What are the lucky numbers for wedding gifts and what are the considerations for wedding gifts?

Nowadays, everyone who attends a wedding has to give a gift money to express their blessings, and different amounts represent different meanings. So what are the auspicious numbers for wedding gifts and what are the considerations for wedding gifts?

Lucky numbers for wedding gifts

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

366 ——The last digit means smooth sailing.

600 ——represents everything going well for everyone, which complies with the rule that red envelopes for weddings should be in even numbers to express the blessing of good things coming in pairs. Integers are also neat and tidy, pleasant to the ear and auspicious.

666 ——stands for smooth sailing.

800 ——The number 8 is regarded as a lucky number, which sounds like “Fa” in Chinese, meaning getting rich and being successful.

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

999 ——It means that the friendship with friends lasts forever, and the love between husband and wife lasts forever.

What are the requirements for wedding gifts?

1. Time should be timely

Gift money is usually given to the newlyweds before the wedding or on the wedding day. It is not appropriate to give it after the wedding because some elders believe that giving additional gift money is a "supplementary marriage", implying that the newlyweds will get married again. Moreover, some areas believe that "make-up gift" is "late gift", which has the same pronunciation as "eat you", and is unlucky.

2. The number should be auspicious

Marriage is a big happy event, but there are still some taboos about some things, and gift money should of course follow this principle. When choosing a gift amount, avoid numbers with unpleasant homophones such as "4". Instead, you can choose numbers such as "6" (good luck), "8" (congratulations on getting rich), and "9" (long and lasting). For example, 666, 888, 999, etc. are good choices as gift money.

3. Depends on the closeness of the relationship

The amount of the gift money will vary depending on how close you are to the newlyweds. If you have a close relationship with the newlyweds, you will give more gift money. If you have an average relationship with the newlyweds, you should give less gift money.