Wedding Gift/money

Awesome-O

I'm going to a wedding next week as the guest of the brother of the groom. don't really know the couple that are getting married. How much should I give as a present?

seamus

Whatever you feel is appropriate. I personally in that instance (you don't know the couple/aren't one of their specific guests) would give €50.

Swipe10

As a man who trys his upmost not to get invited to weddings (and the stags, just cause I seem to spend alot of my weekends doing just that) I genrally keep with the rule of thumb that €150 for a good friend of 'mine', and if it is my girlfriends friends I would leave her sort it out (as I do when it is my friend). If I didn't really know the couple, I wouldn't go to the wedding, but if it was the afters of a neighbours wedding say, or a cousin maybe, then the €50 posted earlier would seem enough.

Big Nelly

Awesome-O wrote: »

I'm going to a wedding next week as the guest of the brother of the groom. don't really know the couple that are getting married. How much should I give as a present?

Depending on where wedding is to be honest, 150 - 200 is the norm

aoibhebree

When you say "the guest of the brother of the groom", are you in a relationship with the groom's brother? If you're going as a couple I think you should get something from the two of you ... if you're just a friend, I'd say €100 seems to be the norm in Dublin, €50 elsewhere.

Awesome-O

I had been told by others €100 is what I should give, working out as an expensive day. I'm going with the brother but as a friend not a couple so he'll be getting them something himself, I like the sound of €50 but as I'm going for the full day, including dinner I don't want to look cheap either

Swipe10

I totally understand where you are coming from Awesome-O but I have always been giving the amounts that I spoke about above. Before and after the big 'R'. And now that the big 'R' is here to stay as a part of everyday life, the recipient will have more sppending power with that same €50 (or €150 as the case may be!!!!) since the big 'R' is here.

maxwell smart

€50 - €100 depending on how well you know them. I'm tight so would plump for €50

Awesome-O

no way will it be €150 anyway, my budget can definately not extend to that! I'm going out to buy a card now, I looked yesterday, well only in one small shop and they only had one miserable card so hope I'll have better luck today. The stress and I'm only a guest!

iguana

Are you going as the groom's brother's plus one? And are you doing that as a favour to him so he will have someone to hangout with on the day and won't be bored? If so €50 seems more than enough.

Awesome-O

iguana wrote: »

Are you going as the groom's brother's plus one? And are you doing that as a favour to him so he will have someone to hangout with on the day and won't be bored?

Yes, thats a good way of looking at it, I'm thinking of maybe €70 or €80 now, it seems a happy medium between €50 and €100 or should it be rounded up or down?

aoibhebree

€75?

Awesome-O

...and I'll put the €70 in notes and the €5 in coins to make the card seem heavier and more full lol

Oh another question, is the cash better then a voucher?

Enii

Cash. 50 euro will do the trick.

dozydelilah

if i was invited as a friend, i,d probably mention to him on the day, did he get the card or somthing!! but would deffo expect him to say he,d take care of it. but then at least you,ve offered.;)

Eoin

€50 would be more than enough IMO. Though if I were bringing someone as a plus one, I'd take care of the gift.