What's the average price to spend for a wedding gift?

[Mo0o]

A friend of mine is getting married and I've been invited. I'm 22 and dont have a job so I dont think im expected to be shelling out major bank for a gift. What's the average for someone of my status.

 

[jmcoreymv]

$50?

 

[mugs]

That's a good question.

 

[Alone]

$100?

 

[mugs]

Are you bringing a date?

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: mugs
Are you bringing a date?

naw, it's me

 

[syee]

I'd say it depends on how good friends you are with the person getting married. $50 if it's someone like a work buddy, and up to $200 if it's a close friend. If it's family, then there isn't really a limit...but that's just me.

 

[dullard]

Depends on where you live. In Nebraska, they average around $20-$25. If you are a close relative you MIGHT get $50-$100.

In Chicago, you are a cheapskate if you don't give $100+ for a person you barely know.

 

[Uppsala9496]

$50 if you go alone, $100 if you bring a date.

The last wedding I went to....I gave them about $10 worth of picture frames. The person didn't give me a gift for my wedding. They didn't give another friend anything for their wedding. I couldn't bring myself to not bringing a gift, so I made sure I got something that looked expensive, but was in fact very cheap.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Uppsala9496
$50 if you go alone, $100 if you bring a date.

The last wedding I went to....I gave them about $10 worth of picture frames. The person didn't give me a gift for my wedding. They didn't give another friend anything for their wedding. I couldn't bring myself to not bringing a gift, so I made sure I got something that looked expensive, but was in fact very cheap.

Haha... :laugh::thumbsup:

I agree with your dollar amounts.

 

[DivideBYZero]

$12

 

[Lola]

I would say $50 is very much appropriate... plus, folks know that some people cannot afford a lot. If you are not working, etc, it would not make a big deal.
Where people get annoyed is when folks KNOW someone has a rather large amount of money and they give $10.

 

[zerocool1]

I'm in the same boat...I've got two weddings to go to for friends from college.

 

[dr150]

$100

 

[silverpig]

Basically try to reimburse them for them buying you dinner/drinks/whatever at the reception. A nice dinner with dessert and a glass or two of wine will generally run you about $50, so go with that.

 

[TravisT]

hehe, $25.00 in my opinion. The best thing you can do if you don't know what to get them is get some towels. You can NEVER have enough towels.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: TravisT
hehe, $25.00 in my opinion. The best thing you can do if you don't know what to get them is get some towels. You can NEVER have enough towels.

Ha, I'm getting married this summer and that's the first thing that was bought off our registry... towels.

 

[nakedfrog]

I just got married on Saturday, and honestly, I don't care about the gifts. A co-worker gave me a check for $15, and I've only been working here since February. A friend that I've known for seven years (but doesn't have much money) gave me a set of 4 wineglasses.

 

[Homerboy]

$50 per head you're bringing.
so You = $50
You + 1 = $100

 

[Electric Amish]

Give what you can afford.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
I just got married on Saturday, and honestly, I don't care about the gifts. A co-worker gave me a check for $15, and I've only been working here since February. A friend that I've known for seven years (but doesn't have much money) gave me a set of 4 wineglasses.

Congrats on getting married

 

[GasX]

The standard rule is your gift should cost at least as much as they spent on your meal. figure $50-$100. Adjust upwards based on how well you know the person.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
The standard rule is your gift should cost at least as much as they spent on your meal. figure $50-$100. Adjust upwards based on how well you know the person.

I've heard that rule, and within reason it's ok, but if someone chooses to spend a ton of money on their reception I don't think the guests should feel obligated to spend a ton on a gift. And if they specify black-tie attire and I have to rent a tux - well I'd probably skip the wedding unless it was a close friend. But that would probably factor into their gift too.

 

[Uppsala9496]

I went to a wealthy acquaintances wedding about 10 years ago.

Well, rumor floated around and it was discovered that the wedding would be a cash bar. This ticked me off to no end since the couple was very spoiled and had lots of money. I decided to bring $100 in singles to the reception and pay for all of my drinks out of that fund. Anything left over would be my gift.

I think there was something like $2 or $3 left.

 

[RallyMaster]

too much.