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jjjonesman
Joined: 30 Sep 2007
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Location: US
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 Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:17 am Post subject: Donations to charities as wedding favors? |
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| Has anyone donated to a charity as wedding favors or know more about this? I am contemplating which Charity to do this for and also need to get the table tents to place on guests table .. |
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AlanMoris
Joined: 18 May 2007
Posts: 18
Location: UK
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:35 am Post subject: Donations to charities as wedding favors? |
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| I love this idea, and so did the other people who were seated around me when I was at weddings with such a favor.The last wedding I went to that did the charity thing left little parchment notes at each plate with a little explanation that instead of a traditional favor a donation will be made to the American Cancer Society. You can find wording for these online. Good luck. |
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WonjJipl
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
Posts: 21
Location: USA
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:53 am Post subject: Donations to charities as wedding favors? |
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| I don't think saving money on your charitable activities by working them into your wedding guests' experience is a good idea. People spend a lot of money on a wedding gift. They also sometimes buy new clothes, travel, and they always re-arrange their schedules and devote a day to celebrating a couple's wedding.If you want to give a certain amount to charity, why don't you have a smaller wedding, buy a used gown, go on a shorter honeymoon, have fewer bridesmaids and groomsmen. In other words, why don't you bear the burden of giving instead of off-loading it onto your guests? |
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danielled
Joined: 22 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:11 pm Post subject: Donations to charities as wedding favors? |
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| My son is getting married next year and he and his fiancee are making a donation to St. Jude's Childrens' Hospital. They will have a keepsake book marker from St. Jude's for each guest.I haven't been to a wedding in a while and wasn't aware you needed to have a "gift" for each guest. I also didn't realize that restaurants charge $1-2 per slice to cut and plate your wedding cake! Yes, guests do incur some expenses in attending a wedding but weddings, even small ones, are amazingly expensive for the bride and groom and their families. You have to decide how to budget the money and I really like the idea of charities being the recipients of some of it.Question back: What are some of the favors you have gotten at a wedding and was it something you would use or was it tossed in some drawer?Julie Q |
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killhjq
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
Posts: 35
Location: USA
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:29 pm Post subject: Donations to charities as wedding favors? |
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| It's a nice idea, but I think people look for a momento of some sort. |
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