Wedding contribution?

[Quashsquash]

tossing this into AIBU for traffic, which is probably IABU in itself - not in the UK, so don't know what UK norms are. Wedding coming up, UK bride and groom living in the UK, planning a UK wedding, have lived together for a while so don't have a registry list, as they have pretty much what they need. Have asked for contributions to honeymoon trip instead which, as it is in the UK, is hardly extravagant. Early 30s. What would you contribute?

Nothing about this wedding, or the couple, screams extravagance, they're just nice, solid folk and maybe purely because of that I would like to help them have a lovely time.

£150 per couple so £70/80 if going alone? (75 is a bit of a strange number I think)

How well do you know them? I would say £50?

If it’s a sibling £100. If it’s a friend or a cousin £50.

But as you want to treat them, then £100.

This again!

It's £100

I’d say £100 if attending as a couple. £50 fine as a singleton. The location is by the by as the cash will be helpful regardless of what they spend it on.

Well if you want you could give them between £50-100 that is probably average.

Contribute what you want , people's answers on here will vary wildly depending on thier own circumstances. It also depends who it is.

I wouldn't contribute anywhere near £150 for example for a cousin or acquaintance, but for immediate family i would give more

Thanks all! I was tipping towards a hundred quid, so you're confirming me. Close college friend.

I’d say £50, that’s plenty for me.

Agree with others £50 if coming alone, £100 if a couple. I once had someone contribute £40 at my wedding, which I thought was a strange amount x

Why it is strange? £ 40 was maybe the most they could afford.

Okay, now we're trending towards 50! May head there instead! Will leave this some time to ripen to gauge the trends 😁

£50 is fine. I certainly wouldn’t/didn’t expect any more from couple friends.

£50

No one would bat an eyelid at £20 or £50 IME, but if I could easily afford it, in the circumstances you describe where I'm genuinely wanting to support a nice young couple I'd give £100.

Yes, I understand that. I was just saying it’s a strange amount isn’t it. Usually people would round up and gift £50

£100 for a friend, £150 for close friend. More for family

£50 if just you attending; £100 if you+1, plus 50-100% depending on closeness.
If you know where they are going in the uk could you get them an experience from there?

£50, I agree with others.

Are you going to the wedding- full day? I’d do £50-100 depending on my relationship with the person

@Quashsquash I always think £50 just covers your food, so I’d go for £100 if attending alone, £200 for a couple.