€200 is the minimum I’d give but it all depends on peoples means. But youd be surprisd too. Some well healed guests might not push the envelope too far and others who may not have it would be very generous. Got invited to one in Fota recently so upped it to €250. One in Wexford at end of June and will probably give €250 for that too as again its upmarket enough hotel. Lot of club mates in and around that getting married phase. I’m well passed it (hopefully).
and telling yarns.Depend on the venue sport.
a lot of places are now gone over the ton per head.
200 is the optimum fair amount unless they’ve done ya a very generous turn in recent times. Any bride/groom that’d take issue with that are going to fall out with ya over something menial further down the line anyways.
For two people I’d go €250 in total. €200 would be perfectly acceptable but for the sake of an extra €25 each I’d throw in the extra.
Have a foreign wedding next month, I’ll probably throw in extra on top of that again.
You give more money as a present when the room is more expensive?
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I’ve never heard of a wedding party taking issue with the amount of money in a card, unless they are complete narcissists. I got married 7 years ago and didn’t get any present from a a small few but I wouldn’t be really bothered bringing it up; weddings are expensive enough and I think we would be sparing both ourselves and the guests any embarrassment by not mentioning it.
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No. When price of meal would be relatively more expensive. Some hotels might charge €70 per head. They all have different packages but Fota would be more expensive. Would have hardly covered the meal there were we to just give €200.
They are expecting you and other guests to pay for their choice to have the wedding in a more expensive venue.
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You’re spot on. There was a local wedding recently where the bride and groom take issue with a widower that “only” gave 100 to the couple, which to me is the height of notions. When it was brought up not too long after the widower was quick to rightly remind them he’d assisted with them in sorting out a moderate planning application issue which softened their cough. Eaten bread is quickly forgotten.
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No they are not mate. I didnt get an invoice in the post. It was unsolicited. You can give whatever you like. Bit like an honesty jar. I wasnt going to rock up, Eat their steak and drink their wine and feel comfortable parting with something that I didn’t believe would cover the cost. Let alone everything else.
I’d give 500 quid not to be invited to a wedding and a stag.
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These sound like fucking dopes.
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Hmmm
It’s the daughter of my local publicans from home who dropped us €500 when we got married, bearing in mind the amount of money me and family would have dropped in there down the years.
I might push it out to €250.
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done.
I’ll send you my revolut details.
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Have a local one the Friday of the rds. Utterly sickening if I’ve to miss it.
Exactly. Someone gave us €50 at our wedding. I know that was probably all they could have stretched to anyway.
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They should be donating to you for that
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Surely to fuck TNH