How much for a wedding gift? 2 different types of wedding..

whatlliwear

I know this has been asked a million times.
But- how much is the norm for a wedding gift? I was thinking €150 from the 2 of us. It's a close friend, both of us are working but not on a great wage..

Another friend is having an "after wedding party"- he's getting married abroad & is having a party after wards.. and we cannot make it. He's not a great friend but an aquaintance realy.. we can't make it as we've something elso one. are we expected to give the same amount?

April O Neill

150 is perfect for the full wedding. A close friend would be delighted with that, I imagine.

150 for the afters? No way! Give a token gift.

name0123

I agree, 150 for the full wedding is perfect but for the 'afters' that you cannot make I wouldnt be too worried about giving much at all, perhaps buy a present as then you dont have to spend as much as giving cash / voucher

Gatica

yeah, agreed with the above. 150 is a kind and generous gift especially if you're not rolling in it.
If they're only having an after and you're not even attending, anything you give would be a nice gesture. A small gift, a gift voucher or restaurant voucher....

hedgehog2

First wedding buy them a nice gift instead,why always money get them a unique piece or a night away in a hotel.
Secind wedding a picture frame.

cmbutterfly45

€150 is perfect for the first, for the second go with a gift for under €50 ,
You can get a really nice set of glasses, photo frame ect for that and maybe a little cheaper

Emcm

I agree with all the poster in today's economy €150 is a very generous gift or if you could hit a sale in Debenhams or somewhere you could maybe pick them up a gift for a €100.

The second one if your not going and it's only an afters I would buy a token gift and definitely wouldn't spend more than €50 in fact a lot of people who don't go to weddings don't give at all but I would always give something small

EricPraline

whatlliwear wrote: »

But- how much is the norm for a wedding gift?

There is no norm. That's probably not helpful, but really without knowing your exact economic circumstances, your exact relationship with the bridge and groom, your social circle and so on, any figure posted here is just a guess plucked from thin air.

dylanchloe

€150 is a perfect present for the first wedding.
A friend of mine went to the afters of a wedding and gave €50. We got married recently and some guests gave picture frames, cutlery, wine glasses etc.

BullBauld

Sorry for dragging this up, didn't want to start another thread.

Would €100 be ok for someone going on their own? Or €150?
Not a best friend getting married or anything.

Thanks

Gatica

yes, that's most definitely very ok... You don't need to go to 150 unless you're loaded and they're good friends and you want to be particularly generous.

Sligo1

Gatica wrote: »

yes, that's most definitely very ok... You don't need to go to 150 unless you're loaded and they're good friends and you want to be particularly generous.

+1. €100 is very generous... Especially if you are going alone.