“There being a worth listing is like having to pay for a present,” stated a pal from abroad when she realized how for wedding ceremony visitors in Singapore, really useful wedding ceremony ang bao charges can be found on-line as reference.
“It’s sensible,” was my instant response. As a visitor, you’d most likely lookup the newest ang bao charges primarily based on the venue to gauge how a lot is a socially acceptable charge, and issue how shut you’re to the couple to determine on how a lot to present within the ang bao. Perhaps incorporate the auspicious quantity eight someway if it’s a Chinese language banquet – $188 or $280.
Ang baos are a strategy to present that you just want the newly wedded couple effectively, and possibly even wish to assist them out a bit on their new journey collectively, be it constructing a house collectively, beginning a household or no matter milestones they need to fulfill.
However my pal’s query made me replicate on how the ang bao charges being clearly seen on-line implies that there’s some extent of societal expectation on how a lot to present. It goes past simply wishing the newlyweds effectively. In a approach, it’s a very good factor as a result of as an invited visitor and pal, I’d need to have the ability to give my effectively needs to the couple and understand how a lot is predicted to cowl the price of my seat on the desk. I’d fairly understand how a lot is predicted than be regarded as a foul pal for giving too low an quantity. If I didn’t care sufficient in regards to the couple or assume I’ve acquired a “seat-filler” invite, I wouldn’t flip up for the marriage to start with. If I’m current, it’s as a result of I care in regards to the couple.
Nonetheless, it’s additionally true that generally the quantity will be extreme (dinner at Capella Singapore could be between $320 and $410, based on this Wedding ceremony Ang Bao Charges Information 2022 I discovered) and salty as this sounds: why is it on me to cowl the price for an costly venue and setting that they selected? The simple reply to that’s that I wish to want family members effectively. However $320 is not any small sum –– to not most of us a minimum of.
Supply: Her World