Today couples often have a hard time deciding what to put on their wedding list – they have often lived together for years and so have no need of kettles, glasses or other items. the Scottish Wedding List (www.TheScottishWeddingList.co.uk) spotted this and set up an ethical charity wedding list. Marrying couples sign up to a list that contains gifts of donations to a variety of charities based in Scotland that work both here and abroad.
Give It (the not for profit orgainisation that operates the Scottish Wedding List) wraps the donations up like gifts and users can see what a donation could fund for each charity. Charities participating in The Scottish Wedding List include Alzheimer Scotland, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, Mary’s Meals, Mercy Corps, Turning Point Scotland and many others. Couples select a group of charities; guests select a donation to the charity of their choice.
Everything can be done simply online and couples can see what donations have been made and view messages left by guests. There are no charges for the couple and no minimum total expected. Also there are no hidden costs for the guests – every penny thety spend goes to the ccharities and the costs of the service are covered by the Gift Aid reclaimed on donations made.
It sounds like a great idea for couples wanting to give something back to the community – especially as all of the charrities are based in Scotland, although many of them work abroad, so pop over to the Scottish Wedding List to have a look.
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well i think its really a great idea to put all the money into charity and i really appreciate this idea. keep it up
Such a good idea! I’ll be recommending this to my future clients.
- Matt
Matt Sanderson@chesterfield wedding photography´s last blog ..Sereta + Paul’s Wedding
its a super idea and we had some friends that got married in Scotland that did this, we bought them a couple of goats from their list that were donated to a village in Africa, how cool is that for a wedding present!
This is a great idea. Anything that goes to charity can only be a good thing.
It’s overwhelming feeling to help others,not to mention on your “Most Memorable Day”.. Seeing a smile on their face is such a rewarding appreciation!
It’s always nice to help!
I think this is really an effective way and i appreciate efforts like this.Hope to see more good ideas here.