Not attending: how much to give

Read each row left to right. The first range is what to give when you skip the banquet. The second is the attending-alone-at-a-restaurant range for the same relationship, so you can compare it with an attending envelope.

Immediate family has the highest floor, NT$2,000–3,000. Friend and coworker share one range, NT$1,600–2,600, and boss is NT$1,600–3,000.

Close friend is the widest row, NT$1,200–3,600. A range that wide means there is genuinely no consensus, so choose by your budget and how close you are.

Red-envelope amounts are even, so good things come in pairs. Endings in 6 or 8 are the most welcome — 3,600 and 6,600 are always safe.

Avoid 4 anywhere in the number, including endings like 2,400 or 3,400.

Sign the front 敬賀. The app offers six four-character phrases for a wedding, the same whether you attend or not: 新婚誌喜, 百年好合, 佳偶天成, 天作之合, 永結同心, 花好月圓. They are shown as written, not translated.

If this couple once gave you an envelope, remember that reciprocity matters: a return gift usually is not less than what you received.

Attending vs. not?

Friend: not attending NT$1,600–2,600, attending alone at a restaurant NT$2,000–2,600.

Where do the numbers come from?

Every amount in the calculator is compiled from published sources, and each figure shows its own source next to it. These are the publishers behind them. The full list is at the bottom of this page.

What do I write on the envelope?

Sign it 敬賀. The phrases on offer are 新婚誌喜, 百年好合, 佳偶天成, 天作之合, 永結同心, 花好月圓.

Should the amount be even?

Red-envelope amounts are even, so good things come in pairs. Endings in 6 or 8 are the most welcome — 3,600 and 6,600 are always safe.

What if they gave to me before?

Reciprocity matters — a return gift usually isn't less than what you received.

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