I give away $101 to anybody and everybody’s wedding… as long as I am invited… is this a good amount or is it too little? What is a minimum amount you have given for a wedding?
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it depends only on u.if u can afford million u can give.
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dont the elders usually give this? are u an elder?
I am married but not in the elder category… loooooonnnnnggg way to go 
and oh please :halo: !! don’t give a politically correct answer “give what you can afford”
let me be precise - what amount is right for a co-worker who is getting married? You are invited just because you work together - and you know for sure once you quit job there is no way you will be intouch
then what? how much would you give?
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Is there a wedding list? I'd give them about £20-£30.
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What confuses me is - the bragging part - where the bride keeps on claiming how much she will be spending per person for the reserved seats.
If the bride says she will be spending $50-$60 per person - then I give $101 - so it covers "my" cost / expense to her and have some for her!
I'd say a hundred bucks should do. As you said you aren't much close to that co-worker, anything more than $100 wouldn't make sense. Or you can get her/him a $100 gift card from stores like Macy's. Such stores have wide variety of merchandise right from beauty products to furniture.
What confuses me is - the bragging part - where the bride keeps on claiming how much she will be spending per person for the reserved seats.
If the bride says she will be spending $50-$60 per person - then I give $101 - so it covers "my" cost / expense to her and have some for her!
To me taht sounds like an obvious and really cheapass way of telling ppl how much they should give u. Much worse than "No boxed gifts" on the invite actually :@: I think 100 is way too much esp for someone u dont really know or care for and will never see again.
PS check ur PM.....
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yes 101$ cash,,is fine,,or give gift visa card from your bank,,
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I think it depends on the relations. If you don't know the person well you can give $50. I have seen people even giving $25 or $30...
Again it really depends on your relations.
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Why dont they just write no toasters, blenders irons and lamps on the invitation
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Lol... sorry I posted it in the wrong thread. lol
But that would be really mean you know...lol... no boxed gift doesn't sound that mean.
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hehe i know
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I disagree!
You shouldn't be obliged to cover the cost of you attending the wedding.
Whether the bride is spending £10 per head or £100 per head, that's nothing you have a decision over, and frankly not your problem.
You should give whatever you are comfortable with.
Give a gift dependent on how close you are to the bride.... not how much you think she is paying for you to attend.
A couple of my close female friends got married, and I bought them some gold earrings, if a colleague at work got married (someone I don't socialise with out of work), then I think £30 is ok.
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Yes this is my main concern.
So it's okay to give less than what it costs the bride to have you there? without looking cheap?
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is she a gori bride? because according to their etiquette, you should ideally cover the cost of your plate plus a bit more, and esp. if she's italian or greek, because that is their etiquette.
if she's desi, since reading all the responses in the "no boxed gifts" thread... i'd say, use your best judgement. i think the $101 is a perfect amount.
yes she is a gori...
but it should not matter
because gori or desi - the cost per person for the bride is the same - so it's not fair to give more to a gori and leave out our desi with less :(
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^ i completely agree, but it seems most desi's don't.
oh well.