How much for a relative's wedding cash gift?

[Anonymous]

I can't attend my nephew's wedding that will be held far away. The couple is requesting cash gifts to put toward their honeymoon travel. So I want to send something. I'm thinking $50 but I don't know. Let me know if you think different. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Well, only you know your budget, but this sounds incredibly cheap for an aunt to give a nephew, especially if you are not incurring any money to travel. I think $100 minimum, but my first instinct for a nephew is $250.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, only you know your budget, but this sounds incredibly cheap for an aunt to give a nephew, especially if you are not incurring any money to travel. I think $100 minimum, but my first instinct for a nephew is $250.

Thank you. I can afford more. Your reasoning makes sense. Thank you.
-- OP

[Anonymous]

Yeah 250 or 500

[Anonymous]

$100 is the absolute minimum I give for a wedding gift, $200 for a relative or close friend but I would actually probably give more at this point because inflation.

[Anonymous]

When people ASK for cash, we only give $50. We will spend more on an actual gift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$100 is the absolute minimum I give for a wedding gift, $200 for a relative or close friend but I would actually probably give more at this point because inflation.

+1

[Anonymous]

$250-300. It's your nephew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When people ASK for cash, we only give $50. We will spend more on an actual gift.

Get with the times. People are getting married later in life and would rather have experiences than a pot they don’t need or some formal chins they will never use. If you accepted gifts at your wedding, you should celebrate others with gifts, too. And if they want experiences instead of junk, so be it. Honestly give nothing if you are so cheap you give $50.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When people ASK for cash, we only give $50. We will spend more on an actual gift.

Get with the times. People are getting married later in life and would rather have experiences than a pot they don’t need or some formal chins they will never use. If you accepted gifts at your wedding, you should celebrate others with gifts, too. And if they want experiences instead of junk, so be it. Honestly give nothing if you are so cheap you give $50.

+1

[Anonymous]

Normally we give at least $400 but I’d be so turned off by them wasting the money on a honeymoon I’d give a stock pot or something else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When people ASK for cash, we only give $50. We will spend more on an actual gift.

Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When people ASK for cash, we only give $50. We will spend more on an actual gift.

It is the height of bad manners to request cash for a gift and I refuse to give cash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When people ASK for cash, we only give $50. We will spend more on an actual gift.

Get with the times. People are getting married later in life and would rather have experiences than a pot they don’t need or some formal chins they will never use. If you accepted gifts at your wedding, you should celebrate others with gifts, too. And if they want experiences instead of junk, so be it. Honestly give nothing if you are so cheap you give $50.

They also have been working andsming good money and should be able to afford to pay for their own honeymoon . I give gifts, never cash.

[Anonymous]

There are so many variables in play.

How much can the OP afford? (OP does say he/she can afford more than $50.)
Is OP close with the nephew? Is OP close with the nephew's parents?
How old is the nephew & spouse? (early 20s? late 30s?)
Where is the nephew living? (middle of Iowa vs. Chicago means a large difference in COL.)

These answers would impact my own giving, if I were in this situation.