It is always very sensible to have some sort of receptacle for collecting Cards and monetary gifts. Sadly cards and vouchers get lost at weddings. Sometimes the temptation is too great and cards with vouchers or cash go missing.

It’s horrible to think the worse but this can happen! I have personal experience of a Bride and Groom opening a card from an Aunt, who gave them £50.00 cash, she suggested they open it as she wanted to make sure they had received it! The Bride thanked her Aunt, put the money back in the card and then inside the envelope and left it with the other cards on the table, the money was stolen! How sad was that? Most wedding Gifts were ordered on line but this lady didn’t trust Computers so gave cash instead – which is very common for elderly Guests!

It is not always theft that causes trouble, sometimes its accidental. Cards are placed on the Gift table and one or two fall behind, the cleaning staff go in to clear the room and they get swept up with the tablecloth and off to the laundry never to be seen again! So that’s why we always recommend having one!

The postbox sits nicely on the Gift Table and your Guests are invited to place any cards or small gifts in the box. This ensures that all cards and envelopes are safe in one place and the job of taking them home at the end of the wedding is much easier. We also recommend that a note be added to the Camera Card to ask that the disposable cameras be placed in the box when finished. Very often cameras get lost because Guests don’t know what to do with them and they often go home in someone’s pocket!

Some Brides make their own from a cardboard box, wrapped in pretty paper, some are very simple, others are very ornate! We have seen wishing wells, garden planters with homemade lids, ornamental birdcages and one Bride lovingly made a papier-mâché model of her Bride Grooms beloved camper van! Quite a labour of Love!

We offer DIY boxes for you to put together and decorate as you wish for £6.50, collected from our showroom in Bedfordshire alternatively you can order a personalized post box for £15.50 again collected from our showroom.

If you require further details email enquiries@rainbow-weddings.com or telephone the sales office on 01525 402538.