How much should I give at this wedding. I have never been to a wedding alone and really have no idea.
I am 24 years old and unemployed (I get to see all my college friends that have good jobs…) and will attend the wedding alone.
I know the bride and groom as casual college friends. I lived with the bride for a semester. Currently I see them about once a year and don't have either of their phone numbers. The three of us have a bunch of mutual friends. I'm driving 2.5 hours each way to the wedding. The event is on Sat. I would guess the wedding will cost in the 20-30K range (give or take). It will be open bar but I probably won't drink much (though I know that doesn't matter). I just wanted your guys opinions. I'm really just going for enough to be polite and not noticed. The bride is the type of person who would make an excel spreadsheet of her guests and sort them by how much they gave. She'll be able to tell me 5 years from now what my check was for.
I found this calculator online that said 85$ That seems a little low to me. What do you guys think?
http://www.theweddingenvelope.com/calculator.php
Have any of you guys been to a wedding lately? How much did you guys give?