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How much should I give as a gift?

  • 01-08-2006 2:38pm
    #1
    Homer J Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 172 ✭✭


    Hello,

    I intend to give cash as a wedding gift to the bride and groom. The groom is my mate's brother whom I rarely see but who has invited me and my girlfriend to the full wedding.

    I already went on the Stag party to Edinburgh for a long weekend.

    I was thinking about giving 100euro as the gift.

    Is this enough or should I give more?

    What is a reasonable amount to give?


Comments

  • #2
    elz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭elz


    I was in a similar situation recently and asked some friends for advice. I was told that the general idea was to cover the cost of the meals for myself and my partner, and then a little bit on top. Now while it's hard to find this out exactly (though you could ring the venue and find out), 150 Eur would probably cover it. So that's what I went with.


  • #3
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    What you mentioned would be reasonable enough, OP.


  • #4
    obrien_pa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭obrien_pa


    I'd go with the suggestion of €150, OP

    It appears to be the standard cash gift, from my recent experience of being groom and also attending friends' weddings (where several friends agreed on a set figure to give so that there wouldn't be any embarrassingly large or small pressies!)


  • #5
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    I would go with €150-€200. If it's a case that you have to travel to the wedding by plane then the lower end of the scale or even €100 would be fine, you would have already spent enough just getting there.

    Obvioulsy things are different if it's someone you know well.


  • #6
    iguana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,916 ✭✭✭✭iguana


    Give what you can afford. And anyone who judges you badly for not giving more is not a good friend anyway.


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