Wedding present of cash

RoryW

Cash is King

....but how much cash is the norm for a wedding present these days ?

Chuck Stone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l91ISfcuzDw

StonedRaider

For a mate or distant relative €100 if I go on my own €150 when I go with the mrs

tan11ie

€150 would be the norm to me.

wolfpawnat

€100 I gave recently to a wedding, because I have no moola, so I don't feel guilty tbh!

Kiera

Depends on how well you know them.

Best mate (and you're on your own) 200 - 300

mate you see once a month - 100 - 150

Someone you work with - 100 (at most)

The afters only - 50 (max)

My name is URL

Get them a nice Novena.. bitches love Novenas

mikemac

A tasteful gift will be remembered for years.
They'll see it on the mantle piece or around the house and remember who gave it and smile

The cash will be lodged to pay bills and forgotten

Cash = lazy option

dollyk

I give 100 euro regardless of who it is. sure you can get a house in cavan for 68k now , so this would be a good deposit.:D

LETHAL LADY

Kiera wrote: »

Depends on how well you know them.

Best mate (and you're on your own) 200 - 300

mate you see once a month - 100 - 150

Someone you work with - 100 (at most)

The afters only - 50 (max)

You seem quite generous. I suggest we meet up once a month and discuss my forthcoming nuptials of which you and guest are invited to the full event.;)

Micky Dolenz

mikemac wrote: »

A tasteful gift will be remembered for years.
They'll see it on the mantle piece or around the house and remember who gave it and smile

The cash will be lodged to pay bills and forgotten

Cash = lazy option

No one wants clutter, even tasteful clutter. Weddings are expensive, chipping in and sharing the day is the way to go.

LETHAL LADY

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

No one wants clutter, even tasteful clutter. Weddings are expensive, chipping in and sharing the day is the way to go.

Damn right I can buy my own sandwich toaster just give me the spondulicks bitch.

My name is URL

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Drake66

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

No one wants clutter, even tasteful clutter. Weddings are expensive, chipping in and sharing the day is the way to go.

Sure why have an expensive wedding then? It doesn't seem very intuitive: you invite many guests to an expensive wedding, but expect cash gifts because the wedding is expensive.

KERSPLAT!

Gave €100 at last wedding I was at. Like others, it depends on whose wedding it is and TBH how stuck for money I am

OPENROAD

Suppose about 10 Euro.

lastlaugh

It's about 50 quid per head for the dinner, so if two of you went, 100 would cover the couples costs, if you can spare extra, give what you can afford.
It's all boils down to the cash at this stage.

Micky Dolenz

Drake66 wrote: »

Sure why have an expensive wedding then? It doesn't seem very intuitive: you invite many guests to an expensive wedding, but expect cash gifts because the wedding is expensive.

Don't ask me why people have expensive weddings. I suspect it's because when you mention "Wedding" to any supplier of goods, they get the horn, bands, venue's etc.

I don't think anybody expects cash. It's just what I think most people need so I give it as a present.

Seriously, who wants/needs a dish or a sliver photo frame?

K-9

Give them as little as possible I say!

Less ostentatious crap. Spoilt brat nonsense.

10 toasters and 20 kettles always come in handy.

darrcow

nothing cause im a tight arse bast*rd and if they only invited me for the money then they can f*ck off

ballsymchugh

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Don't ask me why people have expensive weddings. I suspect it's because when you mention "Wedding" to any supplier of goods, they get the horn, bands, venue's etc.

I don't think anybody expects cash. It's just what I think most people need so I give it as a present.

Seriously, who wants/needs a dish or a sliver photo frame?

there was a thread about this about 2 years ago, one post said that you should get a tasteful frame, and fold bank notes into shapes like birds flying off over a hill, and frame it.
woe betide any person that gives me that, i'd break the glass over their head.

weddings are stressful enough without having to work for the present you've been given!

Kiera

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

You seem quite generous. I suggest we meet up once a month and discuss my forthcoming nuptials of which you and guest are invited to the full event.;)

I havent been to a mates wedding in 2 years (back then we all had money and 6 out of our 11 got married in 3 yrs)

Now i'm poor but i would make the same effort (ish) maybe minus 50quid on each...

KungPao

Three fiddy seems fair.

LETHAL LADY

Kiera wrote: »

I havent been to a mates wedding in 2 years (back then we all had money and 6 out of our 11 got married in 3 yrs)

Now i'm poor but i would make the same effort (ish) maybe minus 50quid on each...

Not to worry invitation is in the post.








Only an afters mind.;)

bc dub

What about a wedding that the bride and groom are having in Spain? Current climate n'stuff...

50 from me and 50 from my plus 1 is completely acceptable?

Regardless of your opinions/answers, that's all their feicin gettin.

Tesco Massacre

The last wedding invitation I got basically demanded cash presents on it.

I thought it was presumptuous.

OPENROAD

Tesco Massacre wrote: »

The last wedding invitation I got basically demanded cash presents on it.

I thought it was presumptuous.

I would have given them Tesco vouchers imo

Tesco Massacre

OPENROAD wrote: »

I would have given them Tesco vouchers imo

Should have, but I ended up giving them 150 euros like the pathetic coward I am.

Ruu_Old

A few Lotto tickets in a card.

Goldenegg

lastlaugh wrote: »

It's about 50 quid per head for the dinner, so if two of you went, 100 would cover the couples costs, if you can spare extra, give what you can afford.
It's all boils down to the cash at this stage.

I absolutly agree that people should give what they can afford but just wanted to point out to you that not every place is doing €50 a head. I'm getting married and it is costing us €95 a head! And that is the hotels recession price!

We are inviting people to our wedding because we want them there.not for a cash present.

OPENROAD

Ruu wrote: »

A few Lotto tickets in a card.

Ideally where the draw has already taken place and no more then a 10 euro win, imagine if they were to win the jackpot :eek::eek::eek:

wild_cat

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Seriously, who wants/needs a dish or a sliver photo frame?

Well if you ask a load of students with no jobs to your wedding it might be the best you'll get.

Its happening my friends and I with an old friend we haven't spoken to in years. We're thinking of pooling our money together to get something. We deffo can't afford 100 quid each.

wild_cat

Tesco Massacre wrote: »

The last wedding invitation I got basically demanded cash presents on it.

I thought it was presumptuous.

Go out of your way to get them the finest white plastic tesco value electrical item you can afford.

Nothing says best wishes with your married life like a white box with red stripes and blue writing.

Zebra3

Kiera wrote: »

Depends on how well you know them.

Best mate (and you're on your own) 200 - 300

mate you see once a month - 100 - 150

Someone you work with - 100 (at most)

The afters only - 50 (max)

Agree with bar the last one.

Afters only-SFA.

Kiera

Zebra3 wrote: »

Agree with bar the last one.

Afters only-SFA.

I know but i was thinking of one of the girls in work who cant afford to have a lot of people at the full thing but yet we get on great so she can only really afford to bring people to the afters so she'd actually get 100 from me but if i didnt like her as much i'd just throw 50 in a card.

I love Joan Burton

Give that bitch a toaster, bitches love toasters

Kiera

I love Joan Burton wrote: »

Give that bitch a toaster, bitches love toasters

So do bastards :rolleyes:

Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Don't ask me why people have expensive weddings. I suspect it's because when you mention "Wedding" to any supplier of goods, they get the horn, bands, venue's etc.

I don't think anybody expects cash. It's just what I think most people need so I give it as a present.

Seriously, who wants/needs a dish or a sliver photo frame?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gimiDBAK2wA

Teyla Emmagan

What about a wedding you've been invited to, but aren't going to? (I can't get off work).

Is 75 too cheap? I'm kinda broke..

hondasam

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

What about a wedding you've been invited to, but aren't going to? (I can't get off work).

Is 75 too cheap? I'm kinda broke..

If you are not going buy something for them and don't spend €75.

x in the city

what about family members?, my bro and his missus to be are getting hitched soon.

Im thinking about 300/350eu for them both.

too much?

mattjack

bc dub wrote: »

What about a wedding that the bride and groom are having in Spain? Current climate n'stuff...

50 from me and 50 from my plus 1 is completely acceptable?

Regardless of your opinions/answers, that's all their feicin gettin.

factor 50 from you and factor 50 from him...very thoughtful,considering the heat and weather there now..climate and all that..

hondasam

x in the city wrote: »

what about family members?, my bro and his missus to be are getting hitched soon.

Im thinking about 300/350eu for them both.

too much?

It's all down to what you can afford. I would give a family member min €200. It would depend on their financial situation also.

senorwipesalot

Ironing boards.You can never have enough ironing boards.
We got about twenty of them when we got married and havent looked back.

stovelid

Usually give 200.

300 for a friend.

Mike 1972

hondasam wrote: »

I would give a family member min €200.

There are members (allegedly) of my extended family who wouldnt get the steam of my piss.

jack presley

mikemac wrote: »

A tasteful gift will be remembered for years.
They'll see it on the mantle piece or around the house and remember who gave it and smile

The cash will be lodged to pay bills and forgotten

Cash = lazy option

If you only saw some of the crap we got for ours.....

Drake66

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Don't ask me why people have expensive weddings. I suspect it's because when you mention "Wedding" to any supplier of goods, they get the horn, bands, venue's etc.

I don't think anybody expects cash. It's just what I think most people need so I give it as a present.

Seriously, who wants/needs a dish or a sliver photo frame?

Instead of sending out invitations they could sell tickets.

kelle

mikemac wrote: »

A tasteful gift will be remembered for years.
They'll see it on the mantle piece or around the house and remember who gave it and smile

The cash will be lodged to pay bills and forgotten

Cash = lazy option

I got 4 breadbins. I keep my bread in the freezer, so they were of no use.

Got 3 deep fat fryers, gave away two and dumped the third after a few uses when the house was stank out of it.

I got a fairly expensive looking teapot, it just took up space in my cupboard for a few years, as we don't drink tea and visitors just get the teabag with boiled water in the cup. It eventually got smashed on the floor by a toddler!

The lazy option would have been better, so I bear that in mind when giving wedding gifts (ie always money!).

Micky Dolenz

Drake66 wrote: »

Instead of sending out invitations they could sell tickets.

Would there be a prize? I like prizes.

Mike 1972

My parents got four dinner sets.

To this day each of them get used in strict rotation one day every four years (Christmas dinner) and sit in a glass-doored cabinet the rest of the time as their use on any of the other 364 days of the year would be unthinkable.

WTF like

Oh yeah and my Dad got this wierd electric (analouge) alarm clock/bedside light combo which was apparently cutting edge technology (and pretty expensive) back in the day. The electric clock didnt tick but there was a switch one could turn to produce a ticking noise for those reared on a lifetime of mechanical alarm clocks and couldnt live without a ticking noise.

Once again WTF like ?

kelle wrote: »

Got 3 deep fat fryers, gave away two and dumped the third after a few uses when the house was stank out of it.

You kept the wrong one ?