How Much Should You Spend on a Wedding Gift? WeddingChannel.com Solves the Top Wedding Gift Dilemmas
01 6월 2011 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
How much do I really need to spend on a wedding gift? Do I have
to give a gift if I’m traveling to a destination wedding? With more
than 100 million guests attending a wedding this summer,
WeddingChannel.com, the number one wedding and gift registry
website, has been flooded with thousands of questions on how to
navigate the etiquette minefield of wedding gifts. To help these
wedding guests (and their bank accounts!), the editors of
WeddingChannel.com have created the Ultimate Wedding Guest Guide,
chock-full of information on gifting rules, common gifting
dilemmas, budget tips and the latest wedding gift trends.
“As we enter the most popular wedding month, we’ve been
inundated with etiquette questions from wedding guests, and gifting
is by far the number one category that keeps popping up,” says Amy
Eisinger, editor of WeddingChannel.com. “With the popularity of
destination weddings and nontraditional registry options, it can be
really confusing for wedding guests to navigate modern-day gifting
etiquette, so this guest guide will help alleviate the pressure and
prevent any potential gifting blunders.”
THE FOUR GOLDEN RULES OF GIFT GIVING
RESPECT THE REGISTRY.Couples register at their favorite
stores for a reason: Those are the gifts they want! So save
yourself the stress of trying to find the perfect gift by choosing
something off their registry. Check the couple’s wedding website to
see where they’re registered, and shop early so you’re not stuck
with the salt and pepper shakers or the $1,000 high-definition
TV.
SHOP & SHIP.While it’s perfectly acceptable to bring
monetary gifts to the wedding, all other gifts should be shipped to
the couple beforehand. The last thing a couple wants to worry about
on their wedding day is lugging gifts home with them – not to
mention, it’ll also save you the time and burden of wrapping and
transporting the gift.
DITCH THE PRICE PER PLATE MYTH.Just because your friend’s
having a casual wedding doesn’t mean you can gift less – after all,
your gift isn’t a payment for your meal! So scrap the “price per
plate” calculation and give a gift based on your relationship with
the couple. According to TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com 2010
Registry Study, engaged couples typically expect friends to spend
$79 and family members to spend $146 on a gift.
GIFT EVEN IF YOU DON’T GO.If you've been invited to a
wedding but you can’t attend, you're not excused from sending a
gift. Send something to wish the newlyweds well with a note
explaining why you’re unable to attend. Your thoughtfulness and
generosity will go a long way.
THE MOST COMMON WEDDING GUEST GIFT
DILEMMAS
A WEDDING GUEST DIDN’T GIVE ME A GIFT. DO I HAVE TO GIVE HER
ONE NOW THAT SHE’S ENGAGED?Take the higher road and give your
friend a gift. It’s never polite to show up empty-handed, and
although you may still be enraged that you didn’t receive a gift,
put your generous foot forward on this one – after all, wedding
gifts aren’t a time for grudge matches or dollar matching.
IF I’M GOING TO A DESTINATION WEDDING, DO I STILL HAVE TO
GIVE A GIFT?Sorry – your airfare doesn’t count as a wedding
gift. Although a destination wedding can drain your bank account,
you should still be prepared to give a gift. But don’t worry – the
couple will understand you’ve spent a lot between the travel and
hotel, so don’t feel pressure to give an overly generous gift.
DO I DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF MY GIFT IF I’M BRINGING A
GUEST?Bringing a guest doesn’t require you to double your gift
amount, but you should still account for your guest in the total
amount. When deciding how much to give, always gift based on your
relationship and your plus-one’s relationship with the couple. A
general rule of thumb (considering what’s reasonable in your city)
is to gift $100 to $150 (or more) for close friends or relatives,
approximately $100 for more casual friends or relatives and $75 to
$100 for a coworker or distant relative.
I’M GIVING A VERY EXPENSIVE GIFT AT THE SHOWER. DO I HAVE TO
GIVE A WEDDING GIFT?Bringing a gift to the shower doesn’t
constitute a "get out of gift free" pass for the wedding. The
easiest solution is to simply split your gift-giving budget between
the shower and the wedding, rather than overextending your finances
to buy two full-scale gifts. A good cost breakdown if you’re
attending multiple wedding events is to spend 20 percent of your
total budget on an engagement gift, 20 percent on a shower gift and
60 percent on a wedding gift.
TOP WEDDING GIFT TRENDS
TREAT THE COUPLE TO TRAVEL.Guests can make a couple’s
honeymoon more luxurious by contributing to their honeymoon
registry. For the couple that has everything, this nontraditional
registry option is a popular pick, and many companies like
Traveler’s Joy and Starwood Hotels & Resorts offer this
service. Plus, the gift of a memorable honeymoon experience will
last much longer than a blender!
DONATE ON BEHALF OF THE DUO.Take a cue from Kate
Middleton and Prince William and donate to the bride and groom’s
favorite charity. With the Charity Donation Program on
WeddingChannel.com, guests can donate to the couple’s chosen
charity in lieu of a gift, or buy a gift that donates a percentage
of the purchase to the selected charity. It’s like you’re giving
two gifts in one!
GIVE A WINE TOUR FOR TWO.Add to the couple’s postwedding
fun by choosing a memorable experience they’ll love. Experiential
registries allow the bride and groom to register for private guitar
lessons, horseback riding lessons or even an exclusive couples’
cooking class.
COMBINE FORCES.Having anxiety about your bank account
with all the weddings you’re attending this summer? Go in on a
group gift for the couple with several of your friends. A little
goes a long way in group gifts, and it’ll look like you spent more
than you actually did.
For more wedding gift etiquette solutions, visit
WeddingChannel.com/guestguide.
About
WeddingChannel.comWeddingChannel.com is the number one
wedding and gift registry website, offering comprehensive wedding
planning content, interactive wedding tools and a central location
for couples to manage their gift registries. The patented registry
system on WeddingChannel.com brings together registries from the
nation’s leading retailers, including Bed Bath & Beyond,
Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Crate and Barrel and Target, allowing
guests to search one easy site to find a wedding gift.
WeddingChannel.com is based in Los Angeles and is a part of The
Knot Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT) life stage media network.
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