H2B and I have change tins that we are using for our wedding fund.
I was thinking that we could maybe have it at our engagement party and encourage people to pop their change in it.
I just dont know how anyone would feel about this.
If we were too we would more than likely use this for buying the cancer research pin badges for the wedding favours.
What do you guys think?
We would have a wee note saying that the proceeds would go to cancer research.
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CommentAuthorlil miss sunshine
i think this sounds like a great idea.....
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CommentAuthorMandy
I love the idea xx
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CommentAuthorStevie_Dee
Sounds fine to me hun. If I were a guest at yor engagement party I would be happy to donate. I think most guests these days know that the couple more often than not need some kind of help with their wedding plans. Maybe discuss it with a few close family/ friends to get a feel for the idea, as you and your family/friends will have a good idea of how the majoirty of your guests would take it. xx
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CommentAuthorWeeMintyMonkie
My h2bs mum has terminal cancer at the moment and my auntie died last year from bowel cancer so i know my family would be more than happy to donate to cancer research.
I just didnt want to seem cheeky by asking for money!
i think that it is a great idea. i agree dee- ask close friends and family and see what they think of it.
xx
CommentAuthorGembo
I think doing it for chairtys a good thing hun xxx
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CommentAuthorbridalmiss
I think you'd have to put an explanation up explaining it's going towards charity and that you're buying the favours from it, which are cancer research related - that way your guests know it's an indirect donation. Just having a change tin without the explanation would be cheeky I think as people are already expecting to come to your wedding and bring a gift, so you need to explain yourself :-)
CommentAuthorMrsKisywisy
i think it's a great idea and you should be able to raise quite a bit since you family and friend know it's aa cause close to your heart
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CommentAuthorWeeMintyMonkie
We will have an explanation i would expect anyone to just pop their pennies in the tin without letting them know what it was for. Just wanted to know if anyone else would consider doing it or be willing to give if someone else done it.
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CommentAuthorMrsKisywisy
if i'd had an engagement party, i would have done it. i don't think it's cheeky and there is no obligation to donate.
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CommentAuthorpennieb-MrsRiley
Personally I wouldn't feel comfortable doing this, even to use the money for charity pin favours. IMO if I wanted people to give their own money to a charity then I would ask them to donate instead of a wedding gift, and I wouldn't ask people for a donation towards our wedding at all - if it's given without being asked for then fair enough, but I couldn't ask for it. Sorry to be the one to upset the applecart, but that's just my opinion xx
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CommentAuthorWeeMintyMonkie
I know what you mean about the donation instead of a gift etc. I wouldnt expect anyone to give a huge donation at the engagement party just a wee tin for popping your change into after buying a drink if they wanted to. It would be made clear that if they did it would go to cnacer research. x x x
CommentAuthorkatie1991
i think it is a great idea hun xx
CommentAuthorBarbieBride
I think with a cute little note about the cause etc, its great! I would donate :) xx
CommentAuthorNicsquared
I wouldn't be massively happy with this idea- I think suggesting people donate to charity instead of buying gifts is a great idea but I think buying your favours with the money is a little cheeky even though you are still donating it. I guess though if you make it really clear it's the favours you are buying then you are leaving it up to people to make their own decisions. just my opinion though
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CommentAuthorRoxy
I have to agree with Nic and Pennie unfortunaltey. I think if the money is for charity then you could have an actual charity box and just give the charity the money directly. I think that a favour is something you give your guests as a thank you for coming, I think it would be strange to know that your previously donated money went towards buying thus favour. That's just how I would feel, although saying that if I went to friends engagement party and they had a tin or something I would kindly donate towards the wedding. I think it's very commendable that you are including a charity in your wedding :)
CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
if u did it for cancer then yes, but its down rite cheeky to do it for wedding fund!!!
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CommentAuthorWifey2be
I think it's a good idea for cancer research but not sure about it going towards the wedding costs! X x
CommentAuthorMrsMcleish2B
I think if you were doing it for Cancer Research it would need to be an offical tin xxx
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CommentAuthorWeeMintyMonkie
I think i worded my first post wrong lol, We have the tins at home which we are using to save for the wedding fund and since we have them i was thinking of using on to at the engagement party with a note suggesting people can donate and it would go to cancer research.
I wouldnt expect the guests to put their change in and spend it on wedding things,
It would go to cancer research and I only had the idea that we may use it for the pins as they are bought with a donation to cancer research, I would be getting these anyway and would just add the amount from the tins if we do it on when we order the pins.
