Is the card box/cage necessary?

vfriday

My FI and I live in California, but most of our invited guests are from the East Coast.  I really don't expect anyone to give us gifts as their attendance is gift enough given the cost involved.  For those of you using Vegas as your destination wedding location, did you get any cards at the wedding and use the card boxes/cage?  I have been to a few weddings that were a destination for me, but the brides & grooms lived in those places.  I gave a gift anyway.  I love some of the box ideas I have seen, but I'm not sure that it will be very useful or worth the money.  Making one is not an option as I do not have a crafting gene. 

We ae estimating maybe 40 or so guests will attend our wedding/ in-suite reception.  Any thoughts?

January2012Bride

I'm thinking the same as you....their presence at our wedding will be enough of a gift.  To me I think it's just one extra thing to bring there...I'm interested in what the already married girls have to say...

ahhhitsshannyn

I thought it might seem kind of "grabby" for us to have one, but my friends said since it is in a restaurant that it would be best. A friend of mines cousin got some of her cards stolen since they were just sitting on the table. I am still not sure..

If you are having and in-suite, I don't really see the need for it, another bulky item to take and spend money on!

aerinpegadrak

We got a few cards.  We had an insuite, but the card box was nice to keep track of them rather than just having them sitting out in a pile (and even though it was an insuite, there were still people we didn't know going in and out like the dates of a couple of guests, bartender, housekeeping, etc).  I bought one off another Knottie, just paid shipping.  It was kind of an afterthought.  I don't think it's gift grabby; it's not like people are going to feel the need to come up with a card and a check on the spot when they see the box.  And lots of people will bring cards (sans cash) even if they mailed you a boxed gift.

ETA: Hell, you can even have mine, I've been meaning to get rid of it anyway.  It's nothing fancy, just ivory damask.  It didn't strictly go with our theme, but like I said, afterthought.

ninaq06

I didn't have one beause I honestly just didn't thnk of one because I didn't expect any gifts of any kind. The resturant where we held our reception gave us some kind of basket to place the cards in and I did get some gifts.. with that being said if for any reason you do get gifts let some one be in charge of them. I thought I lost my gifts plenty of times throughout the night and even the next day.

guamibear

I'm combining it with with a well wishes box. I'm going to have a small vintage suitcase that has signs for "cards" and "well wishes." So there is not a feeling of 'give me something!' but people that may bring a card will have a place to put it.