What is the purpose of giving money to parents or to the newlyweds?

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 should the money be given to the parents or to the newlyweds? What is the purpose of the share money?

Should I give the gift money to my parents or to the newlyweds?

1. Give according to relationship

If the money is given by the relatives and friends of the groom, then it belongs to the groom's parents; if it is given by the relatives and friends of the bride, then it belongs to the bride's parents; if it is given by the friends and colleagues of the newlyweds, then it belongs to the newlyweds. Because the gift money must be returned, this is called reciprocity. Only by dividing it in this way can it be fair when returning the gift in the future.

2. Give it directly to newcomers

Regardless of whether it is the gift money from the man or the woman, if both are given to the newlyweds, it can be used as start-up capital for their new family. This is the idea of ​​many open-minded parents today. After all, most of them have only one child, so of course they want to give their children the best and let them live a happy life.

3. Post-division processing

Some families will make some adjustments to the gift money before dividing it, such as deducting the total wedding expenses and then dividing the remaining gift money according to the above situation.

Some people also give the gift money to whoever pays for the banquet.

What is the purpose of the share money?

1. Used to pay the balance of banquets, weddings, etc.;

2. Used for honeymoon trips for newlyweds;

3. As start-up capital for a new family;

4. Deposit in the bank to "return the favor";

5. Financial management and investment.