Going rate for a wedding present (3 Viewers)

[egg_]

A first cousin is getting married. I have a zillion first cousins, he's probably 20 years younger than me and I don't think I've spoken to him face-to-face since he was a little kid. Got invited to the wedding probably because he's the youngest of the cousins, and it might be the last opportunity for a big extended-family party that's not a funeral

Don't know him well enough to know what to buy him as a wedding present, so it'll have to be cash. Myself and Mrs. egg_ are going. How much do yiz reckon?

 

[Deadmanposting]

€100

Cover the meal and a bit for them

 

[Reets]

€100

Cover the meal and a bit for them

Covering the meal for a couple is more like €200.

100 or 150 is grand.

 

[Jill Hives]

Covering the meal for a couple is more like €200.

100 or 150 is grand.

Agree with this.

 

[Deadmanposting]

Covering the meal for a couple is more like €200.

100 or 150 is grand.

haha

I knew I was right
No one's disappointed in a hundo

Especially if they don't know what you look like

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

On My nephew and his fiance's wedding website I saw that they have set up a shopping list with some department store, makes it somewhat convenient for buying stuff, but I'm still not sure what price range to pick from. I also have to do an visa interview and fly to texas to attend this wedding. I better get a suit too I suppose, a real stylish one. I got a suit for my graduation in 1999 and I've worn it to every interview and funeral since then. Does anyone have good suit-buying tips? Get it here or wait til I get to the shtates and get one with boots and a hat?

 

[Deadmanposting]

On My nephew and his fiance's wedding website I saw that they have set up a shopping list with some department store, makes it somewhat convenient for buying stuff, but I'm still not sure what price range to pick from. I also have to do an visa interview and fly to texas to attend this wedding. I better get a suit too I suppose, a real stylish one. I got a suit for my graduation in 1999 and I've worn it to every interview and funeral since then. Does anyone have good suit-buying tips? Get it here or wait til I get to the shtates and get one with boots and a hat?

Men's Wearhouse will either sell or rent you a suit and they are pretty much everywhere or will deliver to anywhere

https://www.menswearhouse.com/

Access Denied

Brooks Brothers will also help you out. A little bump in the $$ though.

They'll do whatever you need. Just make sure you know your fit and sizes etc.

 

[nuke terrorist]

So the youngsters are still getting married?

 

[Deadmanposting]

So the youngsters are still getting married?

They can't help themselves, man

And they won't listen to reason

Ponderous

 

[nooleen]

Give them a bunch of flowers you picked out of your neighbour's garden and then hit the bar.

 

[pete]

I would simply not attend.

 

[nooleen]

On My nephew and his fiance's wedding website I saw that they have set up a shopping list with some department store, makes it somewhat convenient for buying stuff, but I'm still not sure what price range to pick from. I also have to do an visa interview and fly to texas to attend this wedding. I better get a suit too I suppose

A visa interview? Give them a small box of Ferrero Rocher from which you've eaten two.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

I would simply not attend.

The going rate is...not going.

 

[ilovehoovering]

€200

 

[egg_]

Does anyone have good suit-buying tips? Get it here or wait til I get to the shtates and get one with boots and a hat?

I got a really cool one for my 50th in some man's shop in Drogheda. Had Mrs. egg_ with me obvs, there's no way I'd trust myself to get one on my own

 

[rettucs]

theres deffo a scale with wedding presents. The closer you are to the people, the more you give.

I'd agree with the 100/150 suggestions for a wedding that you're attending out of obligation rather than because you actually want to.

I was at one wedding with the missus a few weeks back. The girl getting married was her best buddy and she married a guy I used to work with. We were both fairly involved in getting/keeping them together at various stages of their courtship. The missus was bridesmaid. In that case we ended up giving them 300 quid, but als got them other bits and pieces towards the wedding itself. Plus the missus was on the hen in Portugal. All in all I'd say their wedding cost us the guts of a grand, but I have no problems given how close the people involved are.

 

[egg_]

So the youngsters are still getting married?

And will be forever, I'd say.

 

[egg_]

I'd agree with the 100/150 suggestions for a wedding that you're attending out of obligation rather than because you actually want to

I do actually want to go, cos weddings are great fun, unless you're in the stage of your life where you're attending one every 2nd weekend (which I'm well past - I think it's 8 or 9 years since I was at one). So maybe I'll go for the €200

 

[dudley]

I would simply not attend.

That's your answer to everything

 

[Jill Hives]

Well those coming to ours will be happy as it stated, “Please no gifts” as we are both adults and don’t need anything.

Maybe I should have put a donate to our pensions button?