https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 19:44:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-757796 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:59:09 +0000 fancyfunction 757796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We generally do about $200 but if we're really close with the bride or groom, it could go up to $400. Many of our guests were even more generous with us - but they were older family members. But I'm from Long Island and this is very typical there (esp at the big Italian weddings I'm used to attending!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-757692 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:05:50 +0000 keiki_mama 757692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$100 for friends, $200 for close friends, we haven't had any close family members get married so that is tbd! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-757649 Thu, 02 May 2013 16:47:03 +0000 Pepper 757649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually give $100 for DH and I. If it's a close friend, we give $150. If it's an acquaintance, and only 1 of us is attending the wedding, we give $50. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-757633 Thu, 02 May 2013 16:34:16 +0000 delight 757633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually give $200 to the couple. If its one of our best friends we will give 250$. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-740448 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:55:21 +0000 tysonja 740448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>same as @bunnylove08. we live in the north west and i come from the north east. </p> <p>people were super duper generous at our wedding -- we got a lot of monetary gifts from people who were not able to attend, as well as those who were able to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-740429 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:38:25 +0000 Bookish 740429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: I've never given more than 50$. At our wedding, the most we got in cash was about 100$, and that was from my dad! I guess this is a regional thing, because all of my friends/family usually gift in the 50$ range unless its immediate family, then maybe 75$-100$ MAX? Honestly, I'd never be able to go to a wedding if I gave 100-200$! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-740426 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:36:58 +0000 DillonLion 740426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to spend more until I realized no one in our circles spends that much. </p> <p>So nowadays $25-50 for people we aren't super close to and $50-100 for people that are closer to us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-740411 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:25:51 +0000 tequiero21 740411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We give about 200 as a couple. I give about 150 pp for family, except my bro, we gave 2k. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-740407 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:24:11 +0000 teamjse 740407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually $100.00 per guest, so $200.00 for DH and I. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-740393 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:15:16 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 740393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I guess this is totally regional because we had 240 guests at our wedding and only 4 people gave us $100-$200. Every other gift was $25-$50.</p> <p>We could never afford to give more than $50 (we go to 5-7 weddings a year, have 9 this year) ...unless it was a very close family member, then we would give $100.</p> <p>Eta: the people who gave us $100-$200 were people like grandparents or long time family friends. None of our "peers" gave more than $50. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-740383 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:12:15 +0000 Bao 740383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: good to know, thanks :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-740375 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:09:11 +0000 doxielove 740375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in Wisconsin and I've only ever given $50 (from both DH and myself). My "ideal" amount to give is $100, but the 2 weddings I've ever been to (besides my own) were RIGHT after our own wedding so we were broke (any gift $ we received went to pay vendors. I think we only got around $1000, anyways). So, we opted to only give $50. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-740318 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:43:18 +0000 MrsH 740318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: I live in your area. For a not super close friend 50 seems like more than enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-740300 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:31:39 +0000 pinkcupcake 740300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$100 for regular friends, $150-200 for closer friends. We haven't had any immediate family members get married yet but when the time comes we will prob give about $500. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding/page/2#post-740285 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:21:08 +0000 JoJoGirl 740285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>~$150 from both of us, maybe more for a family member. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740277 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:17:48 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 740277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our gifting is pretty much on par with what @cottoncandy said! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740242 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:00:08 +0000 Ash 740242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in the midwest and we give 50 bucks. That's about average for a friend. We would give more for a family member though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740234 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:57:29 +0000 regberadaisy 740234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: nah, I don't think guests should be expected to cover other misc costs. Just the food. And you(I) just have a general idea of what pp food costs are in both areas we go to weddings and what the current "going rate" for weddings are. IE I give MUCH more for Chinese weddings than American weddings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740224 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:52:00 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 740224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I have heard that "cover your plate" rule, but how do you know how much a person spent on their guest. I am happy I opted not to have an expensive wedding, but my price per guest would have been over $450. My fixed costs: venue $5,000 rental fee and $8,000 photographer were pricey.</p> <p>@Bao: spend what you can afford and what you want to give based on relationship with the couple and keep in mind the additional costs associated with attending (travel, babysitters etc) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740223 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:51:36 +0000 LindsayInNY 740223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got married before most of our friends so, most of the time, we gift back whatever amount they gifted us. Some times I prefer registry gifts, if possible. I also take into consideration the wedding itself - if we have to travel, we might gift a little less than they did to us. Generally speaking, average tends to be $150 to $200? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740185 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:35:34 +0000 VanillaBean 740185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bao- okay, I can see how that looks. hmm, I think sorrycharlie made a good point, base it off of your area. </p> <p>I had semi-Vietnamese wedding (my DH is Vietnamese) and we mostly got monetary gifts from his side of the family and gift items from my side. Where I'm located, the minimum monetary gift is at $200 for the couple. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740183 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:35:00 +0000 regberadaisy 740183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always try to cover our meal at least. We give bare minimum $150 per couple. Regionally I think $60-$100 is more common. His aunts &amp; uncles gave us $30-$50 per couple and our wedding was in NYC. But it was enough that they traveled for our wedding! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740182 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:34:46 +0000 Arden 740182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we got married two years ago in FL, gifts ranged from $10 - $300.</p> <p>I think $50-$100 is appropriate, anything lower than that seems cheapskate-ey, especially since it probably cost more than that per head for the catering and venue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740173 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:32:10 +0000 Alivoo01 740173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$100 for just friends<br /> $200 for closer friends<br /> $400+ for family/family friends </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740171 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:31:23 +0000 andrea86 740171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grew up in a small town and we had about 200 people at our wedding. I think close friends and family gave us $50 - $100. I don't think anyone besides my Grandparents and parents gave us more than $100. When my brother got married I gave them $100, although I also spend about $100 on SIL's bridal shower gift. If its a really close friend I would probably do $50. At least in my town if you gifted someone a large amount of money they would probably ask to make sure it wasn't a mistake.</p> <p>ETA: I think I should have made friends wherever you guys are from prior to the wedding! HAHA! $300+ is seriously unheard of around here! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740158 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:27:58 +0000 sorrycharlie 740158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: base off your area. I always see people post that they gift 150 and up as a normal gift..that is not normal in my area, for my age group even, unless it's like - a sibling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740156 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:27:29 +0000 littlek 740156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$200 for regular wedding. More if good friend or immediate family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740145 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:25:26 +0000 winniebee 740145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$200 unless it's super close family or close friend, then it's $250. My brother's wedding we gifted something equivalent to $450 last weekend, but that was a super duper exception. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740139 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:24:20 +0000 Bao 740139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@VanillaBean: Everything is bought off her registry! Except like 2 place mats and a couple of spoons...seriously... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-to-gift-for-a-wedding#post-740133 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:23:38 +0000 LaurenEC 740133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We generally give about $100. If either of us are in the wedding or they are really, really close then we sometimes do $150/$200. My family on the other hand generally only gives $50 so i have found that it too is regional. </p>