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present from the bridesmaid

  • 09-05-2012 4:56am
    #1
    skeptik
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    Hi, I'm due to be a first time bridesmaid at a wedding in a few weeks. Just wondering what the story is with presents? I will be giving cash but what is an appropriate amount for me and my partner to give? Thanks


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  • #2
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    What can you afford to give?
    What's the norm in your social circle?

    Those two factors generally determine the "appropriate" level of gift. It's quite a contentious issue on these forums and you'll get figures ranging from €50 to €500 from people basing their answer on the social norms in their own communities / what they tend to give.

    Personally, if I were a groomsman, I'd probably give slightly more than my usual gift (150 from myself and my fiancée) as it'd clearly be a very close friend getting married so I'd be giving about 200/250 depending on what I could afford at the time and whether I'd incurred costs to be the groomsman (e.g. if renting our own suits or there had been a trip abroad for the stag party it'd be less, if our room was being paid for in the hotel, it'd be more).


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