Wedding Gift Amount in Midwest

Updated on July 19, 2010
C.L. asks from Saint Paul, MN
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My husband and I are going to a wedding next weekend. It will be our first wedding in awhile and we feel out of touch with the amount to spend on a gift. We also seem to disagree on the amount. It's a long story, but this is the wedding of his younger 1/2 brother, with whom he has just developed a relationship within the last few years. They didn't even know each other until they were both adults. They live in different states so don't see each other often and aren't close, but do seem to have a lot in common and communicate by email and holiday letters, etc. We already sent a gift valued at a little over $100. I thought that was a decent gift. My husband feels like we were too cheap and should supplement the gift. We've already recieved a thank you note from the groom so they would have to write another note if we suplement the gift. Also, we are spending a lot of money for our entire family to travel out of state for the wedding. I think that should be a factor, but my husband doesn't. We live in St. Paul and the wedding is in Indiana. Anyone know what the current going rate is for a wedding gift in the Midwest? Was our gift sufficient or should we supplement it?

Edited: Sorry for any confusion. The $100 gift was a wedding gift selected from their registry and sent early. We were not included in any showers or pre-wedding parties, except the rehearsal dinner, which we are attending the night before the wedding. My husband will be golfing with the groom and some other relatives a few days prior to the wedding as bachelor party sort of thing.

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D.J.

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I think that spending a little over $100 for a wedding gift is generous enough and I would not supplement it. I also think it is appropriate to consider how much it is going to cost for you to bring your family to the wedding. In this
economy, we need to be practical and not overextend ourselves.

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D.P.

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I am curious to why you already sent a gift....if it was for a shower that you missed, you should probably buy something else or give cash/gift card at the wedding. If it was a wedding gift just sent early, then you should consider yourself done.

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K.S.

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$100 is more that I would spend for a friend/family wedding. My opinion? No further gifting is necessary.

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M.S.

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If the $100 was a wedding gift than in the midwest that's fine. If the gift was for a shower than an additional gift should be given.

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