Gifts: How much do you spend?

SInce everyone is asking? How much do you spend as a single or couple for events?

Wedding? (Co-worker, close friend, family?)


Engagement party?

Bridal Shower?

Baby Shower?

Birthday regular

Birthday milestone

Graduation

Christening/Bris/Baby Naming

Confirmation Bar/bat-Mitzvah


ETA: this is meant as a guideline, not to ay so and so is cheap or so and so is extravagant

Re: Gifts: How much do you spend?

Wedding? (Co-worker, close friend, family?)

never went to my co-worker's wedding. DH's coworkers came to ours. They all came with their wives and gave $200, including his boss. When we went to one of their wedding's, we gave the same that they gave to us.

Close Friend's wedding- $300 from us as a couple. I'd give half if I was going solo

Family- we've given between $200 and $400 as a couple. Again, I'd give half if I was going alone. Now that we've gotten married, we will be giving back what we received.

Engagement party?

We were first of our group, both friends and family, to have an eparty. So, we'd give back what we were given. Most couples gave us $100

Bridal Shower?

I used to spend upwards of $100 on shower gifts. Since my wedding, I will be scaling back. The average gift is $50 (not including aunts and moms, and CLOSE friends)

Baby Shower?

between $50 and $100. Depends on who it is...more for a close friend or relative.

Birthday regular
? Depends- have I been invited to a party?

Birthday milestone
?

Graduation
?

Christening/Bris/Baby Naming
for Christenings, we had given $50 as a couple, but those all happened while we were both in college and had no money. We will be upping that for future Christenings.

Confirmation Bar/bat-Mitzvah
?

I just want to add in here: I always gave gifts and thought I was giving the 'norm'. I realized after my own shower and wedding that I had been going WAAAAYYY overboard...

Re: Gifts: How much do you spend?

Wedding?
Co-worker - $250
close friend - $300
family - $400 - $500


Engagement party?
Co-worker - $50-$75
close friend $75-$100
family - $150 - $200

Bridal Shower?
Co-worker - $50-$75
close friend - $50 - $150
family - $150-$200

Baby Shower?
Co-worker - $50
close friend - $100
family - $150

Birthday regular
Co-worker - $25-$40
close friend - N/A
family - $100

Birthday milestone
Co-worker - N/A
close friend - N/A
family - $200

Graduation
Co-worker - N/A
close friend - N/A
family - $75-$200

Christening/Bris/Baby Naming
Co-worker - $50 bond, worth $100
close friend - $50 bond, worth $100
family - $250 bond worth $500

Confirmation Bar/bat-Mitzvah
Co-worker - $50 bond, worth $100
close friend - $50 bond, worth $100
family - $100 bond worth $200

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From Suven: we will be giving back what we received

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I AGREE, unless it's a younger cousin who's still in school.

Re: Gifts: How much do you spend?

This is for a couple
Wedding?
Co-worker - $200-250 probably (never been)
close friend - $300-400
family - $350 - $500


Engagement party?
Co-worker - $50 (i probably woldn;t even go to the party)
close friend $100
family - $100 - $200

Bridal Shower?
Co-worker - Under $50
close friend - $50
family - $150-$200

Baby Shower?
Co-worker - Under $50
close friend - $50-100
family - $100

Birthday regular
Co-worker - $20-$40
close friend - $50
family - $100-200

Birthday milestone
Co-worker - up to $50 if it's a big party or something
close friend - $100
family - $200

Graduation
Co-worker - N/A
close friend - $50 -$100
family - $100-150

Christening/Bris/Baby Naming
Co-worker - $50 bond, worth $100
close friend - $50 bond, worth $100
family - $100 gift or $200 bond (depends on who it is, when my sis has kids and I'm the godmother, then probably a $500 bond)

Confirmation Bar/bat-Mitzvah
Co-worker - $50 bond, worth $100
close friend - $50 bond, worth $100
family - $100 bond worth $200

Re: Gifts: How much do you spend?

This is for a couple

Wedding? (Co-worker, close friend, family?)
Close Friend - $300-$350
Family - $300
Co-Worker - $250

Engagement party?
Close Friend - $75-$100
Family - $75-$100
Co-Worker - $50

Bridal Shower?
(I usually get a gift)
Close Friend - $50-$75
Family - $50
Co-Worker - $25-$50

Baby Shower?
(A gift)
Close Friend - $75-$100
Family - $75-$100
Co-Worker - $25-$50

Birthday regular
$50 for everyone

Birthday milestone
$50 for everyone

Graduation
(Have not been to one recently)

Christening/Bris/Baby Naming
Close Friend - $75
Family - $75
Co-Worker - $50

Confirmation Bar/bat-Mitzvah
(Not been to one recently)

Re: Gifts: How much do you spend?

This is for a couple


Wedding? (Co-worker, close friend, family?)
Close Friend - $300
Family - $300
Co-Worker - $250

Engagement party?
Close Friend - $75-$100
Family - $75-$100
Co-Worker - $50

Bridal Shower?
(I usually get a gift)
Close Friend - 100-150
Family - $100
Co-Worker - $25-$50

Baby Shower?
(A gift)
Close Friend - $75-$100
Family - $75-$100
Co-Worker - $25-$50

Birthday regular
$25-50 depending on the person


Graduation
50-100

Christening
Close Friend - $75
Family - $75
Co-Worker - $50

Confirmation
50-75

Re: Gifts: How much do you spend?

I thought I would bump this for 2006 suggestions?