Are you taking your card box to both the ceremony & reception, or just the reception?

I think we will have it at both the ceremony and reception. I'm sitting it next to the guest book at both places. I'd also put your guest book at the reception as well, some people may skip the lovey dovey ceremony and just come for the party!

Reception only. I didn't event think putting it out at the ceremony was something people did!

It'll be easier for me since everything is in one location but yes I'll have guest book/gift table/card box all set up for both ceremony and reception...we have a few people only able to attend the ceremony and I'd like them to be able to put their gift/card should they be giving one somewhere.

You may want to bring it to the ceremony as well in case you have any guests that can only make it to the ceremony.

I only planned for the reception since they are both at the same location and one is right after the other. But giving your circumstance I can see having it at both. Just be sure you have someone watching it at both.

We only had it at the reception and didn't have any problems. I didn't realize people brought cards to the ceremony.

Just the reception...its been my experience that if a guest cant make one of the two, it is ALWAYS the ceremony that they cant make and go to the reception late and that if people cant make the reception they just don't go to either.

I dont want to have to delegate another duty or have to think of the logistics of one more thing...I don't think its a necessity to have it at both places

For those of you who are only having it at the reception, what will you do with cards if/when guests bring them to the ceremony? We know we have people only attending the ceremony so they can go to another friends reception..

Ours will be at the reception only. We are having a custom mailbox made that will hold the cards so it will not be easy to relocate.

Thanks everyone! It never even occurred to me to take the card box to both locations until now (I was actually planning on bolting the thing down to a table while we were decorating the hall the Friday before the wedding, lol). I was just curious if this is typical or not. Looks like that is what we will be doing. Thank you!!

@Barb, that's so neat!!!

We had ours at both. I had one of my aunts and uncles and their children help with the gifts and card box at both places. We had several people who went to the ceremony only, so it was a good thing it was set out there as well. Otherwise your guests have to go find someone to give their gift/card, too, which is a little hard when it's so chaotic during the beginning/end of the ceremony when all the wedding party is busy.

My ceremony and reception are at the same place, but I'd just have it at the reception. If someone goes to the ceremony and not the reception and has a gift or a card, I'm sure they'll bring it to you somehow.

Hmm, I had never thought of putting it at the ceremony, but if you know that there will be people only attending one then it makes sense to have the box at both. I guess go with what makes the most sense!

I think the reception is fine. If you have a few people hand them to you at the ceremony (which very few people, I believe, would actually do this), designate a person to take them from you and bring them to the next location (an aunt, mother, bridesmaid, etc).

Otherwise you can always say, "Oh, you are too kind! Thank you! If you wouldn't mind bringing this along to the reception, we'll have a place for you to put these there."