--- title: Weddings: Here’s How Much You Should Give as a Gift description: With wedding season in full swing, here's some helpful information on the average cost of wedding gifts in the U.S. by state. canonical: https://time.com/4818655/weddings-gifts-cost-us/ author: Real Simple article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-15T14:43:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:57:53.116Z og:title: Here’s How Much You Should Give as a Wedding Gift in Every State og:description: Weddings in Vermont will cost you og:url: https://time.com/4818655/weddings-gifts-cost-us/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30090e2a2049eaab/698896fff887dc2d54e9631d/160609_ff_cashweddinggift.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 160609_FF_CashWeddingGift og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here’s How Much You Should Give as a Wedding Gift in Every State twitter:description: Weddings in Vermont will cost you twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30090e2a2049eaab/698896fff887dc2d54e9631d/160609_ff_cashweddinggift.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here’s How Much You Should Give as a Wedding Gift in Every State by [Liz Steelman / Real Simple](https://time.com/author/real-simple/) ## Liz Steelman / Real Simple Jun 15, 2017 2:43 PM UTC  Daniel Grill—Getty Images by [Liz Steelman / Real Simple](https://time.com/author/real-simple/) ## Liz Steelman / Real Simple Jun 15, 2017 2:43 PM UTC Wedding season is in full swing, which means that wedding gift season is also underway. You might be questioning exactly how much you should be spending on a gift—especially if the wedding you’re attending (and traveling to!) is just one of many you’ll attend from now until October. Well, Tendr, a site that helps guests send cash gifts in a more thoughtful way, released some [helpful information](https://blog.tendr.com/home/how-much-money-you-should-give-as-a-wedding-gift-in-each-state-2016) that zeroes in on the average cost of wedding gifts in the United States. **_RELATED:_** [**_34 Great Wedding Gift Ideas_**](https://www.realsimple.com/weddings/registry-gifts/great-wedding-gift-ideas/?xid=time-rs) The data for the analysis was collected from transactions using [Tendr](https://tendr.com/) during last year’s wedding season. Tendr found that, in 2016, the average gift in the nation was $160—but that that number varied greatly from state to state. For example, those attending an Arkansas wedding tended to give a modest $73, the lowest in the nation, while those attending a Vermont wedding were more likely to fork over the most—a whopping $245. **_RELATED:_** [**_The Essential Guide to Buying Wedding Gifts_**](https://www.realsimple.com/weddings/registry-gifts/guide-to-buying-wedding-gifts/?xid=time-rs) Tendr also found that value of gifts varied due to the season. People were most generous in the summer, when the national average rose to $174\. Couples who wed in August received the most valuable gifts, when the national average peaked at $183\. Guests were likely to give $147 for winter weddings, $157 for those in the spring, and $155 for fall weddings. If this seems more than what works in your budget, don’t worry—Tendr stresses that this number is just what it has found to be the most common gift amount. They stress that you should consider how close you are to the couple and your budget before deciding on a gift. And, most importantly, it’s the thought that counts! **See the state-by-state breakdown below, and the** [**full infographic on Tendr’s blog**](https://blog.tendr.com/home/how-much-money-you-should-give-as-a-wedding-gift-in-each-state-2016/?xid=time-rs)**.** Alabama: $101 Alaska: $150 Arizona: $115 Arkansas: $73 California: $150 Colorado: $141 Connecticut: $200 Delaware: $184 Florida: $176 Georgia: $133 Hawaii: $146 Idaho: $95 Illinois: $190 Indiana: $86 Iowa: $148 Kansas: $97 Kentucky: $143 Louisiana: $101 Maine: $158 Maryland: $177 Massachusetts: $167 Michigan: $104 Minnesota: $101 Mississippi: $88 Missouri: $109 Montana: $138 Nebraska: $115 Nevada: $164 New Hampshire: $136 New Jersey: $198 New Mexico: $103 New York: $191 North Carolina: $109 North Dakota: $86 Ohio: $164 Oklahoma: $117 Oregon: $105 Pennsylvania: $171 Rhode Island: $235 South Carolina: $154 South Dakota: $142 Tennessee: $113 Texas: $142 Utah: $113 Vermont: $158­­ Virginia: $144 Washington: $139 West Virginia: $131­­­­­ Wisconsin: $110 Wyoming: $108 _This_ [_article_](https://www.realsimple.com/weddings/registry-gifts/wedding-gift-amount-tendr/?xid=time-rs) _originally appeared on_ [_RealSimple.com_](http://RealSimple.com/?xid=time-rs) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4818655/weddings-gifts-cost-us/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4818655/weddings-gifts-cost-us/"},"headline":"Here’s How Much You Should Give as a Wedding Gift in Every State","datePublished":"2017-06-15T14:43:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:57:53.116Z","description":"With wedding season is in full swing, Tendr, a site that helps send thoughtful cash gifts, released some helpful information on the average cost of wedding gifts in the U.S.","url":"https://time.com/4818655/weddings-gifts-cost-us/","keywords":["Living","Weddings","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30090e2a2049eaab/698896fff887dc2d54e9631d/160609_ff_cashweddinggift.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Liz Steelman / Real Simple"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30090e2a2049eaab/698896fff887dc2d54e9631d/160609_ff_cashweddinggift.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"160609_FF_CashWeddingGift","caption":"cash in gift bag","creditText":"Daniel Grill—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4818655/weddings-gifts-cost-us/","name":"Here’s How Much You Should Give as a Wedding Gift in Every State"}}]}] ```