Price list for ang pow

[Yong]

Needed the price list to guesstimating Ang pow

[NicoleFeng]

Just to share:

Here's my Ang Pow Budget List:

GENERAL
- Brothers $88 each
- Sisters $68 each
- Car Door Opening (at bride side - to be given by groom) $12
- Car Door Opening (at groom side - to be given by bride) $12
- Photographer/Videographer/MUA $12 each
- Emcee (English and Chinese) $12 each
- Solemnizer $88
- Match-Maker (given on GUO DA LI - by groom) $88
- Match-Maker (given on GUO DA LI - by couples parents) $28 (for both side)
- Gate-Crashing $288
- Flower-Girls & Boys $28 each

TEA CEREMONY
Unmarried Siblings $12 each
Relatives Kids $8 each

OTHERS
Ad-Hoc (for unknown situation where you need to give ang pow) $8 each

[NicoleFeng]

Couples parents usually will give $12-$28 to your sisters and brothers.

For the couples:
Ang Pows for brothers: $28-$88
(Usually will give more to the brothers since they actually lent their cars out to drive the sisters around, in a way, it's to cover their "fuel" cost.)

Ang Pows for sisters: $28-$68
(If your sisters have to cab to your place early in the morning, will give more, it's to cover their transportation cost. Unless they are staying over at your place then you need not give so much. On the side note, if the materials for gate-crashing are bought by your sisters then you also need to either consider this cost inside the gate-crashing ang pows or sisters' ang pow.)

However if your gate-crashing ang pow has already cover your sisters' transportation cost as well as gate-crashing cost then your can just give $28 as sisters' ang pow. Otherwise you can give them a budget to buy materials etc for gate-crashing then your gate-crashing ang pow can lessen also.

Ultimately it's up to you. Giving them ang pow is a gesture of showing appreciation for their help on your big day. If you are not having a tight budget then maybe can consider their fuel cost, transportation cost etc...

[goldielocks]

Is there a change in the ang pow list for 2014?