Wedding Evening do - How much to give for gift (money)?

[Ally90]

We have been invited to an evening do (me, dh and dd age 2.4). The couple are saving for a kitchen, how much would be a good amount to give them towards it?

The do is at a community centre with buffet and disco.

TIA

Crap answer but as much as you are comfortable with.
I can't say that there is a right amount.

Thanks, I'm just trying to guesstimate how much the do may have cost...you know buffet per head and all that...like you do with wedding gift...well that's the way I usually do it

may have spend £10+ per head on buffet?

never thought of cost like that for buying a pressie.

I've been to a lot of weddings most of them to do with ex bf...often wonder at all the wedding pictures I'm on...

just never been to just a night do before. I was thinking £25...but if food is £10 per head...then the hire of disco/commnuity centre...

Ally I would have happily said that £20-30 gift

Ally, I get what you're doing with the mental calculations but you shouldn't have to. I very much doubt they'll have invited you to make a profit! More likely they've invited you because they want you there.

I reckon that if couples wanted to end up not out of pocket they'd just be better off going to their local Register office!

Anyway, having been to a few evening do's myself this year I'd say £25 is fine. It is, after all, the thought that counts.

I'll keep my mouth shut on the subject of asking for cash, but you do not need to cover the cost of your meal/venue hire etc, you are their guest.

£25

I'll go with £25...and it is a registry wedding, family only then friends and family to community centre.

Appriciate points about being a guest and being invited for our company

She is a good friend and has looked after my dd (the only person who has!) so want to get it right...but not over the top

Thanks for advice!

Thanks Mama!

OK, think of it like this:
How many people are going?

100 couples giving £25 per couple = £2500. That will pay for about half of their kitchen.

150 couples giving £30 = £4500.

100 couples giving £50 per couple = £5000. Wow!

So, your gift may appear quite small but would be a contribution to a very generous wedding gift imo.

Thanks...didn't think of it that way

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