Ask Liz: The (Gift) Envelopes, Please?

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Dear Liz:

My wedding is next week, and My mom is convinced that a lot of our guests, or at least our side of the family, will be giving us cash as gifts, in envelopes, I guess? How does that usually go, would they hand those to us? I don’t think I want to carry those around for the rest of the night, but there isn’t really any place that we can put them, where they might not get lost or stolen. What should we do with them?

Signed, 

Stash the Cash

Dear Stash,

First off, your Mom is right, folks will give you cash. My first suggestion is to get a card box and put it near or on the check-in/escort card table. You can buy one online, but they also have them at most stationery or craft stores. If you’re in L.A., try Michaels. A medium size-ish basket would work, too. I’d keep it out through the cocktail hour, and then have someone – heretofore known as “the designated card holder (DCH)” –  empty it before the reception starts, and hold on to them until the end of the night. That sounds like a good job for your Mom, actually. Some guests might forget to put their card in the box, and will hand it to you. Just hand those right over to your DCH .

See you at the end of the aisle,
Liz Coopersmith

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