One of the nice things about getting married is that people tend to give you really thoughtful cards filled with good wishes, and occassionally, with money. Woo hoo! I mean, nothing beats that really lovely cut crystal loo roll holder from Auntie Maude, but cheques and cash are nice, too.
It’s also nice to give your guests a designated place to stick these cards. Traditionally, this has been with the bride or groom, the maid of honour or – bizarrely – in a bird cage of all things, but providing a box to put them in at the guest book table is a nice option. And providing an absolutely awesome box to put them in is an even better option.
Here’s a basic example of how to DIY your own wedding cake card box from three different sized hat boxes – you just stack them, glue them, and cut holes between the layers so the cards can fall down:
Once you can see the basic construction, it’s easy to understand how you can paint them, cover them in fabric, use wrapping or origami paper, or even paper mache them and add your own embellishments. But there is no need to stick with basic, boring, traditional white unless you have your heart set on a white wedding:
DIYing your own wedding cake card box gives you a million options – match your theme colours, you brides maid dresses, pick up elements of your reception decor, or even match your actual cake! The above examples come from this Ebay retailer, but making your own is a great, inexpensive project and a fun wedding shower activity, too.
