< Return to Talk
07.05.08, 07:58 AM General Topics
20 replies
How much should I give my brother for wedding gift? They only want money. Very good/close relationship. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.05.08, 07:58 AM Flag
 

Dear UrbanBaby community,

Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email us at urbanbaby-support@cbsinteractive.com.

Thanks so much,

UrbanBaby Support

»
can you get them a gift card to someplace ? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 08:05 AM Flag
»
I think they are saving to buy a house - they are both very "frugal". So I need to write a check and I just have no idea what the number is supposed to be. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 08:08 AM Flag
»
That is tricky. We had a couple like that (mot family, exactly, but close) and we gave them one card for Home Depot (to renovate), one card to Williams-Sonoma (to stock the new kitchen) and one to Voctoria's Secret (to be funny). [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 08:09 AM Flag
»
so how much in total? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 08:10 AM Flag
»
^^and I like the way you did the gc - very gracious [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 08:11 AM Flag
»
We were in a position to do $100 to each. She was our child's first babysitter, but there were connections with family as well. You may be in a diff position. I just didn't want to "donate" to a house, which is what they were preparing to buy as well. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 08:12 AM Flag
»
Eeeek! I was thinking $1k. (we earn $100k.). Am I insane? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 08:14 AM Flag
»
NP: That sounds awfully generous to me. I'd do $500. And I come from an Italian-American family accustomed to cash gifts. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 08:29 AM Flag
»
Now I feel like a cheapskate. Is $1000 a normal wedding gift ? [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 08:35 AM Flag
»
I honestly don't know. It sounds like a nice round generous # but he is my only sibling... [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 08:39 AM Flag
»
I'm going to tell myself that since this was five years ago and she was our babysitter, $300 wasn't totally cheap. Let me believe that. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 09:10 AM Flag
»
np: not cheap at all. Sounds very generous to me. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 10:29 AM Flag
»
I don't think so. I have really rich relatives from CT (they all make at least 1 mil a year), and they all sent about about $300-$500 in gifts. I've never heard of $1000 in wedding gift/money. I was married 2 years ago. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 11:19 AM Flag
»
uh, NO. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 11:37 AM Flag
»
Sounds like crazy money for someone making $100K. How are your finances. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 10:15 AM Flag
»
I agree. That's how much we make and there is no way I would give that much to my sibling. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 11:21 AM Flag
»
thats so little if you earn 100k. i would do 5000k. it is your brother after all. and this is once in a lifetime [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 11:39 AM Flag
»
$25.00 [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 12:27 PM Flag
»
I gave my brother 1K. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 08:56 AM Flag
»
We gave my husband's brother $5K but we were in a position to do so at the time. Ironically, dh has since lost his job and while we are not poor in any sense, we are definitely more frugal now. $1K sounds good. [ Reply | More
]
General Topics 07.05.08, 10:27 AM Flag
Refresh » New Post »
Select Category
close [X]

close [X]

Select a Category (only 1)

category
Stages
Regions