We don’t give gifts, our presence is the gift.

$100-$200

$100 if it’s someone I don’t know well
$200 for good friends
$300 for family

Covering your plate is the norm in NY. I'm from there but live here. Going to nieces wedding in October and will give $500.

$50-$100 value gift. Don’t give cash.

“Covering your plate” is something I’ve never heard of until coming on this site. $100-200 is my standard depending on who it is/how close I am to the bride or groom.

Agree with list roughly but I don't send anything if we don't go and we're not close to the people.

I would say $150-200 per couple regardless of 1 vs 2 attendees.

Probably $150 - but that's from both DH & me. I don't subscribe to the cover your plate theory nor to the need to give excessively generous wedding gifts. If it's someone we're very close to maybe $200-$250 but that would be pretty rare case.

Anonymous wrote:Is this a joke? This is extremely cheap.

....to the $25 poster

Is this a joke? This is extremely cheap.

Anonymous wrote:We are a family of 4 (two kids.) We did $500 total for a first cousin we are all close to last summer (also had to fly there.) Otherwise $250 for just a standard invite. We do not travel unless very close to the person.

Similar. We just did $750 for first cousin, flew to the wedding.
For anyone else, we'd probably do $300 depending on location, more if it's a major city.
If we aren't attending we'd probably either purchase something off registry or send $150

We are a family of 4 (two kids.) We did $500 total for a first cousin we are all close to last summer (also had to fly there.) Otherwise $250 for just a standard invite. We do not travel unless very close to the person.

$25, $50 if they’re family.

Assuming you are giving a cash gift, share how much you plan to give and any context for 2024. No, I’m not asking what you gave ten years ago!

- For a standard wedding OR a wedding that was really expensive to travel to, I give $100-150
- For a very nice black tie wedding, I give $200-$250
- ALWAYS x2 for plus one
- All in, thats probably $200-500
- If I am invited but can’t make it, I do a flat $100 from both of us
- i routinely turn down invites if I dont feel “close” because most weddings I am invited to are out of town

I am of a cultural context of “cover your plate” but am well aware for a nice wedding, $200 might not be enough to cover your plate