Wedding Gift Help

[carolinamama]

I feel so out of the loop on the whole wedding gift thing. We went to a ton for years and then it was all baby showers. The daughter of DH's company's CEO is getting married this weekend out of town. DH works with him pretty closely. Only DH is going (DS2 has a soccer tournament and DD has a gym mock meet so I'm staying home to move kids around). What is an appropriate gift? Yes, I'm waiting until the last minute hoping DH would do something about it but alas..... We haven't seen a registry anywhere - do people do those anymore? Should we give cash? And if so, how much? The wedding is in upstate New York and both families are from there if area customs matter.

What would you give?

[SnuggleBuggles]

Have you tried all the usual suspects for registries? Williams Sonoma, Macy's, Crate and Barrel, Bed Bath and Beyond. Pottery Barn...? If so, then I'd do cash. We aren't in that part of the country so I don't know what's typical. What would you have spent on a gift? That's a decent gauge. Otherwise, maybe $100-200?

[AnnieW625]

Have you tried all the usual suspects for registries? Williams Sonoma, Macy's, Crate and Barrel, Bed Bath and Beyond. Pottery Barn...? If so, then I'd do cash. We aren't in that part of the country so I don't know what's typical. What would you have spent on a gift? That's a decent gauge. Otherwise, maybe $100-200?

Yes to all of this. Maybe a gift card to Morton’s or Ruth Chris (assuming they aren’t vegan) instead of cash would be nice too. How much does your dh know about the couple? If he is close enough to the CEO to go to the wedding I would just ask the CEO for insight.


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[NCGrandma]

No suggestions, but area customs definitely matter! Some family members got married in New England a few years ago, and they were shocked at the amounts of $$ they received, even from younger friends. I’m not sure if they did any registry stuff, because they’d been together a while before marrying. But it was definitely quite different from their prior experiences in the Midwest and South!


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[DualvansMommy]

Do cash. I’m in NJ, registries are usually done for bridal showers and cash is expected for wedding reception. The same is true for metro area of NYC, but upstate NY is in its own entirety though, but I always default to cash if I’m not sure.


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[trcy]

I usually just give money for weddings.

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[MMMommy]

Cash, all the way! Or something off their registry (ordered through the registry and sent directly to wherever the registry dictates).

[carolinamama]

Do cash. I’m in NJ, registries are usually done for bridal showers and cash is expected for wedding reception. The same is true for metro area of NYC, but upstate NY is in its own entirety though, but I always default to cash if I’m not sure.


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Cash it is! Is $200 adequate?

[gamma]

For your DH attending alone, $200 sounds right, unless that amount will hurt your personal finances. In that case, give what you can afford.

[DualvansMommy]

For your DH attending alone, $200 sounds right, unless that amount will hurt your personal finances. In that case, give what you can afford.

Yes that’s my thought too!


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