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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I married three years ago, my aunts/uncles gave $100. Wondering if $1,000 is a typo??[/quote] When I married 20 years ago, $100 was a cheap gift. Sorry. [/quote] My eyes are popping. Is everyone here rich and/or from a culture that gives almost overly generous gifts, as a rule? When *I* got married 20 years ago, $100 was fairly standard but $50 didn't seem cheap to me, and I was pleasantly shocked with cash or gift equivalents of $200. We had family and friends all over the map in terms of both class and race, but this was DC. [b]Now I give like $100-150 for most, but would give $250 for a niece. We are still in DC and have a HHI of $125k. I didn't think we were being cheapskates[/b]. I almost fainted when my godfather gave us $500 when our kid was born 8 years ago. No one else gave us remotely that. Mostly $25-100, a couple others higher. I can't imagine getting $1000 for a wedding! I mean, great, if you can! But that can't possibly be the standard even for a close relation, unless you're wealthy or come from one of a few cultures.[/quote] As others mentioned, it depends on how much you can afford. Your gifts are generous. Our income is about $300k so we’d give $500. We would not give $1k, but OP said money is not as issue. OP- give $1,000 if you can. I think it’s a really lovely gesture that your niece will be thrilled to receive! [/quote]
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