Appropriate Wedding Gift Monetary Amounts
When it comes to wedding gifts, how much to spend on a wedding gift is determined by the following factors: where the wedding will be held, your budget as a wedding guest, and your relationship with the bride and/or groom. If the wedding is a destination wedding, only a bridal shower gift is usually deemed proper because there is a larger cost for each person attending the wedding. If the wedding is local it is often deemed proper etiquette to bring a gift to the bridal shower as well as give a wedding gift.
When attending a wedding either as part of the wedding party or as a friend of the family, you should decide your appropriate wedding gift spend. If you have been invited to be a bridesmaid for an out of town wedding, you should first tally up your costs and then decide what is an appropriate wedding gift spend.
These costs could easily amount to $500 dollars or more, broken down into $200 traveling expenses and $300 for the bridesmaid dress. Adding another $100 for the wedding gift monetary amount would bring your total expenses to $600.
Some people believe it is proper etiquette to spend about the same monetary amount on the wedding gift as the bride and groom paid for the reception on a per head basis. There are two very strong schools of thought on this approach. Some people really believe that this is the most appropriate way to gauge how much to spend on the wedding gifts, while others believe it should depend completely on how well the wedding guest knows the bride or groom and how much the person can afford to spend.
Where a person lives can also dictate how much a person should spend on a wedding gift. In some areas of the country the weddings tend to be more formal and would in turn require a more expensive gift, especially if the person is not also attending the bridal shower. If someone lives in an area where the wedding would be less formal the popular belief is that a smaller amount spent on wedding gifts would be appropriate.
Most people today have a gift registry set up to let their attendants know exactly what they would like for their home or a fund to which they would like their guests to contribute. Also, because many people live together before they are actually married the need for gifts for the home is often less than the need for cash gifts.
Many couples actually prefer to receive money either to save for a big-ticket item for their home, a new home, or even a special honeymoon they’d like to take.
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anywhere from 50.00 to 100.00 I would think….
But for me there is no amount, because if you give to someone and it's from your heart it will be appreciated….
I just got married in April of this yr. and we had an wishing well reception because we already had everything that a couple needs when they first move in together but, anyway, we got amounts as small as $20.00 and amounts as large as $500.00 from one person and the $20.00 was just as appreciated as the $500.00 because it was the thought behind it, it was giving in hopes to help us out on starting our lives together as Mr.&Mrs.
So to me it's not the amount that matters but, the love behind it….
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you still have to "cover your plate." – usually about $200. it was your choice to travel to the wedding, and even if you didn't go to the wedding receiving an invitation means you should send a gift.
You can never, ever go wrong with a black dress to any formal occasion. you can play with it more-gold jewelry/shoes/purse or you can do red accessories or silver… a little black dress is my safe-haven!
$50-$75, if you're going without a date, $50, if you're bringing a date $75. your gift is supposed to cover the cost of the dinner, which is why you should give more if you have a date. (As long as your budget allows it)
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I think the area the wedding is taking place makes a huge difference. I have friends all over the country. I live in Northern NJ just outside NYC. At Many of the weddings around here people give about $150 to $200 per person. I have been in a few weddings and given $500 (as a couple) because we were in the wedding.
My friends from College live in the North east (Upstate NY, RI, MA, VT) and they give about $50 to $100 per person.
My friends in CA (San Diego and San Fran) give about $75 to $150 per person.
i usually go back to what they gave me at my wedding!
if that doesnt apply, $100 person for a typical caucasion wedding, $200 each for an italian or portugeuse wedding.
i usually give 50% extra for each kid i bring too.
$25 to $50
If you give money, please do not send a check! We live outside the US and got some checks for wedding presents… No one here even knows what a check is… it is a lot of trouble to get them cashed if you dont live in the US and have a US bank account.
What would be ideal is, go to your bank and get an even amount of Hong Kong dollars. Its classy, it shows that you went the extra step and were really thinking about them. I would have loved if someone thought to do that for us!
I know youre not supposed to put cash in the mail and blah blah blah, but I do it all the time and havent had a problem.
I would say it is what you can afford. A place setting of china might be aproximately $85 – $100. If you choose to give her a monetary gift, maybe incorporate it with a bottle of champagne, champagne glasses, wine and cheese in a honeymoon basket. You could put a handwritten wish with it in a card earmarked for spending money on her honeymoon. I like to wrap baskets like this in toule with a nice ribbon on top. I'd try to put some real thought behind the monetary gift. One of the things that is nice about wedding gifts is that you think of that person every time you use the item. So she will think of you every time she uses or sees the champagne glasses and remember the nice basket you assembled for her.
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It’s done, jump on hard assets especially gold and silver to prepare. Also, keep food, weapons and ammo because with this type of decline there will be some rough times. Hell, I bought a chainsaw last year and I’ve been stocking up wood like crazy. Just do whatever you can.
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at least $250
hahahaa you americans are realy stupid