{"id":40096,"date":"2016-08-31T06:26:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T20:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/wishing-well-ideas\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T05:09:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T18:09:54","slug":"wishing-well-ideas","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wishing-well-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"8 wishing well ideas we adore (that aren’t birdcages)…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are many more choices for your wedding wishing well than birdcages and suitcases (although these are very cute).\u00a0Image: MelrosePlaceHome via Etsy<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Long gone are the days when cash was taboo as a wedding gift and the rise in popularity of wishing wells means couples are looking for different (and more thematic) ways to store their cash gifts during their wedding reception. Here are eight super-cute alternatives to wishing wells made from birdcages and, of course, traditional mini wishing wells.<\/p>\n

Oh, and if you’re stuck for wishing well wording, here are some tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A doll’s house<\/h2>\n
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Image: KWP Weaver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This idea is just too, too cute. Create (or have created) a miniature version of your own house – or just use a generic doll’s house to store\u00a0your wedding cards\/gifts at y our wedding reception. For an extra special touche, you can personalise it with your names and wedding date.<\/p>\n

A glass box<\/h2>\n
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Image: Wedding Favours Australia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Talk about a serious home-spun vibe, this beautiful wishing well <\/a>oozes romance and rustic charm. It’s dimensions are 22cms wide x 22cms long x 32cms high and will, easily be a centrepiece of your wedding reception decor but any lovely glass box would do nicely.<\/p>\n

A treasure chest<\/h2>\n
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Image: PalletLife Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What better way to store your wedding booty than in a treasure chest?<\/a>\u00a0This one is handmade, but if you scour your local op shops, you’re bound to find something similar that suits and it doesn’t have to be handmade or wood. You may be able to find some fun novelty pirate trunks in a costume store or the kids’ section of a department store.<\/p>\n

Mailboxes<\/h2>\n

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Because, of course, envelopes belong in a mailbox, right?<\/p>\n

A hessian sack<\/h2>\n
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Image: Gem’s Wedding Suppliers<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Take a tip from Santa and store your prescious cash wedding gifts, cards and, even, some gifts, in a\u00a0fabulously rustic\u00a0hessian sack<\/a>. This one\u00a0stands 80cms X 50cms but hessian (or burlap) sacks come in all sizes – and complement vintage, farm or, of course, rustic-themed weddings\u00a0perfectly.<\/p>\n

A (cute) box<\/h2>\n
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Image: Beautiful Wedding Shop<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Either buy<\/a> or decorate an existing cardboard box so that it matches your overall wedding theme. Guests can then drop your wedding cards into a slit at the top and you can make the box\u00a0as big or as small as you wish(ing well)!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Tiered boxes<\/h2>\n
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Image: JamieKimDesigns via Etsy<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yes, we know we already included boxes as wedding wishing well alternatives, but tiered boxes are a whole other thing and give you so much more scope for creativity, expression and space, especially if you’re having LOTS of wedding guests.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40097,"template":"","au_article_tag":[1215,559,564,459],"class_list":["post-40096","au-article","type-au-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","au_article_category-weddingregistry","au_article_tag-cash","au_article_tag-wedding-gift","au_article_tag-wedding-present","au_article_tag-wishing-well"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/40096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/au-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/40096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_article_tag?post=40096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}