| On the day of your wedding, there are going to be | | | | basket is that it will have a lid, which gives a bit more |
| guests who want to give you cards or envelopes with | | | | of a sense of security. There are boxes for sale for |
| money in them (yay!). You will want to have a plan in | | | | this purpose, but really it is incredibly easy to make |
| place for what to do with all of these gifts during the | | | | your own card box. Simply take a sturdy box with a lid |
| reception. The usual answer is to have a special | | | | in whatever size you need, cut a slit in the top, and |
| decorative box, basket, or bag to hold all of the cash | | | | cover it to make it attractive. You can use a pretty |
| gifts and keep them safe. | | | | silver or white wrapping paper (wrap the lid and base |
| How many envelopes with cash or checks in them | | | | of the box separately and then fit them together), |
| you are likely to receive on your wedding day will | | | | perhaps with a wedding motif. Fabric also works well |
| depend in large part on the customs of your family | | | | for the box covering. Spray adhesive and hot glue are |
| and community. If you have ever seen the movie | | | | the easiest way to secure the material to the |
| "Goodfellas", you may remember the wedding scene | | | | cardboard box. You can also add other |
| where guest after guest (all of them named Peter or | | | | embellishments like lace appliques or even make a |
| Paulie, apparently) handed cards full of cash to the | | | | decoupage box. |
| newlyweds. The bride had a fancy white fabric bag | | | | A fancy basket is one of the easiest places to put the |
| designated to hold all of the cash gifts. If you come | | | | gift cards. Simply take a nice white or natural colored |
| from a family where cash gifts are common at | | | | wicker basket, tie a fluffy bow on the handle, and voila! |
| weddings, you should plan to have an equally large | | | | You have a gift card basket. The one issue with the |
| money bag. | | | | basket is that because it is wide open, you really need |
| Making a fancy bag to hold your gift cards is an easy | | | | to have someone watching over it at all times. |
| and fun diy project. Basically, all you need to do is | | | | Depending on your venue, you may also need to |
| make a large pouch style bag out of a pretty bridal | | | | designate someone to keep an eye on a closed box, |
| fabric, like a piece of white silk. Use two circles of cloth | | | | as well. Unless your reception will be held in a location |
| for strength, and sew them into a round bag with a silk | | | | that is totally closed to the public like your home or a |
| cord drawstring running through the top edge. You can | | | | private club that is closed to all others during your |
| decorate the bag and the ends of the silk cord with | | | | party, the security of the cash gift box is an important |
| any number of things. Silk flowers are lovely, as are | | | | consideration. |
| pieces of lace, or clusters of beads. Brides who | | | | The best part about the bag, box, or basket for the |
| received pearls as their wedding jewelry gifts can | | | | cash gifts, of course, is opening all of those envelopes |
| stitch a row of seed pearls along the top edge of the | | | | at the end of the evening! This is something that the |
| bag to coordinate with their other accessories. If your | | | | newlyweds should do in private, of course. If you are |
| wedding jewelry is more glitzy, crystals also make a | | | | leaving immediately for your honeymoon, it is a good |
| nice accent to the bag for the cash gifts; a cluster of | | | | idea to have one of your parents take all of the |
| crystals near the ends of the drawstring will help | | | | checks and cash to the bank and deposit it for you as |
| prevent the cord from slipping into the bag. | | | | soon as possible. Of course, you might want to hold |
| Some couples prefer to have a special box or basket | | | | out a little of that money to have fun with on your |
| that they place out in the reception venue to receive | | | | honeymoon. |
| the card gifts. One advantage of the box over a | | | | |