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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Weddings can be expensive which is why folks want cash. Folks only think of cost when they got married. For instance the average wedding in the NJ/NYC/Long Island area is now $62,000.

Venue is $28,0000, Dress $2,400 Ring $9,500, Photo/Video $7,000 are some big ticket items. This is going rate in big metro East Coast areas.

Nationwide in Fly-Over country the average wedding is now $33,400.

This is info from the Knot that just came out. High End weddings can hit $100,000.

I got married 21 years ago and it was cheaper, I am always amazed that folks go going to a wedding and giving $200 a couple. That is how much I got on average in 1998. Sometimes you get I am doing $150 a couple which is what my sister got when she married $30 years ago.

Of course you dont have to cover plate or anything. [b]But a young couple starting out should not have to pay $300 a couple [/b]while the rich aunt and uncle give them $150 bucks as if it is a treat to have them. 
 
And the prices above dont even factor in reheasal dinners, honeymoons, or breakfast next day for out of town guests.  .          [/quote]

They don't. They can spend whatever they want. I live in Westchester and I've been to fancy rooftop Manhattan weddings and low-key river/ boat/ garden weddings. It's all the couple's choice, but it's also their choice to pay for it. I give the same gift regardless of what they might have spent.[/quote]

I don’t. If I’m going to a low class wedding in the South where people wear jeans and t shorts I’d give $150. Maybe even $100. For a Manhattan wedding I wouldn’t give less than $500. [/quote]

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