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Beyond the copper in our wedding, Mr. Pineapple and I really love the use of copper in other elements in our home. Someday we are going to be billionaires and have copper all throughout our fabulous kitchen. When it came to the card box, I thought it would be cool to use a copper mailbox that we could then use for real mail. Once I began searching though, reality hit. Copper mailboxes are crazy expensive. So, I made one for $15.
As you can see, I used an inexpensive black metal mailbox and copper metallic spray paint. The paint actually covered pretty nicely. I used many many very light layers to make sure there were no drips.
There was one mishap during the painting process.
After I painted the back and walked away, it blew over and got newspaper stuck to it and I couldn’t get it off. I spray-painted over it, and hopefully no one will look at the back of the box. 
Card box. Check!
Our coordinator is going to put the card box out of sight once all the guests have arrived so we do not have to worry about any sticky fingers.
What are you using as a card box?
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We are having a fairly private wedding with just close family and friends so I purchased a small wooden crate at Hobby Lobby and will paint it to my specifications. We were concerned about it not having a “lid” or enclosure but we feel that if someone gets “sticky” that chances are they must need it more than we do. I really hope though this does not happen after I just got the catering invoice. (ACKKKK!)
That looks amazing. I haven’t thought about what I am going to use as a card box, but I like your idea. The ones I’ve seen are way too “foofy” for my taste.
Our venue had a carbox that we can use. It’s a fancy letterbox on a stand!
http://photos.weddingbycolor.com/p/000/004/283/m/28677/p/photo/84907.jpg
Good job on your cardbox!
Wow, that looks so awesome, love it! I want a copper mailbox now…
What a great idea Your wedding is going to be amazing!
I have a great copper mailbox that I got on sale at Target. We are consideering using it for the cardbox. It currently holds cat toys!
Love the copper! It’s DIY Friday on the weddingbee, it seems — all the bees are rocking awesome projects.
[...] completely stealing this idea from The Wedding Bee for my reception, although in a different color … most likely clover [...]
That’s awesome. where did you get the box at?
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Mrs. Pineapple, Pittsburgh
Age and Occupation: 24, Graphic Designer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Student Affairs Administration
Engagement Date: August 4, 2007
Wedding Date: October, 2008
Blogging Since: April 14, 2008
Venue: The Rivers Club
About Me: Being a transplant from sunny south Florida I am learning to live with all four seasons while playing with our cat collective, line dancing, and doing a ton of DIY projects for our wedding (seriously, like a thousand)!
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