What\'s a good $$ donation for a wedding gift?
 

Some of my good friends are getting married in two months. I'm the best man. Their wedding invitation says they're registered on a couple sites, but they'd prefer a monetary donation to be used towards a pottery kiln. They're huuuuuuge pottery people. So obviously I want to donate to that. What's reasonable/expected?

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Completely depends on your financial situation. There really is no standard for these things.

Swede

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Best man....at least $200

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Why don't you find out how much the kiln costs, then make your decision?

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What were you going to get them from where they are registered?

Get them one of those money envelopes and cut out a window over the President's picture and sandwhich a hundred between a couple of ones, that's always fun.

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As above, very dependant on your financial situation. If you make, say, $35,000, I'd say $100 is sufficient. If you make $65,000+ or whatever, $200+. If you're making six figs+ adjust accordingly...

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depends on the general financial situation of others, too. i went to a wedding with some young friends - they got married while still in grad school. most everyone there is a student and is kinda broke. i got them a some nice knives (they weren't registered anywhere) - spent like 100 bucks and it was twice the price of anything else our friends got them. felt a little weird.

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$100 or $250, depending on your situation.....

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A pretty good rule of thumb,especially if bringing someone, is how much would you spend on a nice date? Give at least that, unless the wedding is the equivalent of a kegger.

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Generally the gift should approximately equal the amount per head of each wedding guest. If it's a super nice wedding (not absurdly super nice), then $100-250 per person (you and gf, or whatever).

If it was me by myself, I'd say $150 min, and I'd probably do $250.

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Generally the gift should approximately equal the amount per head of each wedding guest. If it's a super nice wedding (not absurdly super nice), then $100-250 per person (you and gf, or whatever).


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I'm getting married next month. This is the correct answer for the average guest. Best man needs to do a little more than that.

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$100 or $250, depending on your situation.....

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Great contribution.

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My usual rule of thumb is $100 if I am not in the wedding party - $150 if I am bringing a date.

If I am in the wedding party, I double both of the above amounts.

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Normally give between £50 to £75 over here, so that's about $100-150 for you

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My usual rule of thumb is $100 if I am not in the wedding party - $150 if I am bringing a date.

If I am in the wedding party, I double both of the above amounts.

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What if you have to pay for the tux rental(Goes from 100-200$ from past experiences)? Still gift the same?

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My usual rule of thumb is $100 if I am not in the wedding party - $150 if I am bringing a date.

If I am in the wedding party, I double both of the above amounts.

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What if you have to pay for the tux rental(Goes from 100-200$ from past experiences)? Still gift the same?

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Yeah I would do the same. I feel like if you're in the wedding party, you are very close with the bride/groom so the gift should reflect that. The $100-$200 tux rental is offset by the gift you would get from the groom for being in the wedding party.

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depends on the general financial situation of others, too. i went to a wedding with some young friends - they got married while still in grad school. most everyone there is a student and is kinda broke. i got them a some nice knives (they weren't registered anywhere) - spent like 100 bucks and it was twice the price of anything else our friends got them. felt a little weird.

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Never, EVER, give knives as a wedding gift, it's considered very bad luck. Ask Emily Post. : )

As the best man, I would say $200.

T

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My wife is an event manager at a large hotel in the Northeast and $150 a head covers the $105-$120 a head cost. Now normally how it works is the parents usually pay for the cost of the wedding, so it's gravy for the kids getting married anyway. I have heard horror stories from people that paid for most of their own wedding and get an aunt, uncle and three cousins attend and receive a $100 check from the 5.

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$182 or $91

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My wife is an event manager at a large hotel in the Northeast and $150 a head covers the $105-$120 a head cost. Now normally how it works is the parents usually pay for the cost of the wedding, so it's gravy for the kids getting married anyway. I have heard horror stories from people that paid for most of their own wedding and get an aunt, uncle and three cousins attend and receive a $100 check from the 5.

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This isn't serious right? I hope you're being sarcastic here.

This is not a horror story. A wedding is not intended to be a profit-making enterprise.

If you don't want someone at your wedding badly enough to justify the expense of hosting them, then that is an opportunity to trim the guest list, or reevaluate the party you are throwing.

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Best man....at least $200

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I disagree - the Best Man should put a little more effort into a gift. You already know they are in to pottery? There's gotta be a kickass gift they are gonna treasure forever. Cash ain't it