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How much should I give to my brother on his wedding day?

Pissy Missy · 2018-06-14 07:15:03

After doing research on how much money to give a sibling on their wedding day, anywhere from €200 - €1500 seems to be the norm. How much have/ would you give?

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#32 17-06-2018 09:21PM

mvl

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btw, OP, think I've seen another similar thread today in After Hours.
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057881751

- more opinions about the ethics of giving/receiving money or gifts in a wedding.

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#33 19-06-2018 05:01AM

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I wouldn't expect anything off my siblings. My brothers wedding is coming up soon, hadn't really thought about giving him money. He's well off enough as it is :P

200 for a couple is my limit for friends weddings.

OP if you're studying in college I wouldn't worry too much about money. Your brother would want to be a bit mean to expect it.

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#34 19-06-2018 10:57AM

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Only give what you can afford to give. If you can only afford to give a card and a couple of scratch cards, then that's what you give. No decent person getting married would be happy for their guests to put themselves under financial pressure to attend a wedding and give a gift if they can't afford to do so.

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#35 19-06-2018 11:53AM

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I gave my sister €500. She gave me a gift that probably cost around €200, she earns a lot less and has a bigger family, though I wouldn't have expected anything.

On the inlaw side, we got €500 from one brother and his partner, and €300 from a single brother.

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#36 19-06-2018 10:22PM

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In your circumstances, I would think a cash gift would be out of the question, OP. Some lovely suggestions upthread about personal gifts you could give, if you can.
I genuinely would be surprised if anyone has an expectation of you giving them cash that you simply do not have to give.

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