Wedding Gifts...Money or Gifts?

Question

I usually send a gift before the wedding. I want to start giving money. What do most people give, money or a gift off the registry?

If I give money, do I send them a card with a check or cash in it or do I bring the card to the wedding?

What do you usually do?

Thanks.

Answer 1

For my wedding a lot of people brought cash or checks in a card.  That is very common place.  We also received gifts from most of them at the showers.  The cards ranged from 100-500.  We surprisingly had like 6 people give us 500, which I thought was a lot.

Answer 2

I always give a gift card

Answer 3

I think it depends on the person and how well you know them.  I prefer to buy gifts. If I don't know the person well enough to buy them a gift, I don't usually attend the wedding, so I don't give money. I did give a Target gift card a couple of times for someone who did not live nearby.

If you do give money, use a check and you can either bring it to the reception or mail it directly to the bride or groom.

Answer 4

Depends if i have time to go get a gift from a registry.

Answer 5

Give a check written out to the bride and/or groom.  NEVER give cash or a cash gift card - I have heard some horror stories about the card box being stolen at weddings.

Answer 6

well i usually give gifts for a wedding but i give them the gift on the day of the wedding. But if u want to give them money i'll say give them the money in a card in cash on b4 the wedding just incase they need extra money to pay for something.

Answer 7

What people give depends on the family tradition.  Mine always gives boxed gifts but my fiancee's family gives money.

I would go with the registry.  If you can't find something on there that you like or that is in your price range then just give cash.  Cash is universally useful and I've never really heard anybody gripe that they got money.

I'd give a check made out to the groom.  The bride won't have her last name changed for several weeks IF she's planning on doing it.  Of course cash is acceptable but in case somebody does decide to start nipping into the card box and walking off with gifts a check can only be cashed by the person it was meant for.

Answer 8

I give money. I'm too busy to always make it to the store to check their registry and know that the money is just as appreciated.

Answer 9

i only give money.  Hate it when people gave us gifts.  they just sit in a closet somewhere.  Everyone can use the money to offset the cost of the wedding!  You write a check put it in a card, put the card in an envelope and take it to the wedding with you.

How much you give is up to you, but you should at least cover the cost of what they had to pay for you to attend the wedding.  Last wedding we went to we gave $200...

Answer 10

Bringing a gift to the wedding whether it be a package or a card with a check in it is not proper. The gifts would need to be monitored and transported after the reception and the bride and groom are not going to do it so that means they will ask someone to do it and you never know if the gifts will quite make it to their home especially if they go on a honeymoon. The gift should be sent, as you mentioned, before the wedding to the return address on the invitation. No one should send cash through the mail. You can also go to the registry and now at the bottom they have gift cards which is pretty much the same as money. They send the notice to the bride so that if there is something they did not recieve from the registry they listed, they can fulfill it themselves with your gift card. It all depends how close you are to the couple.

Answer 11

I don't think you can go wrong with either, they registered for it, they obviously want it. Cash is always good option and popular. Either way the couple will take a gift.

But I have been to 5 weddings this summer and we really felt like the rug and flashlight we got at target get lost in the shuffle. I suggest something nice that you know the couple will like an hold on to forever, again you have to be careful here. We really liked getting a personalized last name photo frame (can't remember where)

Answer 12

most people give money. and most brides and grooms prefer money.

the norm is to bring a card with a check or cash in it to the wedding

Answer 13

Put a check in a card and give it to them at the wedding.