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Question: Donations to charities as wedding favors?

(Posted by: Sara J on 2007-11-14 04:44:54)

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 ..

Posted by: Missy on 2007-11-14, 04:56:39

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.

Posted by: Thinking Clearly on 2007-11-14, 04:59:25

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?

Posted by: Julie Q on 2007-11-14, 05:24:51

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

Posted by: Lady G on 2007-11-14, 08:57:49

It's a nice idea, but I think people look for a momento of some sort.