Money Box

By money box do you mean card box?

It will be placed on the table with the gifts.

I think it's best to keep it in one spot the whole time. And I agree with Denise-- just keep it on the gift table. I'm going to have a few people keeping an eye on it throughout the night so there's not one person responsible for it for the whole evening.

Denise is correct, it should be placed on the table with the gifts and not the entrance table otherwise it may seem like an admission fee for the wedding. I wouldn't be too worried about people forgeting to put it in as most people will do that during cocktail hour, otherwise, they'll make sure it gets to the appropriate person. I would put it some place safe (along with the gifts) after the cake cutting.

You put it on the gift table. I had people ask me if they wanted it brought inside after cocktail hour...I was "uummm no". I guess I'm not paranoid that people, my family and friends, would steal cards at my wedding. Seems crazy to me.

I wouldn't be so scared of somone stealing it as much as it just getting misplaced/overlooked when everything is being packed-up at the end of the night and everyone's had a few cocktails.

Potters it DOES seem crazy to have to think that way but unfortunately I have heard more than one or two tails about folks stealing cards. Really a shame.

My venue is setting up two tables at the entrance of the dining room. One will be for cards/gifts. The other will be for escort cards. As I said they will be by the entrance but not out of sight so I don't worry about anything walking away.

I put mine on a table right by the door with our guestbook/wishing tree, favors, and an empty space for gifts. H's godmother elected herself as official gift table watcher and made sure that nobody took anything other than a bag of chocolate away from the table.

We are having our card box placed on the gift table in the reception hall.

Its not just guests that could steal it - think about wait staff, janitors, rental companies, etc. Our venue actually warned us about having the gift table too close to the entrance (which is on the street) as people have walked in and right back out with all the gifts before completely unoticed.

I would say keep it on the gift table also. That is what we are doing. I am not assigning anyone to watch ours though. If they think they can pick up that 45lb. Nascar goodyear tire(that we are using for our card box) and carry it through a room full of people with no one noticing the joke will be on them. Our gift table will be on the opposite side of the room as the entry/exit door.

Agreed, ours will be on the gift table, our box is a solid wood box that my grandpa made for us, the only way to get in it is to unscrew the bottom! it would be hard to walk away with a whole box under your arm!

We has a little treasure chest and set it open on the gift/guest book table and had a groomsman there until just before the ceremony. Then it was put away so it would be safe. It's really sad that anyone would steal wedding gifts but it happens. At our rehersal dinner a bunch of my peeps thought I was joking when I told the GM that he has to be present guard.

Hey thx everyone for the replies.

The thing is I am only having a money box no gifts. So should I put the box on a table by itself?

Yeah I think that's good. You can make a centerpiece for that table too.. Chances are at least one person will come with a gift anyway, even if you requested no gifts.

Money box? Oh time has flown by to fast. When I got married, no one asked for money!

We will NOT have any type of money box at my daughters wedding. Sorry all, I find that to be tacky!

Hey thx everyone for the replies.

The thing is I am only having a money box no gifts. So should I put the box on a table by itself? --------------

I have to tell you, if your invitation told me "no gifts", that is what you would get. I would not give you money at the wedding, since you told me "no gifts".

Again, I find this to be very tacky. But that is just MHO

We did not have a money/card box. I had a friend give me one to use but I found it a little tacky. We did have a lot of cards but people just set them on the gift table and even without a box, none of them got lost or anything. Just my opinion