Honeymoon and Cash Gift Tips and Etiquette

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When we receive an invitation for a wedding, the couple is requesting your presence. But we almost immediately begin to stress about the present we will provide. Times have changed and the social etiquette standards of gift giving are no longer spelled out for us. The leaders of the wedding industry such as ​The Knot ​offer us some insight into the current trend of gifting. Check out the details of this post to get insight into considerations and modern etiquette.

Considerations

In the past, housewares was considered a typical wedding gift. The price of the housewares were determined by the relationship the guest enjoy with the couple. A distant friend or coworker may provide a moderately priced gift such as a toaster, coffee maker, or towel set. A closer friend and relative may gift with a more expensive home product which would probably be found on a store registry created by the couple. This could include a place setting of china, silverware, or fine crystal. The immediate family and close friends would consider providing items that were not chosen on the registry or simply provide a cash gift.

Modern Etiquette

Today's bride and groom usually enter into marriage after living together. They also marry later (average age of couples is their late 20's) and have lived on their own for a while. With this in mind, it is easy to understand that the gifts of yesterday are no longer appropriate as most of the housewares are already in their possession. This explains the curve in gifting that allows for cash gifts.

Honeyfund

Honeyfund is one of the most popular weddings and honeymoon registries around, and with good reason. Honeyfund allows a couple to create a registry that will help them pay for their honeymoon or use funds for other causes such as home improvements, paying off student loans, and beginning their life more comfortably. It is a free service for the gift giver.

The Honeyfund registry allows the gift giver to give a much-wanted gift with no stress. You may choose any of the activities listed on the registry such as a night in the honeymoon suite, a special dinner, travel, or car rental. While the amount given is still dictated by your relationship with the couple, you are not the only one paying for the items so your gift, combined with other guests gifts make, allow the couple to get what they desire without asking.

The correct amount of cash gifting:
The exact amount of your gift is up to you and you should absolutely stay within your personal budget. This is after all, a gift not a debt. According to the ​Emily Post Institute​, the average gifts are as follows:

  • Coworker or distant friend: Euro 50.00
  • Close friend: Euro 75.00
  • Distant relative: Euro 100.00
  • Close family member: Euro 150.00

As you can see, these amounts are reasonable and when combined with other guests gifts the couple can easily afford their dream honeymoon or even a destination wedding.

Some people simply do not like to give cash gifts. There was a time it was considered less than acceptable. However, in the modern world, it is usually preferred. The Honeyfund gift registry makes it easy. While you are giving money, it is done in such a way that the couple is getting a unique gift, such as a dinner on the beach, or a couples massage, or going hot air ballooning. The gift giver designates what he is paying for but his job is made easy. This type of gifting was almost impossible in the past.

There has never been a more personal way to gift someone you care about and know that you are giving them a once in a lifetime gift. You are making their wedding and honeymoon dreams come true.

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