The I Do Foundation

We were very happy to be able to participate with this charitable organization because there is so much excess in our modern lives, particularly associated with weddings (the outfits, the flowers, the parties, the paper, the gifts). We both wish to impact the world in a positive way and wanted to honor the tradition of giving a gift to those less fortunate in an interesting and technologically advanced manner with the participation of our loved ones!
For absolutely free, you select which charities you want to benefit. You choose which stores you want to register with (options include Gaiam
Target, REI
JC Penney and Home Depot). The guests that chose to express their love for us with a gift were able to select which charity they wanted their percentage to go to for no additional charge. The guests also had the option to donate directly to charity, in lieu of giving us a gift.
They offer a canned website that you can customize and highlight your wedding party and even give your guests directions to venues! Here’s ours
as an example. There are numerous charities to choose from. You can select to be contacted by them afterward with thank you cards, or decline.
Overall, we raised $ 181.86 for First Book, U.S. Fund for UNICEF and the National Wildlife Federation. AND got some pretty sweet gifts at the same time. Since a lot of guests were flying in from other places, being able to shop online and mail us the gifts directly saved them some time and trouble as well. Getting married feels good, doing something charitable and spreading love around, feels even better.