27 Women On The ‘Right’ Amount To Put Into A Wedding Wishing Well

For a day that's meant to ring in the happiest of times, there's a surprising amount of politics involved in a wedding. And as any party will tell you, one of the most uncomfortable parts of it all — for both guests and the happy couple — is gifting.

Whether it's 'what's an appropriate present?' and 'do you have to get something from the registry?' or 'is it okay to split expensive items?', there's certainly a lot to consider. 

But with many modern couples taking the practical route and asking for contributions to a ‘wishing well’ or 'non-boxed gifts'— where invitees give monetary donations instead of the usual dinner set or blender — the confusion persists, particularly around what the 'right' amount is to expect/or give might be.

At Refinery29 Australia, we're all about opening up conversations around money in order to dispel some of the fog around personal finance talk, so we put a call out for people to tell us exactly how they feel about wishing wells. 

From guests who believed that their presence was the present, to those inspired to ‘win’ a breakup by being overly generous, this is how much dough 27 women reckon you should (or shouldn't) contribute to a wedding's wishing well.