Who is in charge of your card box???

I have read about the horror stories! I was in disbelief! I'm interested in what others have to say because I don't have a solution yet either!

Following.... I have a hostess for my reception was thinking of putting her in charge of the box. Interested in seeing what everyone else is doing

My MOH I think I'll say after such and such time just take it up to the hotel room (our wedding is in a hotel).

My best friend got married last summer (I was MOH) and she had her FW's step mom just keep an eye on the card box and at the end of the night she loaded it up into the trunk of her car and took it to the couples hotel.

I was going to ask my mom or dad to keep an eye on it, but the venue where our reception will be is a place where my FH and I frequent a lot so we know all of the employees and have decided to ask one of the bar tenders to be in charge of it when the time comes. That way all of our family can enjoy the night

I am worried about this too - I need to ask my bestie to help me with this.

We plan to move it to our locked bridal suite after everyone gets settled in the ballroom.

Our venue suggested we have day of contact (no one in the bridal party/parents) to watch it. So we asked my moms long time friend to do it. Just before the ceremony she'll lock the box up in the bridal suite or in my parents car

Why not ask your wedding planner to take care of it? I do that with my clients all the time. I bring a manila envelope to keep all the cards together and hide it in the designated car under stuff so no one outside will see it when they look in.

My dad insisted that he keep watch over it

Word of advice about hotel rooms ... leave it with someone who's last name is not either of the immediate family's . You never know who works in a hotel and everyone expects the bride /groom or even parents to have all that money in their room .

My aunt just asked me this the other day and I just laughed. She's like you need to make sure someone is watching it! I'm like really?? It was never a thought

Chain it ! lol i wish we could do that.

My doc (from the venue) said he'll take it. I don't like that it will be out during cocktail hour (outdoors) but he said that's always where the venue has a table for it. He will store the box when people go in for reception.

We have security at our wedding who will be right at the door making sure that doesn't happen

Put lead weights in the bottom so if it's picked up, the bottom falls out. The only people who know about the weights would be those who would not tell another person.

If someone does try to take it, their toes would be broken and couldn't run, all the commotion and clean up will draw attention to them and because they didn't know about the weights, you would definitely know they were trying to steal it.

ETA: a round 20# barbell weight would work great.

My parents and the wedding staff will be in charge of ours

My wedding planner said specifically that she will not touch the cardbox. I get it for liability purposes. I think my FMIL will be in charge of it.

Our maitre d' brought ours up to our hotel room. We had no issues.

I used to work at a banquet hall and we had a card box that couples could use that looked like a podium and had a key it wasn't cute but very secure. First mistake I think people make withe the card box is putting it right next to the door put it in a place that someone would have to walk by trusted family if they were going to take it. In my venue the dance floor is going to be between the card box and the door. Not super out of the way for guests but not too easy to walk out with. Also having someone who is in charge of it is a good idea someone who won't have to host as much as you or your parents. My aunt will be watching ours and taking at the end of the night at last call. Last mistake is it should be the first of the things put away after the wedding, there is a lot of commotion and clean up happening at the very end of the night, it should be put away maybe at last call or just before there's a lot of stuff going during final goodbyes or what have you. A card box being stolen is a very real problem and I encourage everyone to be cautious, it's not your trusted family you have to worry about (usually) it's the other people that will be around that day.

(Sorry for any mistakes)

@whiskey&whiteevents I am my own wedding planner lol