Has anyone else had Cander Research favours before ?
My OH mum passed away 10 years ago from cancer and my nan (the best nan in the world and my forever idol) passed away 5 years ago with a long 26 yr battle with cancer. So my OH and I were thinking of scrapping the traditional "sugared almonds etc" favour and opt for something that is much more personal to us. We will be donating £2 per person to cancer research, its not a lot but works out on average what I would have spent on favours, and each person will get a Cancer Research pin on the day.
I hope people will understand our reasoning on the day.
xx
Lynsey xx
CommentAuthorJoanna
We haven't done this as we're not sure whether we're doing favours yet, but I think it's a fantastic idea and you should definitely do it :) if I was your guest, I would be very happy with this and I think everyone would understand. It's also a great way to remember them on your wedding day :) xxx
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CommentAuthorMrsWright290912
That sounds like a lovely idea Lynsey - You could maybe print a poem/verse for the side plates explaining that there are no favours because of your donations and to thank those people for helping you to contribute....x
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CommentAuthorLynsey2002
Thats what we were thinking, its a way to remember them.
When my uncle got married 4 years ago he set a place at the top table for my nan (his mum) and I personally found it more upsetting then anything else and felt sorry for my gdad having to set next to an empty place setting where she should have set esp as she had only passed 6 months previous. So we wanted to do something less obvious but still meaningful.
xxx
Lynsey xx
CommentAuthorLynsey2002
Thats a really lovely idea Mrs Wright, I may look into ways/ideas for that. Thank you
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CommentAuthorElle23
We are doing this but for a different charity as it includes someone incredibly special to us that is not here to celebrate with us We wanted to include her but did not want the day to be upsetting so it is just right for us The pins come on a card with our names & wedding date on and a little verse to say for guests to take the pin and a donation has been made by us You may find that Cancer research will include little cards witht he pins on x
Hope that helps
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CommentAuthorZeeMee83
I think it's a lovely idea. It's a way of remembering your loved ones and also your helping with cancer research by donating. I would feel honored to be your guest x
CommentAuthorlizzylou
What a lovely idea. I'd much perfer this at a wedding instead of a bag of sweets etc, I always either forget the favour or it sits on my book shelf for several months and then gets thrown away! I know that probably sounds awful but i'm sure i'm not the only one! I do have one favour - which was a little silver bauble that held the name card on my x mas tree though! (Well, it's not up yet but it will be). xx
Lizzy. x
CommentAuthorLauraJo87
I think we will be doing this, it's a lovely idea and h2b has vetoed lottery tickets because he'd be peed off if a guest won lol xx
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CommentAuthorElle23
So would I Laura! Can you imagine if a guest scooped a couple of million on a ticket you bought! lol
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CommentAuthorInDreamland
Hi Lynsey H2B and I had decided ages ago (pretty much one of the first decisions after setting the date and booking the Church and reception venue) that we will be getting the Cancer Research favours as his mum passed away I think 8 or 9 years ago from cancer and I've lost a lot of people too to cancer so we felt that it was something that meant much more to us and that people would understand rather than spending money on favours which always get left on the tables as noone is really interested in them. That way we can have something special to remember those who cannot be with us on our special day.
xx
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CommentAuthorbarbie86
We're planning on doing this; OH's uncle died of lung cancer 6 months into our relationship, and we'd like to remember him. I think favours are often a waste of money, and would rather spend the money on a charitable donation. It's also a nice way to remember his uncle without being too 'morbid' about it.
CommentAuthorElle23
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CommentAuthorTori
I think it is a lovely idea and will be really meaningful to those that matter x
CommentAuthorMrsC
Its a great idea. Have you thought of doing a memory table too?
