price range on wedding gifts?

Question

what is a good range of gift prices for a wedding registry? i was thinking 19-100 dollars, any opinions?

Answer 1

On my own registry, I had gifts ranging from as inexpensive as $4 (kitchen gadgets) to as much as $200+ (a couple serving pieces of my good china and bedding). I was surprised (and very, very grateful!!) that I recieved as many of the "bigger ticket" items as I did, to be honest. But what happened is that I had a couple groups of friends (a few aunts, my MIL'S dinner club, co-workers) who decided to chip in together and buy us our bedding, etc. Some people like to do that, so it's acceptable to add a few more expensive items to your registry.

Just don't register for ALL big ticket items, and you'll be fine.

(As an aside, check with the store you're registering with as well - many will send you a coupon after your wedding to purchase some of your remaining registry items at a discount!)

Answer 2

We are paying $100 per person for our wedding so we have a huge price range.
$10-$2,000

It's a good idea to have most of the stuff in the $50 which is what people normally spend on a gift and then have some stuff in the 200-300 group for large gifts. Also lots of $10 gifts for ad ons and wishing wells! The worst thing that can happen is you won't get it!!

Answer 3

I would go over $100. At a wedding, most people (I think...around here, anyway) spend about $100 for a gift from two....each person spends about $50. That's cheap.

Also, for showers many people want to go in together on gifts. So they can get you one big gift.

The most important thing I was taught was NEVER LOOK AT PRICE. Register for what you want, not which price is right. You'd be surprized what you might end up with. (Both if you register for the cheap stuff or the expensive)

Personally, I'd rather spend the money and get something I knew wasn't going to break in the first couple of uses. If someone registers for something cheap, I won't buy it just because I think "I wonder if they only registered for that one because it's cheaper than the other?"

Answer 4

I would have lots of gifts in the 5-15 dollar range (like kitchen gadgets/bathroom stuff) and then more in the 50-100 dollar range. Definitely register for a few more expensive things as well. Sometimes people like to go in on a really big gift like luggage or several place settings.

Answer 5

You should have gifts in all ranges from 10-1000 (or however much you want to make it). I say that because then your guests have a wider range to pick from and dont feel obligated to purchase things outside of their budget.

I have know people to also have 2 or more registries, to offer a larger variety of choices for their guests.

Either way, it should appeal to all guests financially. Most guests though, give gifts around the $50 mark.

Answer 6

The range you suggested is good. I probably wouldn't put anything on your registry that is more tham $250, but that's just me.

It is really helpful for guests if you have a very wide range of items on your registry. Sometimes people will get together and buy the couple one expensive item; sometimes people will want to get creative and make a basket of smaller items.

Answer 7

I would register from $5 to at least $500. DO not be afraid to register for high priced items, there are people (like co workers of intance) that will want to go in together for a larger gift. And you will have someone that loves to make gift baskets and they would love to see $5-$10 items on your registry so they can put someone together nice and personalized for you.

Answer 8

You're idea of having a wide range of prices is smart, but I would go lower & higher, yet.

There might be a neighbor on a fixed income that doesn't have the $20 to spend but still wants to get you something. Or there might be a couple people who would like to go in together to get you a more expensive gift.

One of my most prized gifts was from one of my students. He'd saved his allowance to get us a matching salt & pepper shaker set.

Answer 9

depends on your budget and if you know the people very well or if they are family. For family, I always give $100.00. For people I hardly know then the price goes down. It is really up to you, but I would not go below $30.00 unless they want something that is that price or lower on their wedding registries. You can usually check the wedding registry for that particular store online and it will tell you if the item was bought already or not.

Answer 10

The couple normally literally spends quite a bit to get married. When I got married I really appreciated the cash I got as a wedding present. Why not tuck it in an envelope, tell them to hold on to this envelope it holds something important as a gift in there.