Best Man Gift

parishsavings

How much should a best man give, bearing in mind I am single, not a couple

infor123

parishsavings wrote: »

How much should a best man give, bearing in mind I am single, not a couple

150 maybe? Would say 100 normally ad a single but coz you're a best man maybe give 150.

parishsavings

Thanks for your advice

freshpopcorn

Are you a friend or a brother?

parishsavings

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Are you a friend or a brother?

Brother

freshpopcorn

parishsavings wrote: »

Brother

Just in my experience people tend to giver their siblings bigger gifts for their wedding. €300-€500 but if money is an issue the gift would be smaller.

bee06

My husbands brother didn't give us a present at all. They agreed he'd pay for his own hotel room and he'd leave off the gift. To me 300 to 500 Euro is crazy money to be giving.

All my brothers and sisters got us gifts (that they knew we'd like) instead of money.

freshpopcorn

bee06 wrote: »

My husbands brother didn't give us a present at all. They agreed he'd pay for his own hotel room and he'd leave off the gift. To me 300 to 500 Euro is crazy money to be giving.

All my brothers and sisters got us gifts (that they knew we'd like) instead of money.

Sometimes sisters(Bridesmaids) might pay for their room/dress and brothers who were best men paid for suits/rooms the one's I know who gave cash gifts generally felt like they had to give more than average. So they had to up it.

mcgiggles

I think 3-500 on your own is too much money to expect someone to give! It can be expensive enough being in the wedding party not to mind adding that!

freshpopcorn

I'm not saying you have to give €300-€500. It's just the generally amount given in my area. Under no circumstances put yourself under pressure to give this amount of money. The people I know who did it were able to afford it and felt since it was somebody close to them they had to give more than normal wedding.

I always give 300 when I'm a grooms man, if it was a brother I'd be giving more. While that amount is as a couple I give the full amount when it's my friends and my oh gives the full amount when it's her friends.

pooch90

Best man and groomsmen (all OHs brothers) gave us nothing, not even a card
I'd go with a thoughtful gift over cash if I were family member.

infor123

parishsavings wrote: »

How much should a best man give, bearing in mind I am single, not a couple

Well I know I already gave you the amount I'd give. I was single in my early 20s and bridesmaid for my sister and I have her 150. Like remember you have to pay for the stag and all that too so it'll be expensive enough without having to pay out loads in a gift.

judeboy101

Min of €500 or pay for something like suit hire/cake/round of drinks etc. He's your brother and you can't take it with you.

ec18

Give what you can afford, while it's nice to be asked and part of the day. Being a best man/groomsman usually ends up costing more in hotels/stags. When I was grooms man gave 200 (as a couple)