If the sun is shining I won't go to a wedding. Boat time. If they are friends then get them something for the boat and bite your tongue and go. If they don't have a boat then take them boating. Period. Summer is too short for weddings. Sorry. Just that simple.

Zero. I never give money as a gift. Way to impersonnel. Seems like cash has replaced gifts for B-days, X-mas and weddings these days. While the cash can pay some bills, take the time to find a gift. The cash will be spent and forgotten soon enough. A well thought out gift (not the toaters type gifts) will be remembered.
Sorry, just my opinion.

it depends on where the wedding is , what state . a wedding in new york cost alot more than a wedding in alabama , im sure .

You are letting a "Good Friend" get married. What kind of friend does that make you?