Bridesmaids Dresses

Danielle,

Hi!

I`m getting married in September of this year and I have also been a bridesmaid in 7 weddings. I have always paid for the bridesmaid myself and thus I expect my bridesmaid to pay for theirs themselves. Paying for the dress is part of the responsiblility of being a bridesmaid.

If you have a friend who is having a hard time understanding that she should pay for, just ask her if she plans to pay for her bridesmaid dresses when she gets married?

Kerri

I have also been a bridesmaid many times and I have always paid for my own dress. My bridesmaids are paying for their dresses now.

Good luck!!!!

Jennifer

Bridesmaids have always traditionally paid for their own dresses. I have heard of the bride `helping out` a friend, however, when that person was in a financial bind and the bride was willing because she really wanted that person present.

Look at it this way, if you were invited to a costume party would you expect the party giver to buy your outfit?

However, a thoughtful bride will take her friends financial circumstances into consideration and not choose dresses that will break their banks or she will consider other options. For example, if most can afford the dresses and one can`t, perhaps she could re-imburse that one discreetly as a loan or gift. Of course any maid accepting the honour must take into consideration the fact it is going to cost more than if she were a regular guest at the wedding.

There is a site, I forget the name, but if you type wedding etiquite in the search engine, it will pull up. It will give you a grand list of things that have to be paid for, and who should pay for them. It states that the bridesmaid is supposed to purchase her own dress... (but if finances do not permit you can always "help") Good luck on the big day.