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Advice please - donation in lieu of favors

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Amanda, on January 15, 2013 at 10:55 AM

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I'm strongly considering the idea of making a donation to charity instead of favors, but I need some help with how/whether to pass that information on to our guests. FH's best friend tragically lost his battle with cycstic fibrosis a few years ago. If he was alive, he certainly would've been FH's best man. With that in mind, I would like to take our favors budget and donate it to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in memory of FH's friend. Dozens of our guests will have also known this young man and hopefully will understand why we chose to do this.

I'd like to mention it somewhere (programs perhaps?) so that our guests know what's up. Something like "In lieu of favors, the bride and groom have made a contribution to CFF in memory of (FH friend) on behalf of their guests."

Good idea/bad idea? Too emotional for a wedding?

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Sabrina · on January 15, 2013 at 4:49 PM
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At one of the bridal shows recently in our town there was a hospital who was offering this as a favour instead of the traditional wedding favours many are familiar with. I think its a great idea and we have opted to do the same as I was a patient of this hospital when I was a young girl. They suggested having the DJ or person doing the blessing before dinner announce it and have either place cards at each plate or one framed card on each table stating "a donation has been made in your honour by mr and mrs Sample to x charity in lieu of favours"

i think pointing out the donation ahead of 'in lieu of...' makes the donation the focus and not the wedding favour. However you choose to word it, this is a great idea that I too will be using.
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ksenia · on January 15, 2013 at 5:44 PM
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Love the idea!!!! FH and i are doing the same thing. We are having little cards at each persons plate with something along these lines" In liue of favors, a donation has been made in your name to the Wounded Warrior Project". We were also thinking of having those rubber bracelet made in our wedding color with wounded Warrior Project stamped on there. Still not sure about the bracelets but i am a HUGE fan of donations to a good cause instead of favors.
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WWLeeor · on January 15, 2013 at 5:45 PM
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mrsg · on January 15, 2013 at 6:06 PM
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This is a beautiful idea. Because it's so poignant, I think it would be best if you announced it during a speech, but you could also do a card at every table like Leanna's.
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