How much should a groom spend on a wedding day gift for a bride?

We didn't do wedding gifts to each other. It was kinda a silly extra expense that wasn't important to us, however we aren't too big on gifts in general. We considered our wedding bands (We picked out what we each wanted, but I paid for his and he paid for mine) our wedding day gifts to each other.

We didn't get each other anything for our wedding day. Getting married was gift enough. Hell, if he'd simply written me a letter, I would have been overjoyed.

I would suggest spending what you each feel comfortable with, I wouldn't necessarily dictate a percentage of the wedding budget. And I don't think a gift should be forced, either.

I think that all depends on each person and what they can afford. Not everyone has the same amount of money they can spend as someone else. I know men who have purchased expensive jewelry, but you do what you can afford.

We are not doing gifts either,

We are doing notes to each other, To me this is priceless yes a piece of jewelry would be wonderful but a note is worth more then some ring.

But get what you want to get, you know how much you can afford.

We decided to give each other random gifts that mean something. under $30 is what we agreed on. but we are gonna write each other notes and explain why we chose the special/silly items.

I say go with a simple hand-written note on personalized stationary. If you want to attach any kind of trinket make sure it's personal and very thoughtful; something that would only be important to him and no one else.

We're writing notes to each other. We've spent enough on this wedding. I don't want a gift. We have a house and other expenses.

I spent $5 on the gift I will be giving FH. I think something heartfelt (a letter or something with special meaning) is what will make it special.

We are not getting gifts for each other. We are going to write a letter or a card to each other.

I don't know what he is doing but I am gifting him a photo book of Boudoir pics.

I didn't know the bride gets a gift. I thought the groom got one bc we get the ering. But I guess monetary wise w/e he'd spend on u at Xmas? Or w/e he thinks is meaningful (item wise)& not outrageously priced

$0 - gifts arent mandatory and we are not doing them

We are not doing gifts our love fro eachother is enough

Depends on teh couple. We paid for our own wedding and forfeited getting each other gifts, we were already paying over 10,000 to throw ourselves a party.

that said my best friends husband paid about $2,250 for her gift...which was bringing me to their destination wedding 5 yrs prior when I was a student.

Ok, after reading this I am happy to say I am going home to my fiancé to let him know that we won't be doing gifts either. A note was already planned and like you said NOT NECESSARY. Putting all this money into a wedding and rings has been more than enough and the best gift is to be marrying him. I was however planning on getting him a Rolex but this is WONDERFUL news to me. No gifts

I know I've already made a comment, but I must say I am very impressed with everyone here. Every now and again I'll come across a thread where it seems there's more focus on the wedding and how much money everyone is spending.

This forum was meant to encourage, inspire and inform, not to see who's keeping up with who. On your wedding day it's not about the money anymore, but about the memories and those special moments that you'll tell your grandchildren about. It's refreshing to see this group reinforce that message. Kudos to you all!

I plan on doing a gift for my FH, but it is a boudoir photo shoot and the album is included in the package. It's more pricy, but I think it's something fun for me to do and something he will love. I could careless if he got me a gift, I already bought myself so many things just for this wedding.

I think we are each spending about $200. just worked out that way, I want earrings that match my e-ring and he wants new bed slats.. which are expensive and I couldn't care less, but he wants them so...

Wedding day gift? How did I miss this?? lol Marrying my best friend was good enough gift for me.

I am getting FH a gift but mainly because it is so hard to surprise him and I have been working with his best man since January to keep his gift a secret and still to this day FH has no clue I got him anything. I am not asking him to get me anything because I am so excited to see his face once he gets his gift that will be more than enough for me to see him to excited. Plus I feel like the wedding itself all the glitz and glam is my gift. I do not feel gifts are needed and originally we said no gifts due to the expense of the wedding.