I've heard different opinions to use a bird cage & guests place their card in whenever they'd like & then I was told a proper way is to get a money bag & towards the end of the night go to each table with my money bag & thanking them for coming & thats when I get their card... Which one are you doing ?
ourwedding9510
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I did the money bag. I was going to do a mailbox but ended up going cheaper with the money bag. People normally give the cards in the beginning of the night (during cocktail hour or during dinner while you are sitting down). If you wait until the end of the night, you chance people leaving early and not getting to say hello to those that left (if that's why you are going table to table).
Our money bag was held by my dad's friend (this guy married us) all night. I sat under his chair and no one saw it. It was hidden nicely and people would give us cards and then we would give it to my dad's friend. I do have to say it was a little pain in the butt but I did like it better then the card box (while some are beautiful).
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Posted by ourwedding9510
I did the money bag. I was going to do a mailbox but ended up going cheaper with the money bag. People normally give the cards in the beginning of the night (during cocktail hour or during dinner while you are sitting down). If you wait until the end of the night, you chance people leaving early and not getting to say hello to those that left (if that's why you are going table to table).
Our money bag was held by my dad's friend (this guy married us) all night. I sat under his chair and no one saw it. It was hidden nicely and people would give us cards and then we would give it to my dad's friend. I do have to say it was a little pain in the butt but I did like it better then the card box (while some are beautiful).
May sound mean of me but I thought it was silly to have to go table to table everyone is going to want to talk to us all night & we're not going to be able to dance & actually enjoy the wedding with our guests.. at least with a cage someone can't just go walk off with it & not be noticed like they can with a money bag
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We have one of the boxes that looks like a cake! pic in my album (mine has yellow ribbon though!)
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We have one of the boxes that looks like a cake! pic in my album (mine has yellow ribbon though!)
i love those too!!! ..where did you get purchase it from ?
eta:: duhhh on my part.. from the link above ? lol
OMG where did you get that glass cardbox, i LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
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Card box.
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Posted by ourwedding9510
I did the money bag. I was going to do a mailbox but ended up going cheaper with the money bag. People normally give the cards in the beginning of the night (during cocktail hour or during dinner while you are sitting down). If you wait until the end of the night, you chance people leaving early and not getting to say hello to those that left (if that's why you are going table to table).
Our money bag was held by my dad's friend (this guy married us) all night. I sat under his chair and no one saw it. It was hidden nicely and people would give us cards and then we would give it to my dad's friend. I do have to say it was a little pain in the butt but I did like it better then the card box (while some are beautiful).
May sound mean of me but I thought it was silly to have to go table to table everyone is going to want to talk to us all night & we're not going to be able to dance & actually enjoy the wedding with our guests.. at least with a cage someone can't just go walk off with it & not be noticed like they can with a money bag
Not mean of you at all! We didn't go around table to table either. People mostly came up to us. My feeling was I have 200+ guests to say hi to but my guests have 2 people to say hi to so I let them do the work. I'm a b*tch like that. You pay all this money and people think you should spend half the time going table to table? No thanks. We ended up doing the money bag which totally worked out great. I doesn't always happen but I know I was at a wedding and people took cards out of the birdcage, not the whole thing, just some cards, so just be careful and when it looks like it's getting a little full, take them out and put them in the safe ni your bridal suite if you have one.
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There is a store in Huntington Village that Rents out a a cage that is in the shape of a wedding dress, and then there is a dress overlay...this is what I plan on using (sorry, no pic)
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we had a card-house!
because after all... that's where we plan on using the $$$ for
chliekm
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we are going to have a card box that looks like a cake and then ill probablly carry around the bag with me during the CH as well.
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I'm hoping to get this and have the florist decorate it a little with some flowers (simple, nothing drastic):
IMO, carrying around a money bag is mortifying! I would feel like i'm begging people for their card. It's just not what FH and I want to do.
We are having card holder (NOT a bird cage) shaped like a gift (present). I got it on overstock.com and it's beautiful! Guests can put their cards in it at their leisure.
I am making a picture frame card box. I will post pics when it is done i am waiting for my pictures to come in from shutterfly. I might also do the money bag b/c i will probably go around while everyone is eating dinner and then either put them in the card box or the safe in the bridal suite
lisak
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i got a card box from michaels
Im getting Married
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Card box I purchased from a 10 bride
yoginiinluv2011
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I am having a vintage themed wedding and i made my cardbox out of a vintage suitcase. Pic in my DIY album
