Wedding Gift Amount Calculator

Relationship closeness + attendance style + region norms → a sensible cash-gift range, plus what traditionally changes it.

Quick answer: A tasteful, region-aware range for wedding gift money based on your relationship to the couple and whether you attend solo or plus-one — etiquette math without the awkward group-chat guessing.

Comfortable range

How to use

  1. Pick your relationship to the couple and your region preset.
  2. Say whether you attend solo or with a guest.
  3. Get a comfortable range with the etiquette logic listed underneath.

About this tool

Cash-gift etiquette scales with closeness (coworker → distant family → close friend → immediate family) and roughly covers your plate when attending with a guest. Regional norms differ hugely — South Asian shaadi envelopes, Gulf niyafa customs, Western 'cover the plate' rules — so the tool offers region presets and shows the reasoning, not just a number. It's guidance, not obligation: presence matters more than the envelope.

FAQ

Is cash okay everywhere?
In South Asia, the Gulf and increasingly the West, cash/envelope is the norm; check whether the couple has a registry preference.
What if I can't afford the range?
The range is social average, not duty — a heartfelt gift within your means is always correct etiquette.