Should the best man give a gift? What is the auspicious amount of wedding gift money?

Should the best man give a gift? What is the auspicious amount of wedding gift money?

According to Chinese wedding etiquette, friends and relatives who attend the wedding are required to give some red envelopes as gifts to express their best wishes to the newlyweds. So, do the best men give any money? Auspicious amount of money for wedding gifts!

Do best men give money?

Generally speaking, the best man needs to give a share of money;

Most best men are good brothers or good friends of the groom, because they are of similar age to the groom, have independent sources of income, and the gift money represents a good blessing for the newlyweds. As for how much the best man's gift should be, you can refer to local customs. Generally speaking, it is around 600 yuan to 1,000 yuan. If your financial situation is good, it’s okay to order more buns.

Under special circumstances, the best man does not need to give a gift money; the best man is a relative of the groom, such as a cousin or brother, and the age gap is a little big, or the best man's younger brother is still in school and has no independent source of income. In this case, it is actually not necessary to give a gift money.

Auspicious amount of money for wedding gift

168: 100+50+10+5+2+1=168. That is, 168 gift money wrapped in 100 yuan, 50 yuan, 10 yuan, 5 yuan, 2 yuan, and 1 yuan banknotes.

188: “100+50+20+10+5+2+1=188”, which means adding “188” which is a twenty-yuan bill to “168”.

288: The last digit is homophonic to “Fa” (meaning “Fa”), which means “good fortune”.

366: The last digit means smooth sailing.

600: represents that everything goes well for everyone. The number 6 is originally an auspicious number, and 600 with 6 is an even number. 00 also represents that the couple has a happy and perfect life. Since it is in line with the wedding rules, even numbers should be used for red envelopes to express the blessing of good things coming in pairs. Integers are also neat and tidy, pleasant to the ear and auspicious.

666: It can represent smooth sailing, meaning that you wish the couple smooth sailing and you will also have smooth sailing.

800: The number 8 has always been regarded as an auspicious number. It sounds like “Fa” in Chinese, which means getting rich and being successful.

888: It can represent the meaning of "fa fa fa", which means wishing the couple to become rich and successful.

999: It means that your friendship with your friends will last forever, and the love between you and your spouse will also last forever.

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