How much ???

From a few years ago;

I've been following a post about how much a person should give to bride & groom as they are invited  to a wedding on Long Island. It amazes me the replies on how much they "should "give to the couple . It appears  there's a preconceived notion of how much they should give. Cover the plate, give more $$$ because of the cost of LI. My governing rule is rather simple and goes back over 2,000 years :

 2 Corinthians 9:6-

The Cheerful Giver

6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully[a] will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

I try to follow in every day life, those I hang with usually do the same. Why ? It's what our parents did by word & example. 👍😇👌😎

Additionally, in early 90s I led a Time , Treasure, Talent campaign at our Catholic Church. We were in need of operating funds, a success for many years to come. Ask and it will be given. Strive to tithe. Learned a lot 

We then gave our TTT talk at several other Rochester parishes, ask & it will be given.

GIVE, GIVE what you can. 

also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.I try to follow in every day life, those I hang with usually do the same. Why ? It's what our parents did by word & example. 👍😇👌😎

Additionally, in early 90s I led a Time , Treasure, Talent campaign at our Catholic Church. We were in need of operating funds, a success for many years to come. Ask and it will be given. Strive to tithe. Learned a lot 

We then gave our TTT talk at several other Rochester parishes, ask & it will be given.GIVE, GIVE what you can. The most memorable gifts given to me were not monetary ones, but gifts from the heart. I still have a milking stool with an utter (bride was daughter of dairy farmer) that my Uncle Joe Schmitt gave to me. He got such a kick out of giving it to us, I can still see the wide grin on his face.

ITALIAN WEDDING