Typical amount of money received at a wedding with 250 guests?

Question

We are using our wedding money on our honeymoon and I was just curious what to expect. so far we have received 200 dollars and it is a week before the wedding. We have a registry but I dont know what to expect. And also what is the normal amount people give (ie one person or a couple at a wedding)

Answer 1

Lets see, i have never been married but some simple math might do the trick.

$25-$40 Per *we Know them a little bit Guests*

$50-$100 Per *Close friends and family*

$100-$200+ Per *immediate family or VERY Generous Guests*

so you looking at about

give or take

$5,000 with not so generous guests.

$10,000 average guests.

$15,000 very generous guests.

Answer 2

be prepared for some cheap gifts, like some people may just give you $50 in an envelope and they think that's OK

Answer 3

my friend got 7 grand!  

it all depends on the people!

Answer 4

I would seriously have some funds in your checking account ready. Not every one gives before or at the wedding. Some guests really stick to that "you have up to one year to give the gift" rule.  I received wedding money almost a year later from certain people. Not that I appreciated it any less. But I certainly could not count on using my wedding money for my honeymoon.  We got anywhere from $100-$300 per family. Some people gave us gold jewelry or gold coins because they are more valuable than cash. That is a cultural tradition though.

Answer 5

Please try not to "expect" anything, and certainly stamp out any impulse you might feel to label guests who give "only" $50 as not-so-generous, or to assess the "class" of your guests on the dollar value of their contributions. Such mercenary considerations tend to cheapen the whole experience of your wedding.

Be aware that some gently-bred guests, respecting your ability to support yourselves will refrain from giving cash to avoid making you out to be the object of charity. Others will want to give you a memento of lasting value that you can cherish as long as your marriage lasts, and even pass on to the next generation instead of something you can blow off on a short vacation; and will offer up a $800 Spode soup-tureen instead of a $100 cheque. Others will give you hand-written best wishes or hand-made objects d'art, which of course you will cherish most of all.

I hope you have a lovely wedding, enjoy your honeymoon, and spend a long life together.

Answer 6

In NJ, they don't give gifts only cash.  My wedding was around 30K in gifts.  Everyone's wedding is different.  The rule of thumb is cover the cost of your plate.  So if the place is a $100 a head I would expect ~$200 per couple.

Answer 7

That depends on the "quality" of the guests. I had a friend who only had 25 guests, but she received about 35K. While another had 200+, but only received about 4.5K.

Answer 8

Check your registry and see what people have gotten you. Chances are, if a lot of the registry has been bought you will get less cash. If it hasn't, with it being so close to the wedding, I would expect more cash.  

Answer 9

We have no idea what you're likely to get because you haven't said:

where you live (regional traditions)

what culture you and your fiance are from (cultural traditions)

what sort of background your families have (what they can afford)

Answer 10

Well, for my wedding, we had a little more than 175 people and we only ended up with about $550 from the actual wedding day.

From what I can tell, generally, couples will give about $50 if they aren't getting anything else for you, or if they haven't gotten you anything for a wedding shower gift.

And single people might give anywhere from $25-40 each.

It's really hard to figure, though. I thought we would have more, but we didn't. Depends on the people. My sister had over 300 people at her wedding and got over $2,500 for her wedding. (lucky!)  

Answer 11

My sister's wedding was just this Saturday and they got $1000 cash, there were only 40 guests.  So you could multiply that up for 250 guests.

They also got a lot of presents too, and they registered and had a bridal shower, so they were really surprised and honoured that people were that generous.  

Answer 12

We had about 220 guests at our wedding last year. We received almost $3,000. BUT we received a lot of gifts that we requested off of our registry. We had not lived together so there was a lot of things we needed for the house. There was only a few things left on each of our 3 registries so I can't complain. The most common dollar amount I received per couple was $50.00. The economy is really bad so I honestly wouldn't expect a lot from people that really aren't that close to you.

Answer 13

You shouldn't *expect* anything.

There is no normal amount. People give what they want to, and what they can afford if they give anything at all (remember, gifts/cash aren't required).

Answer 14

I never understood why people should get money for being married.

Answer 15

Wow, you're so greedy.

A wedding isn't about gifts or money, it's about love. And all of you can thumbs down me as much as you want, because that's the truth.

You don't deserve anything if you have to ask.

Answer 16

Well, I think that depends on your guests and where you live.  I'd say, you can figure about $50-$100 per person.

So, if everyone gives $50 that's $12,500.   If everyone gives $100 that's $25,000.   So, somewhere between $12,500-$25,000.   Maybe,  18K.  That's if everyone give $75 per person.