Cost of Groom's Gift

I think it is totally up to the two of you on how much to spend! I know for most couples.. what they spend on birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, etc can vary greatly. As long as you don't think he expects something extravagant and will be let down.. that is the perfect gift! Maybe talk to him about setting a limit.. say, $100.. so that both of you keep it practical yet special and you don't have to stress over it the day of the wedding!

I know for me personally, my fiance has a larger budget for things like that and we won't be combining finances prior to the wedding, so where I could spend $100-200 for his gift, he may spend much more. I usually just make sure what I give him for occasions is thoughtful and something he really wants or needs!

View Quoted Comment I'm in the same boat. He can afford much more than I can.

Thank you for your advice! I feel better about staying with a reasonably priced gift.

I think it’s more about the meaning than the cost

I'm giving my FH boudoir photos for his gift, they cost $325 but he deploys a lot so I think he will enjoy them and it was worth the splurge!

My gift to him was about $40. Gifts are not required and there are a wide range of thoughts here about whether to give or not. Mine was a sentimental gift while I know in the past people have posted about buying new grills, expensive watches, getaways etc to saying their FH is getting a wife and a Wedding so nothing else is needed.

So it's tradition in my family to give the groom a nice watch tag , britling ect. I can not afford a 5k watch. I'm doing a boudoir session with a book and a custom jersey and if my ticket rep can pull threw a signed 76ers basketball ( it may not be possible ) . I'm spending about 1000 .. and I'm almost 100% sure he's getting me a gold and diamond monogram necklace as he emailed the jewler and he didint realize that I was attached since he just hit reply .. but we do have more funds since our parents are helping with 2/3 of wedding costs

There is no rule that you have to exchange gifts at all, much less the cost of those gifts should you choose to do so.

Huh...weird. Both my comments about saying you should get your fiance a gift are gone.

How weird.

I got my husband a wife for our wedding.

I think the vast majority of people skip wedding day gifts. I would not sweat it.

I've seen this so varied in weddings. Some people give nothing, some give a nice $100-ish gift. I write and my FH loves my writing, so I'm writing the story of our entire dating life, everything up to our wedding day, down like a story and putting it in a nice scrapbook. It won't cost me a whole lot, but I bet it will pull a few tears out from him!

This is something that is personal between you and your FH. There really isn’t any set etiquette on this and it’s not a requirement. A wedding is a huge expense and if you’re like my FH and I you likely have other expenses, such as home ownership. It’s not feasible to spend lots of money on each other and we don’t intend to. We will likely write letters to each other for our wedding day and the thought behind that is far more meaningful than any gift.

View Quoted Comment Yeah........ but I saw them anyway and appreciate your advice. And everyone else, too. I feel much better knowing my choice is going to be just fine.