How about if the wedding is a destination wedding and the hotel is going to cost 600.00 what should you give?

Question

Thank you everyone for your help. But it gets better and I can't even believe that I forgot this.
they had an engagement party bridal party and a bridal shower.

Answer 1

I am actually facing the same thing as it will cost me over 1 thousand dollars on hotel and airfare alone. Well, my cheapest and most memorable gift i will give is a home made scrapbook of her during our college days to remind her of her singlehood and a homemade scented candle. It's a sure gift i guess she would love.

Answer 2

I've been to destination weddings, and yes, they are expensive. I wouldn't consider going, unless it is a close friend or relative. In most cases, the resort destination will provide guests with a discount on the room. The couple getting married, usually will host a pre-wedding dinner or a brunch the day after the wedding (sometimes both). Where I live, it is customary to give a monetary gift for a Wedding. However, when I attend a destination wedding, I usually get a gift from the bridal registry; I can spend a little less, without looking "cheap", and the couple gets something they want! If the couple end up picking up my room, I add the monetary gift!!!
Most important, enjoy yourself. Destination weddings can be the most memorable and fun!

Answer 3

We went to a destination wedding last month. The hotel, food and gas was more than a $1000.00 We still gave bride and groom $500.00 as a gift. It all depends on who the wedding is for? Is it close relatives? Friends? Also it depends on what you can afford or willing to pay. It is customary for the Bride and Groom to pay for hotel and some expensed if the wedding is at any other destination then where you reside.

Answer 4

I am not sure if you are the person who is getting married or going to the wedding. Basically people do destination weddings to limit people coming but also to have a fun nice get away. Now if you are going, you are also getting a mini vacation out of it. I am not sure your financial situation, but my thoughts on everything is basically that you should always give what you feel comfortable giving. . . you don't cheap out on a gift because you are spending a flight and a hotel room. If you can't go, don't, but you cant take it out on them. plus a true destination wedding gives you a little get away right? so you get more then just going to a wedding /reception. Just my thoughts.

Answer 5

The present can be in a price range you can afford.The idea is not to get people to come and give a big gift but to come and have fun. Look for similar pieces from the wedding gift registry, they don't always need to be expensive. For my wedding/not destination one/ I got some presents from people who spent a fortune on the gifts and some gifts we received were smaller, for me personally it didn't matter at all.

If you use your common judgement you will be ok.

Destination weddings mean that you come to a new place and do fun things, meet people you haven't met for a long time, relax and enjoy. How often do you have a chance to do it?

Answer 6

I was in a similar situation where we traveled to another state for the wedding. I gave a really small gift. BUT I had also given the bride a bridal gift at the bridal shower. So i felt ok with this.

Answer 7

Usually destination weddings are free for the couple getting married because the hotel knows they will be bringing guests that will book rooms and makes them lots of money! I would give what i could afford, or choose a nice gift off the registry. Or have a nice basket made for them for when they return from their destination.

Answer 8

I am having a destination wedding next summer and do not expect anyone to buy me a gift. The only gift I want is for everyone to join me for a week in Costa Rica of self indulgence and relaxation. Also, I did ask everyone who would be invited if they wanted to spend up to 2K to come to my wedding and I am using all inclusive resorts to keep cost down and the agency has a payment plan. Again, though, I do not expect a wedding gift other than their attendance.

Answer 9

I honestly think that the gift of you going there and being present for their wedding is very special gift. And to expect a gift from a friend who is all ready paying $600 to be at your wedding, that is being greedy. Just all depends on everyone's different nature. But a true friend will sincerely appreciate you just being there at their wedding.

If you still feel like not going empty handed..then I would say to spend $50-$75 on a good gift from his/her registry...Going below that would be being too cheap, because if you are going to spend on a gift, spend a decent amount. Going above $100 is all up to you...but not neccesary =)

Answer 10

I would give a small gift and keep it simple but elegant. I went to Italy for a wedding and considered that my gift to the couple getting married, and it cost for me and my boyfriend to go almost 2,500.00 dollars. That was just hotel and airfare and a rental car. That wasn't including meals, sight seeing, or other things included in that amount. So that was a huge gift in of it's self. Destination weddings should be the exception the the gift giving rule, but you want to give something, I would say give the couple a gift card for dinner some place in their hometown.

Answer 11

I think your wedding gift should be within the same guidelines you would normally spend regardless of where it is. It is your choice to attend. I had a destination wedding but we did not expect anyone to be there. If you decided to attend make sure it is in your budget. Any friend who does not understand that you cannot afford to make a trip to attend a wedding needs to get a reality check. A destination wedding is about the couple getting married not those who attend.