Snarky Bride Opinion?

lisalou402

I'm a self admitted lurker, sometimes poster.  I like the snarky girls the most.

Simple question:

Gift card holder?  Anyone doing one? No one ever did those back in the day, just curious about people's opinions. 

gottahavashorti

Do you mean a card box?  We just used a basket.  I've never seen an actual card box IRL, only baskets.

LesPaul

I got a basket at JoAnns and decorated it with some ribbon.  I recommend having something, as many people brought cards to the venue and it was nice to have a central place to deposit them so nothing got lost. 

beatlesgirl25

We used a card box because it was provided by the venue. We probably would have gotten one anyway for our own peace of mind. Some people have horror stories about family stealing their money, and others like myself have just worried about staff with sticky fingers.

You should ask BecW2be for great DIY options for card boxes. If I remember correctly, she had some pretty amazing stuff for her wedding.

[Deleted User]

We were going to use a card box because I wasn't comfortable with the ide of cards being in the open like that if they had money in them. I can't say I trusted all my guests 100% to not steal them, or kids to not mess with them.

My MOH and her mom gave us some kind of box that looked like a well, I guess they call it a wishing well. Where the "water" would go was where you put the cards and the top was covered. It was cheesy looking, but whatever, it got the job done. Plus it really meant a lot to them to have it since her mom made it (and she used to be my stepmom, so I wanted to make her happy).

betrothed123

I put together a card box that looked a little bit like a wishing well.

Like PP said, I'd recommend having one just so that people know where to put the card they bring, and people will bring cards.  A card box might also help prevent someone stealing some of your cards.

MarriedInAFever

I'm probably going to use a vintage bird cage.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Our card box is a birdcage type thing.  You slip it in - and people can't steal them.

beatlesgirl25

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[QUOTE]I'm probably going to use a vintage bird cage.
Posted by MarriedInAFever[/QUOTE]

OP, I'd do this, then add some sharks with frickin laser beams attached to their frickin heads, and NO ONE will be swiping your cards.

goheels05

LOL Beatles.

I decorated a box to look like a gift with a slot on top for the cards. 

JenGin74

We used a hand-me-down card box. I think we were actually the fourth wedding to use that cardbox.

raynes

We made a card box out of 4 pictures frames, a lazy susan and a piece of wood that my coworker made look fancy.

It was a nice way to show some of our e-pics at the wedding.

MarriedInAFever

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Snarky Bride Opinion? : OP, I'd do this, then add some sharks with frickin laser beams attached to their frickin heads, and NO ONE will be swiping your cards.
Posted by beatlesgirl25[/QUOTE]

I need a thumbs up button SO BAD.

I never understood the card stealing. I'm not inviting anyone who would steal a card. I'm not booking a questionable venue. Maybe I'm just naive. Is card stealing a real problem?

JenGin74

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[QUOTE]We made a card box out of 4 pictures frames, a lazy susan and a piece of wood that my coworker made look fancy. It was a nice way to show some of our e-pics at the wedding.
Posted by raynes[/QUOTE]


Love it

betrothed123

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Snarky Bride Opinion? : I need a thumbs up button SO BAD. I never understood the card stealing. I'm not inviting anyone who would steal a card. I'm not booking a questionable venue. Maybe I'm just naive. Is card stealing a real problem?
Posted by MarriedInAFever[/QUOTE]
Yes it is.  It's not typically guests you invite that try to steal your cards.  It's usually guests from another function occurring in the same venue at the same time, or a venue employee.

MarriedInAFever

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Snarky Bride Opinion? : Yes it is.  It's not typically guests you invite that try to steal your cards.  It's usually guests from another function occurring in the same venue at the same time, or a venue employee.
Posted by betrothed123[/QUOTE]

Ok. I see. That's really shitty.

beatlesgirl25

Fever, I didn't think card-stealing would be too much of an issue either until I came here and read some people's crazy stories. There was actually a bride here who had to assign a close friend to take the card box during the reception and hide it in their car, because her mom wanted to snag the box, open all the cards, and count the money so that she'd know which guests paid what for her daughter's wedding gift. So that's not stealing, but like I said, crazy. You just never know I guess!

ohwhynot

I used three vintage hat boxes stacked on top of each other, with a slot in the top one.  I cut the bottom out of the top box and a hole in the lid of the 2d box for the cards to fall through.  The bottom box was basically just there for show, I guess.

I personally think the "card box being stolen" stories are largely apocryphal. 

MarriedInAFever

WOW. Beatles. People are crazy.

beatlesgirl25

Apocryphal? OWN, you're too smart for me today.

lisalou402

I LOVE the picture frame one!

You know, i didn't think about people stealing, i thought more about losing them.  If people hand them to me, they would be fine.  But i think if they handed to my FI, he would put them down somewhere and have no clue.

I would like to put some freakin' sharks with laser beams on them.  Instead, maybe i'll just have some ill-tempered eels.

Not really any snark!

future-mrs

Vintage Birdcage, very cute too I might add. 

betrothed123

Me venue actually told me that if I didn't bring one they were going to charge me to rent theirs because the venue would not be responsible for lost or stolen cards.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

In theory, I'm making one out of a fake pumpkin (fall wedding). We'll see.

beatlesgirl25

Mery, that sounds awesome! I wanted to do something like that and just ran out of time.

I Want Cake

I'm creating one to look like the Chrysler building in plum and light blue, to match our cake's art deco style.  I don't trust cards just laying out, either.  I think most of our guests are cool, but I can't say I'd be all that shocked if something happened.

I wonder if there's a way I could incorporate a shark with a frickin' laser beam attached to it's head to guard it.

beatlesgirl25

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[QUOTE]I'm creating one to look like the Chrysler building in plum and light blue, to match our cake's art deco style.  I don't trust cards just laying out, either.  I think most of our guests are cool, but I can't say I'd be all that shocked if something happened. I wonder if there's a way I could incorporate a shark with a frickin' laser beam attached to it's head to guard it.
Posted by I Want Cake[/QUOTE]

Moat. It's the only way.

MarriedInAFever

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[QUOTE]I'm creating one to look like the Chrysler building in plum and light blue, to match our cake's art deco style.  I don't trust cards just laying out, either.  I think most of our guests are cool, but I can't say I'd be all that shocked if something happened. I wonder if there's a way I could incorporate a shark with a frickin' laser beam attached to it's head to guard it.
Posted by I Want Cake[/QUOTE]

Wow! That sounds intense! I'd like to see a picture of that.

kpwedkk

We did a box as well... we also added a peg board to the top, so people / guests didn't poke their hands through to steal the cards...

526SadieSadie

This is my card box.  It looks white, but it's actually a cream color with brown and orange ribbons around it.  The little turtle and penguin bride and groom just made it more "us"   I had a lot of fun making it.

526SadieSadie

i believe i found the big one at michael's, but i spray-painted both boxes so they'd match, the big box was white with big brown swirls all over it and the little one was grey.