How much do you stick in a wedding card?

The costs of weddings are already absurdly disgusting, I've learnt this from trying to book musicians and photographers, they almost quadruple their price when they hear wedding. I've actually laughed at a few we've contacted e.g brass band we wanted to play for an hour, all they do is busk in Dublin city, nothing else, asked them how much and they wanted 1k to play. Here lads, you busk for a living, i'd say it takes you a month to make that, seriously, get f**ked! It's not that much in the grand scheme of things, 5 or 6 in the group, wedding is an hour outside of Dublin but still, to go from probably making €3 an hour busking to wanting €150 for 2-3 hours (including travel) it's just ridiculous.

To tie this all back in to the topic in hand, when I've invited someone to my wedding, it's because i want them to be there and enjoy the day, i'm not hitting them up for as much as possible but I know people do this. It's a sick culture sometimes and the fact that people, getting married, try to exploit their family and friends for money or keep a list of who gave what is frankly disgusting. While your perception of a certain person might be that they have a job and money and should be able to afford it, you don't know their circumstances. They have already more than likely spent a good bit on a hotel, then they'll drop another 100+ on drinks for the day and now you want a gift or more cash? Get f**ked you greedy ****s. Don't get married and spend absurd amounts on the day, expecting your guests to foot the bill essentially. I'd rather most weddings i went to were in a pub where we all just had a great time and have a laugh, rather than these ostentatious showcases of insecurity.