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Wedding present

  • 01-07-2012 9:10am
    #1
    Skybox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 109 ✭✭


    Just looking for opinions. Got invited to the afters of my cousins wedding and wondering what would be considered reasonable for a gift??? The wedding is on in Tipp so will have to fork out €100 for a hotel room before even buying a drink?


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  • #2
    amdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,653 ✭✭✭✭amdublin


    €50
    (If you're a couple, the same - reckon it's the minimum you can give)

    Could you stay in a local b&b? Or share a room with someone?


  • #3
    iguana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭iguana


    The OP has an afters invite, not an invite for the whole day so €50 is excessive unless s/he can easily afford it and is close enough to her cousin to want to give so much on top of paying twice that for a hotel room.

    Will there be other cousins who are also only invited to the afters? If you are close enough to them why not contact them and suggest getting together to buy a joint present as a group. That way you can all give €20-30 and still get something impressive or just put all the money in one card signed by everyone so it packs a bigger punch as joint gift, rather than lots of individual small presents.


  • #4
    amdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,653 ✭✭✭✭amdublin


    Great suggestions Iguana.

    I was going on the assumption they were going on their own. And as much as I would like to give just €20 I'd feel obligated to give the €50.

    Silly I know... :o


  • #5
    anthonymax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭anthonymax


    Hi Skybox,

    I wouldn't have said there is a minimum amount, or any obligation on you to put a certain amount of money in a card. Put in a card whatever you can afford, or buy the happy couple a small gift, just something for them to mark the occasion of their marriage. Enjoy the night.


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