What's the going value of wedding presents?

Uh oh, now I am stressing. DH and I are going to my cousins wedding in MN in October. We have to fly there and pay for a hotel. I feel badly but I think I can only afford to give them $50 after all the other expenses. Hopefully they aren't aware of the current etiquette rules. When DH and I were married 5 years ago I was super-excited when we opened a card with $50 in it :) .

Karin
 
Don't stress! If you have to pay significant travel expenses for the wedding, it's ok to give less. Traveling to be there is part of the gift! The couple should understand that.
 
Wow, I had no idea that some of these amounts are expected from wedding guests. We give according to how well we know the couple and what we feel comfortable giving as a gift. I honestly don't think most brides and grooms expect more than that.
 
Same here. At my wedding I remember the top gift was $100 and that was from a very close family member-we were ecstatic! The going rate around here (midwestern small town) is probably about $40 per couple. I also think that how well you know them is also a very important consideration.
 
Personally, I think $75 is plenty. Unless I'm super close to the bride or groom in some way, I give $50.
 
If you feel that bad about it, just get them a gift instead. I love the xmas ornament idea, and you can never go wrong with nice picture frames, ones that they can display their wedding photos in. Once we even got the couple a loaded picnic basket, it was really nice. Alot depends on the type of people.
Are they going on a honeymoon? When I was a travel agent we had guests buying everything from cruise excursions to gift baskets for their hotel rooms.

I say get away from the cash gift and get adventurous!
 
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