Wedding gift amount - guest is a graduate student
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Anonymous
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I am a first year medical student, attending school on a scholarship. So I am not a starving student, but I do not yet have a "real job."
A good friend is getting married soon, and I am attending (solo). The wedding is in a suburb of Atlanta. First marriage for the bride and groom, and they are mid-20s, with jobs. Can you recommend the amount that I should spend on a gift? Is either a check or a gift(s) from the registry a good choice? I have never been to a wedding! Thank you! |
Anonymous
| Whatever you can afford—in your situation I think I spent the equivalent of about $50 about 15-20 years ago. |
Anonymous
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Got married at 26, 6 years ago. Most of my friends gave in the $50+$75 range. Some got gifts in the $25-$50 range. Just do what you can manage.
Anyone who judges how much you give isn't someone you want as a friend anyways. |
Anonymous
| $50 is fine. Have fun at the wedding! |
Anonymous
| Either a check or a registry gift is fine. I went to a lot of weddings solo when I was still in school (I grew up around a lot of religious families where kids get married early) and I would usually pick something that was like 75 bucks off the registry. |
Anonymous
| $250 |
Anonymous
for a student? You’re on crack. |
Anonymous
| I had friends whose gift to me was driving to the wedding and staying at a hotel. I understood. |
Anonymous
| $50-100. You’re by yourself |
Anonymous
| Agree $50-100 is fine. Write a nice note in a (Dollar Tree) card too. They will appreciate that as well. |
Anonymous
| Just give what you want/ can, OP. I gave $100 10 years ago and I still give $100. |
Anonymous
+1 |