how to secure card box ??

DMoore421

I just read the post about the card box that broken into / stolen from and it made me realize something like that has the possibility of happening at my wedding
FI has a half brother - who has a history of drug abuse - (stole from their mother many times over the years for drugs - not small amounts either)  FI is not close with the half brother - and I have never met him - but FI wants to invite him to the wedding - which I understand - both of his parents are gone now - and he has very little family - but other than an obvious lock on the card box - how else is there to secure it ?  I don't even know if he will show up at the wedding - but if he does - he would be the only one I worry about dipping into our box

MyUserName1

I made a LARGE box with a SMALL slit (too small to fit a hand in) and gift wrapped the whole thing like a present.  The box was so big that all the cards fell to the bottom with none standing up.

If you keep it somewhere that it would be difficult to escape with the entire box without being noticed and ask your venue person to keep an eye on it, you should be fine.

lauralaur

Don't keep the box at the entrance to the room, put it towards the back, and have your venue manager whisk it away after cocktail hour to add to anything else you'll be bringing home at the end of the night.

angelsong21

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[QUOTE]I made a LARGE box with a SMALL slit (too small to fit a hand in) and gift wrapped the whole thing like a present.  The box was so big that all the cards fell to the bottom with none standing up. If you keep it somewhere that it would be difficult to escape with the entire box without being noticed and ask your venue person to keep an eye on it, you should be fine.
Posted by MyUserName1[/QUOTE]

<div>This.  We also had our gifts table with the cardbox at the front of the reception hall and not anywhere near the entrance or exit.  If you were going to make an effort to jack the cards or a gift, everyone would be watching you to it, and that's a pretty good deterrent.</div>

DramaGeek

My 13 year old cousin wanted a job so we had her tend to the gift table.  Mostly she just smiled and looked cute, but having someone there all the time was a deterrent.  She also reinforced the tape on the cards attached to physical gifts.  We managed to have no gift without a card!

RockstarWifey0912

Ask your venue if they have anything set up already.  Our venue has a card box for couples to use, it has a lock on it, and they will unlock it at the end of the night for us.

hoffse

Putting the box in the hall with the guests is a good deterrent.  If your venue is like mine and can't accommodate that, then you need to be more creative about how to make sure nothing gets taken.  We are making a large box out of wood with a tiny slot in the top for the cards and literally nailing the thing together so nobody can rip in.  We're also pouring some concrete into the bottom of the box to make it very heavy.  We don't have guests that we know have a history of stealing, so we think that will be fine, and we will have one of my counsins be a greeter and basically watch that area as people come in to the reception.  The basic idea is to thwart any quick fingers, and while our guests wouldn't see a thief carry the entire thing out of the hall at our venue, they might herniate a disc trying to do so by themselves quickly.

specialk84

We made one of those card boxes that are supposed to resemble a wedding cake. The bottom box had a garden paver in it to make it heavy, and each segment and its top were glued together with construction adhesive. The whole thing was wrapped, and the slot to drop cards in was very tiny.

It also helps that our venue required us to set it up right next to the security desk, so there was a park ranger sitting next to it the whole time. She knew who was allowed to move the box.

achiduck

Our DOC will be hanging around the gift table as all our guests come into the wedding. Once dinner is going she'll empty out the box and put it in a secure location. 

Mrs.B6302007

My H's grandmother did not dance at all so my MIL slid the box under their table (dsicreetly of course) since the table would be occupied all evening.  We did not have a DOC.

At my cousin's wedding, my uncle locked the card box in the trunk of his car once dinner was being served.  Again, discreetly and no DOC.

willywally5

YIkes. This scares me now, too. DD as planning to use a pretty basket. But that seems WAY to easy for a thief. Maybe she should reconsider ... Hmmmm.

Carla1019

Find out if your venue offers security. Our card box will be near the entrance but a police officer will be there. I'm sure no one would try anything.