Minister gift??

Just get him a prepaid Visa gift card that he can use anywhere

An envelope with a thank you note and several hundred dollar bills in it. At least three.

Cash is always good.

Money.

I can't afford to give him at least $300... the wedding is only $900

Cash. At our venue which is mostly inclusive, they can provide a minister if the bride and groom don't have a preference on one. While we aren't doing that because I love the pastor from the church I grew up at, they did list a price. They said 200 extra if we used the venue's officiate.

Go with an amount that you can afford, but cash with a lovely, handwritten thank you would be the way I would go.

Yes a handwritten note and whatever you can afford.

Is this a chapel, not an established church? Our officiant is a pastor, we do not belong to the church. We are getting married outside of the church but receiving counseling from him. We will donate $400 to the church. It's my understanding that pastors do not accept payment. If that's not the case for you, anything is better than nothing. A note and giftcard?

Chelsea L., it's a little chapel. They said he is a minister that officiates for them on a voluntary basis. But he's there full-time, so I'm not sure what else he does. As far as I understand, he's of retirement age so my guess is that he's retired and fills his free time by officiating for them.

You can do a nice handwritten thank you note and a gift card to any place just as a token of your appreciation