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I paid for my BMs dresses, since they were spending the money to come to the wedding. I also covered thier jewelry, shoes and my one BM had her hair done. I think in total I spent about $200 per bridesmaid on everything. I got them a really small gift - a pashmina. My MOH and I picked them and my other BM - it would not have been her first choice, but it looked good on her. My MOH is 35 and my other BM is 20. It would have been hard to pick a style that worked for both.

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I paid for my BMs dresses, but I only have two BMs. The dresses were on sale ($75 each), so I decided to pay for their shoes and jewelry (add $100 for each). I'm also giving them a gift and a bag full of goodies, for about $50 each.

 

It was something I planned in my budget, b/c it was important for me to offer this to my BMs. I also think it's perfectly fine not to pay for their dresses, it all depends of the situation!

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I am paying for my bridesmaids dresses which are doubling as a gift. I have 6 so I will have to go lower on the price due to budget constraints ($100 a dress or less). I am also not holding them to a shower or bachelorette party so that they can better afford to come to my wedding.

 

Things that I consider when I made this decision include how much work they are putting into my wedding (so far, I haven't solicited their help for much more than being a soundboard to my various ideas), how much cost I am putting on them (flight and accomdations), and my budget.

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Originally Posted by sn0048 View Post
Since we are paying for everyone's trip I am not paying for their dresses but I am just giving them a general description of what to wear and they can find the best deal. I will be treating them to mani/pedis the day before the wedding though :)
WOW you are paying for the bridal party's trips?! That is so generous - and how lucky for them.
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It is not "normal" to pay for the bridesmaids dresses, however I am chosing to for a few reasons. I am having one bridesmaid...and she was in my previous marriage. I did not feel right asking her to pay a second time. With that said, I want her to pick out a sundress that she will actually wear again! I cannot tell you how many dresses I have that the brides thought I would get my money's worth...they were cute on the wedding day but not something I would really wear again.

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Ive been debating this one myself for quite a while now but I just don't know if its feasible for us to add another 1000.00 to our wedding budget for the bridesmaid dresses. I did take all 4 of them shopping and they picked the dress out themselves. We are paying for the dresses for the flowergirls because I didn't want to have to ask the parents to pay $100+ for a dress they won't even fit into a year from now.

 

I think if you can do its great and if you can't afford to do it then you just need to be respectful of all of the costs for a destination wedding and make sure everyone can still afford it.

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I wish I could pay for theirs but I have 10 bridesmaids and I would be broke paying for all of them...the dresses range from $200-$300 each and they are footing the bill.
10 Bridesmaidshuh.gif? OMG!!!! I thought 5 was a lot. How many people are you expecting at your wedding?

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We are paying for the bridal party attire. I have 5 bridesmaids and I picked out a simple A line dress from Dessy that is about $150. I am also getting them small necklaces like the one worn by Megan Fox in Transformers that cost about $50. My bridesmaid insisted that they pay for thier attire but I didn't feel right paying for the tux's and having the girls pay for their dresses. At the end, we could afford it so I thought it was a nice gesture on my part since they will never wear the dresses again.

 

Jess

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