think the scrolls would be nice...maybe instead of saying 'A donation has been made,' simply changing it to 'A donation will be made' would work?

LB and DC Posted: Oct 01, 2007 09:20 AM

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Posted by firesign75

I made donation tags and nobody needs to know you didn't make the donation yet, just make sure you make the donation after the wedding.

ITA, just write 'a donation has been made' etc. - no one needs to know that it hasn't been made yet, and it's only a difference of a few days.

dgirl0114 Posted: Oct 01, 2007 10:17 AM

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Thanks, girls. I'm just going to print up the scrolls on my own and then make the donation right after the wedding.

B22 Posted: Oct 01, 2007 10:21 AM

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we didnt make our donation until after the wedding.

people don't need to know that...its a beautiful gesture to begin with...

MrsQ-in2007 Posted: Oct 01, 2007 10:46 AM

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Actually, some people do make the donation after the wedding! I've heard of people giving a percentage of their monetary gifts as a donation - no way you could do that before the wedding!

So don't worry - make the donation when you can and you can still print the scrolls to have at the wedding.

And thanks for the reminder - I need to make our donation this week!

CourtandJon Posted: Oct 01, 2007 11:23 AM

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I agree with everyone- as long as the donation is made right after the wedding they don't need to know. It's a very nice gesture and I'm sure they will appreciate being a part of that!

D's Girl Posted: Oct 01, 2007 12:34 PM

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I donated to that charity and another one. What we did was we made up these tags and tied them to a little bag filled with Lindt Truffles. We actually made the donation when we got back from the Honeymoon right on-line, so don't worry about waiting till after the Wedding.