俾禮金

sisi

Hi there,

I'm going to several weddings this month and have a question about 俾禮金.   

How much should I pay per person? And do I put the $ into those money holder thing from Hallmark?   

And what do I write on the card and do I have to write down the amount included onto the card as well?

thank you so much for your help! =)

cicilau

1 thing: the monetary gift you're giving is NOT 禮金, it's 人情 (禮金 is what the groom / groom's family gives to the bride's family).

Last time I just put the 人情 in a red pocket, then put the red pocket in a card congratulating the new couple. You don't need to state the amount you're paying on the card.....that seems tacky to me.

Yui

記住系個利是封上寫上你個名，個amont就不用了。

sisi

thank you for the info! =)  helps a lot!!

by the way, who do I give the red pocket to?  Does it matter if I'm the bride's frd or the groom's frd?

Yui

你將封人情利是夾入張card里面，晚上系reception通常d賓客會簽名，個陣有人會接收。

為安全計，當然你亦可以直接交俾新娘新郎或拒地既家人。

cremedelacreme

you can either put the $ in the red pocket, or u can put it inside the hallmark card. just remember to write your name outside the envelope of the red pocket or hallmark card, just so the bride/groom know who that is from.  Usually, u give it to the person sitting at the reception table, (the one that welcomes u once u go inside the restaurant), and they will ask u if u r bride side or groom side.  U can also give it to the bride / groom, but I thnk they might be really busy that day, so its better off to give it to the reception person.

sisi

very informative!  thank you so much for your help, now I know how to give 人情 la =)