Co-worker is having a wedding. Same age. How much is the normal amount to give for an invitation to a reception dinner @ a typical vietnamese resturant? Just wondering! I'm noob to asian weddings.

 

I have only been to one but i was one of the groomsmen at a wedding. I guess it depends on how expensive the food per person cost. My friends wedding was $75 per person so i think you kinda just cover your share in a sense. The close family members are the ones that tend to give them way more (hundreds if not more). We had 350 people at the wedding so times that by $75 that is over $26,000 grand. From what i heard as long as they get "enough" money to cover the dinner and maybe make a few bucks more as a congrats newly weds then i think that is how it generally goes. Maybe someone who is vietnamese can maybe chime in?

 

depends on many factors: closeness of friendship, how much money you make, and how expensive the restaurant is.

if you're doing OK, $75 per person attending.
if you're well off, at least $100.
Close friend or family, increase the amount as you see fit, especially if you're doing better than they are.

 

There is no normal at a Vietnamese wedding. The whole money giving thing always boggled my mind a little bit. There's always going to be someone who gave some asinine amount that makes everyone elses look insignificant anyways.

That being said, since it is their custom... I'd say something between 50-100, depending on your relationship with your coworker should get you out of a Viet wedding guilt free.

 

Anything is better than nothing. 50 bucks maybe. if he's not a close friend 50 is fine. Close friend, then 75-100.

I kept a big ass list of who gave what. When their kids or something gets hitched, I basically bring up the list and give back what they gave me. Think of it as an interest free loan!

 

Better be some good pho

 

$100 per person. Hopefully that will cover the cost of you attending.

 

I gave $60. Hope that covers it my meal lol.

 

Didn't read the co-worker part. I wouldn't stress about it.. I'd consider than a good amount