in terms of quantity, for me, the standard for distant relatives, co-workers etc....usually is $200 for me and my wife.
if it is MY friend (my wife decides her friends), I will probably bump it up. I think for good friends I give $500 or so. I'm not rich enough to be throwing around dime gifts
(and usually when I give to my friends above the usual $200, i tend to hide the amount from my wife)
if it is MY friend (my wife decides her friends), I will probably bump it up. I think for good friends I give $500 or so. I'm not rich enough to be throwing around dime gifts
(and usually when I give to my friends above the usual $200, i tend to hide the amount from my wife)
seems realistic since wedding receptions tend to have pretty good food and I think it runs like $50- 75 a head for a fairly modest wedding of people of modest means....of course the sky is the limit and it can be thousands a head or more for celebs or just people that make mid 6 figures like doctors, lawyers, etc.
A C-note sure doesn't cover a couple unless the reception is at..... Dennys ?
The last two weddings I went to, I gave nothing because they owed me money !
I plan to never go to another wedding ever again....or give a loan.
All I want to do at a wedding is get out of my uncomfortable as fuck shoes and put my sneakers on in the car when it's finally over.
I actually prefer funerals to weddings ( they are just separated in time)....they are usually quicker. If I ever attend either function again in my life, I will wear a new pair of black sneakers, I don't do shoes !
I'd ban formal attire if I ever got married again ( NEVER), wear sandals, bare feet, and shorts and t-shirts, be real ! have fun if I did !
but hey....you have to figure the wedding food is usually top notch...not always sure who gets stuck with the tab, if not father of the bride.... but it is pricey !
$200 a couple isn't really over the top for an average type wedding when the dinner and possible open bar could easily be $100 a head !
I hate suits and ties and uncomfortable shoes
I plan to never go to another wedding ever again....or give a loan.
All I want to do at a wedding is get out of my uncomfortable as fuck shoes and put my sneakers on in the car when it's finally over.
I actually prefer funerals to weddings ( they are just separated in time)....they are usually quicker. If I ever attend either function again in my life, I will wear a new pair of black sneakers, I don't do shoes !
I'd ban formal attire if I ever got married again ( NEVER), wear sandals, bare feet, and shorts and t-shirts, be real ! have fun if I did !
but hey....you have to figure the wedding food is usually top notch...not always sure who gets stuck with the tab, if not father of the bride.... but it is pricey !
$200 a couple isn't really over the top for an average type wedding when the dinner and possible open bar could easily be $100 a head !
I hate suits and ties and uncomfortable shoes
