wedding cash gift amount

How close are you to them? And, how much do you usually give at weddings?

He was closer to her when he was younger. normally I would say 50 to 100 but I haven't been to a wedding in so long I don't know what the going amount is these days

We usually give $300-$400 depending on who it is / how close we are to the couple. But no amount is "wrong" - give as much as you want and can afford.

I like to find out what they have on their registry and usually give a little bit more then the medium price of gifts.

That's very thoughtful of you. I think $500 would be decent amount. I don't see any issues if you want to give a little less.

Omg, all these people who regularly give several hundred $$!! At our wedding, we most commonly received $100 from couples. I would never ever give someone more than $200, no way.

$150 seems to be the amount I give most commonly recently, perhaps a little less if I had to buy a plane ticket or hotel room.

ETA: I think anything you can give is fine! They will appreciate that you came and gave anything. I think $75 would be best but there is no real rule. Most people's registry gifts aren't really more than that.

Unfortunately after their wedding showers they got rid of their registries. So we figured cash at this point is best. But of course with him losing his job we can't break the bank for their gift. I'm hoping $50 or $75 would be ok...but we do want to be or look cheap either.

Considering your FH is not working, $150 is more than enough.

$500? After she says her FH just lost his job? Whut.

We typically give $200 as a couple, though I will say the gifts we received REALLY varied. We got a bunch of $250 checks, and also a bunch of $100 checks from couples. Honestly I'm sure anything you can afford would be appreciated.

Annakay, calm down. There are different customs within social circles. $250 or more is common for my family / friends and we received many gifts around that amount at our wedding. In some cultures, $500 or more is the norm. So relax.

OP - if $75 is all you can afford, then that's fine. The B&G shouldn't be judging you based on the amount of your gift.

Also, are they going to your wedding? If so there's a 99% chance they are going to give you the same amount you give them, so I wouldn't really worry about it.

I think given that your FH is out of work, $75-$100 is fine. We usually give anywhere from $150 up depending on how close we are to the person.

It must be a regional thing with the amount. I have never heard of giving hundreds of dollars as a gift. Not a single one of my family members or friends could afford to do that! The typical amount of money I give is $100, unless I buy something off the registry. For the longest time, I cross-stitched a wedding announcements for everyone that I knew that got married. I can't hold the needle anymore so those days are over.

We usually give 100-150 per person, so 200-300 as a couple. But this varies a lot depending on my relationship with them.

I also live in an expensive area, so I know they are spending at least 100 per plate. In my area, it's not really possible to cover your plate. I went to a $350 pp wedding. We couldn't afford $700 as a couple. OP, where are you located? That makes a big difference.

I just saw that you said your FH lost his job. I gave much less when I was in school. People knew the circumstances. Give whatever you feel comfortable giving. As a bride, I would never judge the amount of someones gift.

@ Jen $350pp wedding?! I'd like to see pics of that lol

I would give $100 if you can.

I think you should give whatever you feel you're able to, no need to break the bank. I would hope that the bride and groom would be thankful for anything that you give!

I agree with Emily S., it's all relative. From our American guests, on average I'd say we got cash gifts of $100 per couple, but from the Spaniards it was probably around 200€ or more (we received up to $1000 from Spanish guests, they're a cash giving culture). We tend to give 100 per person, at least 200 as a couple, more if we're really close. Give what you feel comfortable with, especially considering your job situation. $100 sounds like a good amount.

I can only really go based on what we received. My DH is Chinese so it is customary to give a lot at a wedding and the most we got was about $500 from one person (his grandma). So I really think that is the extreme. After that the older folks who have well established jobs gave us maybe $50-$150 per person. Our younger friends and younger cousins, even close friends, got us about $25-$50 per person. I was definitely happy with any amount. I think if you can do $100 for the two of you that is cool. Generally I think people are understanding.

I received such a varying amount at my wedding. It ranged from $30-$250. DH uncle gave is $1,000