Wedding Forum - Gifts - how much?...

I would say it should be about £50 nowadays from a couple or anyone who is a good friend or family member.

I know thats what I would give if invited for the day. if only invited for the night, then i am not too sure! probably about £40

just depends what guests feel comfortable..we got a couple of £20 but from those tat had travlled far...we had a group of hubby's pals from glasgow group together and gave us £100.his gran gave us £200 as did his auntie..al in all we ended up with over £1000 in cash!! plus another £550 in vouchers!! very generous family and friends!!!

if ur having a gift list, jut make sure its got some low cost things so people dont feel the need or pressure to splash out £100 for a plate lol

we went to 5 weddings last year and all asked for money so we gave the family wedding £60, two close friends £50 and two evening weddings we gave £30- an expensive year for us that was!

hang on, £50 quid is alot of money to pay I think when some people are struugling to pay the bills and stuff. Not everyone could afford to pay that. I dont think its mean at all, its just everyone is different and not everyone can fork out that sort of money.

We're having a gift list and I've been really careful to make sure that we have stuff on it for just a couple of quid - individual plates are something like £2.99. We've also got more expesive stuff on there like a coffee table for about £50 and bedding sets that are about the same, but most things are about £20. There's also the option to buy gift vouchers so if the lower costed things go before people get a chance to nab those, then they can do that.
We've also set up the honeymoon fund with the co that are providing our flights to Vegas and accommodation out there, so they can donate towards that too.
I've put a note on the invitations saying 'your presence is the most important thing, but if you want to get a present...'.

i agree it is a lot of money, and i know some of my family wont be giving us anywhere near that, but for ME personally i think it would be mean to pay less than £50, knowing what the bride and groom would be paying to have me at their wedding.

cause if somebody only pays £20, my goodness they are getting a cracking day out, lovely meal and probably some free drink at a bargain price!

I'd be happy with a card with a tenner in it. I went to a went to a wedding a few years ago and the gift list was unreal, the only cheap thing on there was a face cloth.....I ended up paying through the nose for a single knife and for the price it was I asked the shop assistant where the rest of the set was when she brought 1 knife out

cause if somebody only pays £20, my goodness they are getting a cracking day out, lovely meal and probably some free drink at a bargain price!

Thats what u said, basically implying anyone who pays £20 is tight

Depends on how well I know the person.

Family- only other member to have got married recently my parents gave a gift on behalf on them, brother and I several years ago when they had to postpone the wedding in place of a wedding gift (if that makes sense)- but probably £50

Close friends- probably £50

Other friends- £20- £30.

Also depends on how far we have had to travel, accomodation costs etc.

Instead of thinking how much I would try and get the most thoughtful gift. It is the thought that counts !

I like your way of thinking kelly x

id say £50 upwards depending on if it was family ... if it was someone from h2b work then £40 probs if it was my sister or best mate prob £200 i dunno to be honest, only been to 2 weddings and and my mum put money in from all of us cos they were family lol

at pauls sisters wedding i was going to give 50 but by the time the wedding came round that month we were a bit tight so i gave 30 with the intetion of giving more later.

I would say if you don't know them that well £20 is more than enough.