[SchlauCow]

My good friend invited me to his wedding -- he's paying for everything except my flight there. He's asking only for cash gifts -- how much money do you give as a gift?

I was thinking $250.

Thanks.

[BMWinNorthdakota]

How close of a friend is he?

Like, best bros close?

[Tondtar]

Enough for a nice pair of dildo and butt plug.

[dziqsek]

I gave my friend ( not best) for his wedding gift about 500$+vacuum cleaner ( wishlist) . it all depends how much you like him and how much can you spend.I didnt have to pay for flight cause PL is small country

[darkcloud]

Originally Posted by SchlauCow

My good friend invited me to his wedding -- he's paying for everything except my flight there. He's asking only for cash gifts -- how much money do you give as a gift?

I was thinking $250.

Thanks.

wish my buddy was paying. I had to back out of being in his wedding because it was going to cost me a grand for just being there 2 days and that was leaving my wife at home. 1500 if she came. I'm sure he's pissed but oh well. dudes having a party here at home 2 weeks after the destination(Minneapolis) wedding.

I'll prolly pick something off their list in the 300 or so range.

[Sniz]

yup thats going to depend on your budget

^ destination wedding in Minnesota?

[SchlauCow]

Originally Posted by BMWinNorthdakota

How close of a friend is he?

Like, best bros close?

Hmm, I consider him a close friend, though we really don't hang out or chat a ton. If I had to quantify our friendship, I'd say 8/10. And to qualify: 1 being a generally nice homeless man you see every day, and 10 being someone you'd loan your brand new M5 to for a couple days.

[darkcloud]

Originally Posted by Sniz

yup thats going to depend on your budget

^ destination wedding in Minnesota?

yea haha. his fiancé is from there. it is not cheap to go there either haha. what happened to those cheap ass flights you used to see advertised to go there, 430 or so now.

[JayKay335i]

cheapass

[SchlauCow]

The consensus is that I'm being cheap... So I'll add more. Everyone is so rich on this forum, or he's mastered the deep bro friendship that I guess I'm missing out on.

[BMWinNorthdakota]

Originally Posted by SchlauCow

The consensus is that I'm being cheap... So I'll add more. Everyone is so rich on this forum, or he's mastered the deep bro friendship that I guess I'm missing out on.

I wouldnt. 250 sounds good for what your describing...

Unless your making some serious dough.

[JayKay335i]

Originally Posted by SchlauCow

The consensus is that I'm being cheap... So I'll add more. Everyone is so rich on this forum, or he's mastered the deep bro friendship that I guess I'm missing out on.

Deep bro friendship.

Send $350. Its a nice median.

You never know when there will be a bro emergency, and you dont want him thinking "that cocksucker gave me $250 for my wedding, nah, i'm not going to pull out and answer his call" during an emergency. That extra hundo may just save you one day.

[BMW F22]

For a friend I would say $200-300 if cash or pick something in the $150+ range if it's a gift from the registry. How about giving him $200-250 and buy him a small gift as well ? Perhaps something in the $100-150 range? For my friend's wedding I bought him and his wife some china. It was like $150 on sale. I wish I had more money to spend but I was unemployed then...lol

[SchlauCow]

Originally Posted by JayKay335i

Deep bro friendship.

Send $350. Its a nice median.

You never know when there will be a bro emergency, and you dont want him thinking "that cocksucker gave me $250 for my wedding, nah, i'm not going to pull out and answer his call" during an emergency. That extra hundo may just save you one day.

hahaha. I like the way you think.

Thanks all.

[nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

A prenup with fill in the blanks for the names.

[Comet]

I figure at least cover how much he paid on hotel

[pwrdbynel]

Don't over think. If you think $250 is fair then do it. I got $0 for my wedding (crazy mom wanted us to get married ASAP because she was prego, but I loved her and wanted to anyways so it was a lot sooner then we both expected and I didn't invite anyone). At the end what matters is you show up. My best friend stop talking to me for a week because I didn't invite him to my ghetto ass wedding. And I never cared about the $$$$ just the fact that my boys would be there. But I fucked up by not telling anyone. Reason being I was banging my bosses daughter and they told me not to but she was hoooottttttt and exotic.

[KingOfJericho]

If you're going solo then $250 is more than sufficient. The rule of thumb is to cover your plate and drinks. Filet mignon and open bar in a nice venue is a $250 gift. A Best Western meeting room with a 1hr open bar followed by a cash bar is $100.

[Freakazoid]

Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

If you're going solo then $250 is more than sufficient. The rule of thumb is to cover your plate and drinks. Filet mignon and open bar in a nice venue is a $250 gift. A Best Western meeting room with a 1hr open bar followed by a cash bar is $100.

^ this.

While it's courteous if he's paying for a hotel, if the flights really are that ridiculous, it's expected if he wants you to go. If you're saying $400+ round trip, most people can't fork over $600 for a freaking weekend night in minnesota