wedding gift......?

mygti

hi all , just a quick question .....i have a wedding comming up soon and am wondering as to how much money should i put in to the card as a gift...its a neighbour of mine who is getting married , so i was wondering ????:(

tinkerbell

How close are you to the neighbour and what can you afford (realistically) because if you can just afford €50 or less, then that's fine. Or if you can afford more and would like to give more, then do so.

CoalBucket

Obviously your own circumstances come into how much you are willing to give.

I would cover the cost of the meal at least, say €50 per person and then decide what gift to give after that.

Kiva.D

I'm in a similar situation with a distant acquaintance who sent me an e-vite along with a money registry. He wants contributions to a honeymoon fund, and has stipulated increments for certain items (spa treatments, travel, hotel). I couldn't afford any of the increments, so I'm sending a visa gift card for a nice bottle of champagne to share on their honeymoon, as a festive gesture.

phasers

€50 per person?!?! :eek:

OP, give what you feel you can afford to give and what you'd like to give.

mygti

hmmmm , well its my neighbours daughter actually and she used to live there until 2 yrs ago , we have been neighbours 10yrs..i was thinking along the line of 50 euro per person (couple attend) to cover the meal and 100 euro as a gift....200e in total....

dresstoimpress

mygti wrote: »

hmmmm , well its my neighbours daughter actually and she used to live there until 2 yrs ago , we have been neighbours 10yrs..i was thinking along the line of 50 euro per person (couple attend) to cover the meal and 100 euro as a gift....200e in total....

Sounds perfect. Enjoy the wedding!!!:D

Cellygirl

I'm married six weeks and €200 is a HUGE present! We got that off family members and were blown away. Honestly OP I think €100 would be perfect, honest to God. Even that is huge. We couldn't get over how generous some of our guests were and there's really no need for it.

caramel08

Hi, have a wedding in October and wondering what is the average amount for a cash gift nowadays from a single person? Thanks

silly

I would think €100 for a single person €200 for a couple.
That covers the ave €50 per head for meal etc and then €50 each as gift.

littleredspot

I'm voting for 50 - 75 per person depending on how well you know them. 200 per couple would be very generous imo

solovely

As far as I was aware, €100 per person is the going rate, but €150 is acceptable from a couple. I know it varies in different parts of the country - i.e. a friend of mine got €100 per couple from all the Northern people and €200 per couple from Southern. She was very miffed with presents under €75 per person, but I think that was just bitchy.

Talk to other friends/ relations in your area and see what's acceptable around there. Also, factor in extras like days off work/ accommodation. Personally, I think if someone (say someone who has a Thursday wedding) is forcing you to lose out on 2 days holidays just so they can get a cheaper deal, then they should be happy with a cheaper present!

Still, personally I'd be mortified to turn up to a wedding as a single person with less than €100 in a card. I think couples can get away with it easier.

seamus

Typical wedding gift for a friend is €50 per person. Close friends is typically €100 per person, and family has no real "set" amount, though cousins and the like typically go with €100 per person if you see eachother fairly often and not once every two years at weddings.

Of course in all cases, "or whatever you can afford" should be added onto the end.

If you're not invited to the wedding, but you wish to make a gesture, then a small gift (€20 or less), or just a card is appropriate.

trudub

phasers wrote: »

€50 per person?!?! :eek:

OP, give what you feel you can afford to give and what you'd like to give.

I would at least give 50 per person to cover the cost of the meal and something extra for the couple unless you were expected to travel far and stay a couple of nights.