You’re FAMILY! Piggyback off of your family’s gift!
$100-$150
The best thing to do here is piggyback off of a gift that other family members are giving! I always sign my name on my parent’s cards lol. But if you HAVE to get your own gift for a family member and are in a financial place to do so: $100-$150. And if you’re not in a financial place to do that- look at our list of low-cost/zero-cost wedding gifts:
- Whatever is cheapest on the registry lol.
- Etsy!
- Buy disposable cameras & take pictures at the wedding & turn it into an album
- Donate to a charity in their name (it doesn’t say the amount hehe)
- Offer to make the cake, do hair and makeup, or manage the bride’s phone the day of. Basically, give a service instead of a gift.
Remember — Wedding gifts are meant to celebrate the couple- not leave you with credit card bills and stress. Whatever you can do, it will be loved and appreciated by the couple.
As a general rule of thumb, I love following the 20-20-60 rule.
Start by creating an overall gift budget to celebrate the wedded couple to be. I’ll start with $200 as an example. Sixty percent of that budget ($120) should be reserved for the wedding gift, twenty percent ($40) should be reserved for the engagement party, and the other twenty percent ($40), for the shower. If you are only invited to one pre-wedding event, divide that extra twenty percent between the shower ($50) and the wedding ($130).
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