Many bridal couples simply want money from their guests instead of a wedding present.
But what amount is appropriate for an invitation to the celebration?
Suppose you were getting married and
hosting
a
wedding reception *
.
And instead of a gift, you would simply want
money
from your guests (because money goes into a bigger celebration).
What amount would you find appropriate as a bride and groom?
How much money should you give for a wedding?
You are welcome to ask yourself this question if you are invited to a wedding yourself and are unsure how much money you should give the bride and groom as a gift.
These three criteria will also help you make a decision:
How good are you friends or acquaintances with the bride and groom?
What are your financial possibilities?
Where does the wedding take place and how lavishly is the party organized?
You can roughly orientate yourself on the following guideline values, as the
Stuttgarter Zeitung
has well described in its online edition:
Give 30, 50 or 100 euros for the wedding?
If you are
acquaintances
,
companions
or
colleagues
, donate up to 50 euros per person.
With this, you can't go far wrong and keep the shape.
For example, if you are only invited to a champagne reception, it is often 30 euros.
As
good friends
, on the other hand, you should give at least 50 euros per person and best add a personal note to the cash gift.
That seems more binding;
and the other person is all the more happy when the banknote is accompanied by a nice greeting or a little surprise.
Parents
,
grandparents
or
siblings
often give gifts from 100 euros per person.
Even with family members, the gift should be particularly personal.
With the money you can almost like to fulfill a “heartfelt wish” for the couple.
Depending on your own financial possibilities and your relationship with the bride and groom, it can of course also be more than one hundred euros.
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Give the appropriate amount of money for the wedding
Still unsure which amount is appropriate in your case?
Then you can use this rule as a guide: give
as much as you drink or eat at the wedding reception
and think
about the
(high) food prices that are paid in typical wedding locations.
If the scope of the wedding is smaller - due to the Corona crisis, for example - you should weigh up what amount you would still like to give.
And what you are happy about instead of the bride and groom and what you would consider appropriate.
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Money-collecting gift possible for the bridal couple
Another tip:
For example, if you are invited to a wedding with other colleagues as a group, you can
collect
the
money
beforehand
and hand it over to the bride and groom together.
Then everyone can give as much as they want.
You can determine the approximate framework beforehand.
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