• Home
  • Latest
  • Fortune 500
  • Finance
  • Tech
  • Leadership
  • Lifestyle
  • Rankings
  • Multimedia
Tech

This Startup Pays For Employee Weddings

By
Don Reisinger
Don Reisinger
Down Arrow Button Icon
By
Don Reisinger
Don Reisinger
Down Arrow Button Icon
May 27, 2016, 1:31 PM ET
Frigidly Cold Weather Continues To Chill New York City
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 23: A newly wed couple poses for photographers near the East River on a cold day on February 23, 2015 in New York City. New York City and much of the East Coast has been experiencing frigid temperatures over the past week with heavy snow and sleet accumulations. Temperatures have hovered in the teens with wind chills dropping below zero.(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Photograph by Spencer Platt — Getty Images

If you had to choose between your employer paying for your wedding or giving you a raise, which would you pick?

Chieh Huang, chief executive at shopping startup Boxed Wholesale, has decided to pay for his employees’ weddings, according to Quartz. In fact, he said that the company would pay up to $20,000 for any full-time employee’s wedding.

According to Quartz, Huang said that he had thought about increasing wages, but that he believes that fringe benefits like paying for a wedding are actually better. He said such efforts will help companies build a “culture” and that it would ultimately be “a money-saver over time.” However, in a statement to Fortune, a Boxed spokesman said the company actually engages in “quarterly compensation reviews” and employees will still be eligible for raises.

This isn’t the first time that Huang, whose company raised $100 million in funding in January, has used unorthodox methods to make employees happy. Last year, for instance, he announced that he would personally donate $1 million in cash and shares in Boxed to pay for the cost of tuition for his employees’ children. At that time, Boxed had approximately 100 employees who had only a dozen children. Most of those children have yet to reach college age.

Get Data Sheet, Fortune’s technology newsletter.

Since then, Boxed, which provides technology that lets customers buy products in bulk online, has expanded to 122 full-time workers, according to Quartz. Huang told the news outlet that a handful of his workers have taken him up on his wedding offer and that he believes 10% of his workforce will do so over time.

Of course, Huang is by no means the only startup executive to find new ways to shower employees with perks. For decades, Silicon Valley has gained reputation for extras like free massages, laundry service, and meals.

Earlier this month, Practichem, a scientific instruments startup in Raleigh, N.C., said that it, too, would offer an interesting transportation perk to employees. The company said that it would lease Tesla Model 3s for its existing full-time staff of 15 employees, as well as the 10 people it’s looking to hire. That company’s CEO Nick DeMarco thought the plan would be a good way to give back to employees and attract new talent.

For more on startups, watch this video:

But paying for a wedding is a perk you don’t hear about often (if ever).

Update at 3:36 p.m. ET to include statement from Boxed.

About the Author
By Don Reisinger
See full bioRight Arrow Button Icon

Latest in Tech

Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025

Most Popular

Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Finance
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam
By Fortune Editors
October 20, 2025
Rankings
  • 100 Best Companies
  • Fortune 500
  • Global 500
  • Fortune 500 Europe
  • Most Powerful Women
  • Future 50
  • World’s Most Admired Companies
  • See All Rankings
Sections
  • Finance
  • Leadership
  • Success
  • Tech
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Environment
  • Fortune Crypto
  • Health
  • Retail
  • Lifestyle
  • Politics
  • Newsletters
  • Magazine
  • Features
  • Commentary
  • Mpw
  • CEO Initiative
  • Conferences
  • Personal Finance
  • Education
Customer Support
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Customer Service Portal
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms Of Use
  • Single Issues For Purchase
  • International Print
Commercial Services
  • Advertising
  • Fortune Brand Studio
  • Fortune Analytics
  • Fortune Conferences
  • Business Development
About Us
  • About Us
  • Editorial Calendar
  • Press Center
  • Work At Fortune
  • Diversity And Inclusion
  • Terms And Conditions
  • Site Map
  • Facebook icon
  • Twitter icon
  • LinkedIn icon
  • Instagram icon
  • Pinterest icon

© 2026 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | CA Notice at Collection and Privacy Notice | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information
FORTUNE is a trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, registered in the U.S. and other countries. FORTUNE may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.


Most Popular

placeholder alt text
Commentary
Yes, you're getting a bigger tax refund. Your kids won't thank you for the $3 trillion it's adding to the deficit
By Daniel BunnJanuary 26, 2026
2 days ago
placeholder alt text
Success
Despite running $75 billion automaker General Motors, CEO Mary Barra still responds to ‘every single letter’ she gets by hand
By Preston ForeJanuary 26, 2026
2 days ago
placeholder alt text
Personal Finance
Current price of silver as of Tuesday, January 27, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerJanuary 27, 2026
1 day ago
placeholder alt text
Economy
An unusual Fed ‘rate check’ triggered a free fall in the U.S. dollar and investors are fleeing into gold
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 26, 2026
2 days ago
placeholder alt text
Personal Finance
Current price of silver as of Monday, January 26, 2026
By Joseph HostetlerJanuary 26, 2026
2 days ago
placeholder alt text
Success
As AI wipes out desk jobs, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says the company is training 175,000 employees to ‘reinvent themselves’ before their roles change forever
By Emma BurleighJanuary 27, 2026
24 hours ago

Latest in Tech

hanrahan
CommentarySocial Media
How social media upended the 75-year-old playbook of big CPG
By Oisín HanrahanJanuary 28, 2026
1 hour ago
linkedin
AICareers
LinkedIn knows your CV and degree are becoming irrelevant. It has a plan for that
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 28, 2026
2 hours ago
Ashley St Clair in front of a yellow sign
AIX
Why Ashley St Clair, MAGA influencer and Elon Musk’s ex, is taking on his AI empire
By Beatrice NolanJanuary 28, 2026
3 hours ago
Startups & VentureVenture Capital
Exclusive: Snout, pet wellness plan startup, raises $110 million in debt and equity
By Allie GarfinkleJanuary 28, 2026
4 hours ago
Raquel Urtasun, founder and CEO of self-driving software company Waabi
Startups & VentureVenture Capital
Waabi raises up to $1 billion and partners with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis as the race to dominate self-driving heats up
By Jeremy KahnJanuary 28, 2026
4 hours ago
EuropeSAP
SAP boss Christian Klein has seen the AI future. What you say will be more important than what you type 
By Kamal AhmedJanuary 28, 2026
5 hours ago