Gross domestic product (GDP) is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.
Recent survey findings from RetailMeNot show that this season's wedding guests plan to spend $195 on a sibling's wedding gift, $159 on a best friend, $63 on a coworker and $45 on an acquaintance. Yet other sources say somewhere in the ballpark of $75-100 for a coworker, and $100-125 for a friend is appropriate.
1 Myth: The appropriate cash gift for a wedding should cover the cost of the reception dinner for the guest. 2  Truth: Guests have no influence on the amount a couple spends on their wedding reception menu, and they should not be expected to subsidize the couple's wedding budget in any way. There is no magic number that is the appropriate amount for a cash wedding gift. 2  Depending on the situation, a cash gift may range from $10 to $500 or more, based on factors such as: