A peek into six wedding guests’ spending habits — including what they give when they’re in the bridal party or if it’s a destination wedding.
: I’m a school counselor and my husband is a social worker. Our total household income is $100K to $150K.If you are in the wedding party or close with the couple, how does that impact what you spend on the gift?If you’re bringing a date and/or your kid to the wedding, how does that impact what you spend on the gift? We typically multiply the amount we would spend on a gift or a check by the amount of people we bring, including ourselves.
So two people would be $200, three people would be $300, etc.Not really. We usually base it on our relationship with the person between a close friend, an acquaintance, a family member, and so on. If it’s a destination wedding or if the wedding requires you to travel somewhere, how does that affect what you spend? That wouldn’t affect what we spend. It would still come down to the couple and our relationship with that couple. If you have already gotten the couple a gift for other wedding-related events, does that impact how much you spend on the wedding present? In that case, we would spend a little less or maybe get complementary gifts between the event prior to the wedding that we attended and the wedding itself.Do you still give a gift if you’re not attending the wedding? If so, what is your typical gift/gift amount in that situation? If we’re not attending the wedding, then we would either send a check and get either more than one gift from the registry or a more expensive gift than what we would usually spend if we were there.What do you typically spend on a wedding gift?If you are in the wedding party or close with the couple, how does that impact what you spend on the gift? If I am in the wedding party, I try to spend about $100 on a gift. For close friends and family when I’m not in the wedding, I’d tend to spend closer to the top of my range, around $150. If you’re bringing a date and/or your kid to the wedding, how does that impact what you spend on the gift?Does the type of wedding impact your gift amount?If it’s a destination wedding or if the wedding requires you to travel somewhere, how does that affect what you spend? I would be unlikely to attend a destination wedding for anyone I was not very, very close to, but I’d probably send a $50 to $100 gift. If you have already gotten the couple a gift for other wedding-related events, does that impact how much you spend on the wedding present? Yes. I typically purchase one gift for the marrying couple. If I had already given a gift at a shower, I would bring a card and a small token to the wedding. . I wouldn’t consider the cost of attending a bachelorette soirée when deciding on a gift. Do you still give a gift if you’re not attending the wedding? If so, what is your typical gift/gift amount in that situation?Are there any other factors that impact what you spend on a wedding gift that you’d like to mention? The factor I consider most is closeness to the couple. I’ll spend more on people I am closest to, but I usually don’t stray out of the $50 to $150 range no matter who they are.
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