For bridal showers I always buy a gift off of the registry, for the actual weddings, we always give cash. Our standard gift for friends is $100, family and very close friends get a larger amount. I am just wondering if I should be giving more, or if this is an acceptable amount. I realize that this will probably vary from individual to individual, depending on everyone's circumstances, but I am hoping that some ladies who have been married recently can give me some type of idea of what the "average" gift amount is.
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We usually give $200 if husband and I attend the wedding/reception, $100 if we are just sending a gift and not attending the wedding.
We got married in early 2011 and I would say the average we got in cash was $20-50. If people bought items off the registry, some gifts were higher.
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I base it on how close I am to the bride and groom for the most part but also take into consideration how much I can afford.
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Every time a post like this comes up I feel cheap. For our own wedding we received mostly boxed gifts, which is norm here, but those who gave cash gave between $25 and $100. Most were in the $50 range though. I honestly don't ever give cash because I feel like I can get more for my money if I shop around for a gift on sale than if I just give cash.
Luckily we are kind of past the wedding stage as most of our friends are married and neither of us have a lot of cousins left to get married either.
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