[Tippiechick]

Ok. This is from my personal experience of getting married in 2002 and having at least 10 friends get married in the past 3 years.

Here, most people my age (25) give gifts in the $25-50 range. Older folks and parents tend to give $50-100.

It depends on how well you know the couple. If they are a friend, I spend the higher of the range. If they are just work, school, or church acquaintances (sp?), then I usually spend the lower amount.

As for the registry issue: most people around here try and ask if you are registered. If you are, then 90% of the guests give off the registry. If you aren't then you get whatever people feel like giving you. (That also opens people up to getting a lot of recycled gifts, though...)