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IfyouvebeeninvitedtoaChinesewedding,youmayhavesomeconfusionaboutthecustomsandetiquetteinvolvedinchoosingagift.Formostweddings,allyouneedtobringisaredenvelopewithenoughmoneytocoveryourexpensesatthewedding.Specialcircumstancesmayrequireadifferentgift,though.Thetipsbelowwillhelpensureyoumaketheappropriateselection.

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PickingoutagiftforaChineseweddingisusuallyprettysimple.Thatsbecause,inlieuofgifts,Chineseweddinggueststypicallygivearedenvelopecalledhóngbāo(红包).Ifyougotoawedding,themoneyintheredenvelopeshouldhaveavalueequivalenttoanicegiftthatwouldbegivenataWesternwedding.Itshouldalsobeenoughmoneytocoveryourexpensesatthewedding(forexample,yourmealanddrinks).Ifaweddingdinnercoststhenewlyweds$75perguest,thenthemoneyintheredenvelopeyoubringshouldbeatleast$75.

Selectingtherightamountofmoneytogiveisnotassimpleaslearninghowmuchtheweddingvenuechargesperplate,however.Customarily,theamountofmoneygiftedisalsorelativetoyourrelationshiptotherecipient.Thecloseryourrelationshiptothebrideandgroom,themoremoneythatisexpected.Immediatefamily,suchasparentsandsiblings,shouldgivemoremoneythancasualfriends.Inaddition,itisnotun