Wedding Present

Tisserand

Looking for some advice. Am invited to a wedding, I am single and the invitation was just to myself i.e. no +1/guest.

It's 10 years since I was last invited to a wedding and am wondering how much should I give by way of a present these days - I would like to give money

I have been invited by the groom - my mother's family and his were neighbours years ago, but as both my parents are dead, I'd imagine this is why I have been invited and I don't know the bride to be at all.

Any advice would be appreciated.

iluvfatfrogs

Tisserand wrote: »

Looking for some advice. Am invited to a wedding, I am single and the invitation was just to myself i.e. no +1/guest.

It's 10 years since I was last invited to a wedding and am wondering how much should I give by way of a present these days - I would like to give money

I have been invited by the groom - my mother's family and his were neighbours years ago, but as both my parents are dead, I'd imagine this is why I have been invited and I don't know the bride to be at all.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Do you have to travel far / stay over? Or can you attend and taxi / lift home on the night? I'd be going probably €100 but if you have to stay over etc, maybe €50 might be enough.

autumnbelle

I would say €50 too

SozBbz

Myself and my OH typically give €200, so if going alone I would give €100. I don't really subtract my costs when determining a gift.

That said, I only go to weddings that I actually really want to go to so becuase I really want to be there, Im not focused on the cost. From what you've described, you won't know anyone here, or at least not well. Are you sure you want to go or do you feel you have to go because you've been invited?

davo2001

€100 would be standard.

BetsyEllen

The last wedding I went to I attended alone and put €100 in a card.

JollyBustard

A recent wedding I was at we (pair) were planning to give 150 but this went up to 200 once we learned that there was a free bar. Circumstances are everything.
Though I would agree with SozBbz that if you don't really know anyone, then you're more than entitled to RSVP a thanks but no (and nothing stopping you from still providing a gift if you really wanted)

Tisserand

The wedding is local so I don't have the cost of travel and staying over so I am thinking 100/150 sounds good

Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply, much appreciated.

QuiteInterestin

Every wedding I've been to has been on my own , and I've always given €100 (plus a small gift if it's a close friend). I've found most couples seem to give €150 - €200 but I think €75 is an 'odd' amount to give, and once you round to €80, you're as well to go to €100. The joy's of being single :rolleyes: