Are card boxes necessary?

I don't think you need a card "box" but I would suggest having something that encloses the cards (bird cage or card bag/purse that you carry) You don't want some dishonest employee sticking their hands in your card basket.

If it is a private wedding at your parents home, I would hope the cards would be safe.

However you collect your cards, I suggest securing them in the locked brides room after cocktail hour, or have someone bring them out to the car... no reason to have that much money around.

I don't think a card box is necessary. Like Hayley said, something like a basket probably wouldn't be the best idea because people can have sticky fingers (my cousin and his wife had about half of their cards stolen off the card table at their wedding...they think by an employee).

We aren't having a card box on display, but it's customary in my family to give your card to the bride and groom when they come to your table to say hello. We have a small box that we're going to keep under the table either in the care of my grandmother or FH's great aunt, neither of whom will be getting up and moving around much...when our hands get full, we'll drop the cards off with her, and she'll protect the box.

Most of our friends are not card people, they usually give everything they need to give at the bridal shower so I won't be having one either but since the venue offers a gift table, I guess they'll probably be on that table if we do get any and since they will be someone in charge of that table they should be fine

I would absolutely have something secure to put your cards in, even if you don't expect many. It's usually understood that they have checks or cash and with so many guests and staff present, you will want them to be safe.

I was told by our venue not to have a gift table, instead have a card box. Since most people send gifts off the registry straight to the address listed.

Not sure you need a "box" but something. As someone else suggest a cage, etc...

I would say definitely have someone in charge of the cards, someone who will be able to keep an eye on them and make sure no one takes anything. I saw a few weeks ago at the dollar store they had a small wedding section and they had a little cardboard box that you put together. Super cheap and not time consuming to put together.

@Rosie....OMGoodness....It is so refreshing to read someone is following old school tradition. Grandmom is always the one holding the bag, so to speak. Lord knows, noone will get it away from Nonni. I told my daughter this is a tradition she must uphold as well.

We are not having anything. We have requested no gifts. Their prescence at our DW is their present.

We are having a card box on our entry table at the venue.

LOL @ Carole !

That was so my wedding ! Grandma was wheel chair bound, so we knew she wasn't going anywhere... still had her wits though.... people would ask me what to do with the cards. I sent them over to Grandma.

One of my friends went up and said "Hi, I hear you are collecting these"

Grandma's response, "Give me those !" And snatched them out of her hands. hehehe.

I knew my cards were safe.

I'd recommend some kind of enclosed box for cards- either locked, or someone manning the gift table. Even with small a guest list, thefts do happen. At places where weddings are popular and open to the public- thefts happen alot!

I'd do something more secure than a basket! I also recommend having gifts cleaned out of the way and put in cars shortly after the dinner portion of the reception.

I am not having one, maybe I should think about this!

I just don't know if anyone will give us cards! But I guess it's a real good idea to have something safe - two of FI's siblings have stolen from us.

Heather, that's horrible

Yeah, I know right? Plus one of them has broken into our house & the other has vandalized both my vehicles. (I wasn't able to prove the vandalizism, but when crap only happens when she's in town, what else am I suppose to think?) Plus they both hate me & has called me every name in the book. Oh, and to make things worse, this happend during & after we provided a home to them. And yet, since, they're family & FI doesn't want them to feel left out, they're invited. So yeah. It's gonna be fun.

Ok, just mentioned it to FI. I told him I thought maybe just a basket but we should get something else for the chance stuff might get stolen. He said a basket is just fine. I swear the guy is in serious denial when it comes to his family.

@ Dawn, I would recommend putting it further back, maybe not far from the cake? I've heard stories of uninvited guest popping in the door and taking off with the card box without being noticed.. At least they are less likely to walk all the way across the room with it!

We are using a cardbox from

www.theperfectcardbox.com

we love that we can reuse it after the wedding. We plan on putting it in our house with photos from our wedding.

The reason for a cardbox is to safely secure your cards which can possibly have money in it. I was at a wedding that didn't have a card box and when I checked with the bride and groom, they never got my card that I had got a 50.00 gift card in it. I am not going to spend alot of money on it because that's pretty much the only purpose it will serve. Since everyone is not attending the reception, I will have a box as people enter the chapel. Then my coordinator will put it away for safe keeping.

I agree with PPs that you should have something to secure your cards in. I also agree that the "typical" card boxes can be a waste of money as you'll never use them again. That's why we're making a photo frame card box. We will be able to disassemble it after the wedding and keep the photo frames, and the rest of the supplies are dirt cheap.

http://roadtotheaisle.blogspot.com/2007/09/diy-photo-frame-cardbox.html

@Hayley....The visual is making me lmao! My mother will be bringing her cane to my daughter's wedding. She will use it.