Wedding Gift Etiquette

[SkinnyGoomba]

$200 per person probably covers your dinner in NYC.

Piob's method is good, my wife and I do the same.

 

[ter1413]



$200 was a nice gift for my wedding almost 5 years ago

+1

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Fwiw, the weddings aren't in NYC. One of them is annoyingly planned, a Thursday before the 4th of July weekend. I'm ******* fuming over that.

 

[ter1413]

A Thurs? WTF!

Better than the time that I was best man at a wedding ON 4th of July wknd Sat. 90+ degrees. No booze. Mucho delays(close to 3hrs because they could not find a pre-made CD with all the reception songs.)

Horrible time was had by many!

But it doesn't matter. $200 is fine regardless.

 

[gomestar]

scheduling a wedding on the Thursday before summer's business holiday weekend ... major douche move.

 

[ter1413]



scheduling a wedding on the Thursday before summer's business holiday weekend ... major douche move.

Tru dat!

 

[jcman311]

I've been to weddings on 4th of July, Labor Day, and New Years eve. It sucks man. (stupid inlaws always getting married on holidays)

 

[patrickBOOTH]

To make matters worse it's close to my parents house so it looks like I'll be driving there, not drinking, then driving to my parent's.

 

[gomestar]

is there a good reason why you can't get a ride? Emphasis on good reason.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I don't know, I guess I can get a hotel room, but that's like money and stuff.

 

[jcman311]



I don't know, I guess I can get a hotel room, but that's like money and stuff.

Not knowing you enough to know your status but... dont you want a hotel room in case of hottie hookup?

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I'm in a long term relationship. With a woman.

 

[ter1413]

**** that. The Thurs before the 4th? What are your plans for the wknd? if you are staying local, just rent a car...drive to the wedding and then back home the same day/evening. Wake up at home and start your 3 day wknd!

Yeah..you can't get loaded, but you have the rest of the wknd for that.

 

[suited]

It's a combination of your ability to give, how close you are to the bride/groom, and the venue. Regardless of how close someone was to my wife and I at the time, I wouldn't expect them to give us $200 if they could not afford to do so. I would feel bad if they did.

$200 should be considered a nice gift in just about any situation. As far as the venue, it's a factor but I would not give $200-250 to a couple I hardly know just because they picked a nice venue.

 

[gomestar]

I think everybody here is dancing around the real answer of drive to Pennsylvania first and buy fireworks, and then show up to the wedding.