I wanted to copy and paste the direct link to the post here, but I couldn't link directly to the post - it kept taking me to the main forum. Anyway, the post is about card box theft, something that has never crossed my mind. The information was helpful to me so I thought I'd pass it on...
If you want to read the post and responses (which IMO, got kinda catty) the title of the post is
"Watch your card box at the reception!!" and was posted yesterday:
http://forums.theknot.com/default.aspx?path=http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas"I never thought this could or would happen but at my daughters wedding on October 30, 2010, the card box was placed at the gift table. It wasn't close to the door or anything. Even I noticed a young tall blonde man talking on his cell phone while pacing back and forth in front of the gift table. We didn't see it but he was removing cards little by little and placing them on the other gifts on the table.
As he paced, he would pick up a card or two and put them in his jacket pocket. He was dressed like a guest and fit right in. No one gave his a second thought. He was on his cell phone and fidgeting with the gifts on the table. Since he was on his cell phone everyone just thought he was nervous and fidgeting while talking. The hostess at the reception hall FINALLY came and got me. She told me she SAW him pick up the box twice and SAW his hands in the box.
Even if he was a guest there was no reason for him to be touching the gifts OR the card box. The hostess failed her job in not stopping this thief or letting me know asap. My suggestion is to have a locked box in a secure place. The box can disappear so securing it to a table is a good idea.
Hinesight, I wish we would have placed the box at the head table in full view. There are 20-30 cards missing containing thousands of dollars. Another thing I learned is that I'll ALWAYS write checks just in case. Most of their cards contained cash. I've made it my mission in life to tell alert everyone that this can happen. I've also notified the photographers in case this thief shows up in a background shot, we'll have his picture.
We're making a police report and I will do everything in my power to see him arrested. I'm sick because I saw him by the table and I should have thought it strange. Please be aware!!!!"