Money for Wedding present - how much?

my3girls · 16 August 2012 at 4:07PM

Hi everyone, thanks for reading this - just after a wee bit of advice really.

Hubby and I are going to an all day wedding tomorrow, an old friend of hubby's and I'm just wondering how much money we should put in their card?

I don't want to seem like a cheapskate but I don't have much to spare either lol

A present is out as they have lived together for donkeys

Thanks in advance

J
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jellybean08 · 16 August 2012 at 9:23PM

Hello,

We got married about 4 weeks ago and most people gave us £20-30.

Hope that helps

Mortgage_Reduction_Novice · 16 August 2012 at 9:45PM

We tend to give £30-50 depending on how well we know the couple, how much we've had to pay to get to the wedding/hotel cost and whether we've both been invited or not.

Although when I said the amount we tend to give at work my colleagues thought I was generous and said they give £10-25

I think the couple will be grateful for anything and not perturbed if you didn't give anything. That as certainly our attitude after our wedding.

my3girls · 16 August 2012 at 9:50PM

Thanks very much for the advice :-)

My hubby thought 40 but I thought that was a bit much so we'll go with £30 - my girls have a little horse shoe for the bride too which I hope she likes.

No travel costs Or hotel to stay at so that's a plus.

Thanks again

J
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rsdiscos · 17 August 2012 at 11:01AM

You could make a quick and easy hamper with champagne glasses and bottle of bubbly, chocolates and candles - That could be done for less than £30 and is romantic.