My fiance and I are getting married in September and we have 3 bridesmaid and ushers. The ushers will be providing their own suits for the wedding but the bridesmaids have so far failed to offer to pay for their bridesmaid dresses. I always thought that the bridesmaid paid for their own outfit. What is traditionally correct with regards to this as I don't earn enough to cover the cost for buying dresses for all of them and don't know what to do. Do i ask one of them to step down from their duties? I'd love them all to be involved with the wedding but with all the other costs i have to cover buying 3 extra dresses ontop is just too much. Help!
the bridesmaids have so far failed to offer to pay for their bridesmaid dresses. I always thought that the bridesmaid paid for their own outfit. What is traditionally correct with regards to this .
The bridesmaids are supposed to pay for their dresses and the groomsmen their rentals. If none of them have ever been in a wedding before, maybe they don't realize that it's part of the bridesmaid duty to pay for her dress. Which means the bride shouldn't pick out the most expensive dress possible for her bridesmaids!
The bridesmaids are suppossed to pay for their own dresses. Maybe they haven't offered because they assume that they are paying. Ask your maid of honor about it.
Bridesmaids traditionally pay for their dresses. When I got married I paid for them as my bridesmaid gift and then gave them little things on the wedding day, instead of a fancier bridesmaid gift.
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In the UK it's actually ususally the Bride & Groom that pay for the bridemaids dresses...!! (Presuming they're paying for the wedding!)
I agree. The bridesmaids are doing you a favour. This is YOUR special day, not theirs. Why should they have to pay?
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This is YOUR special day, not theirs. Why should they have to pay?
Because you are already spending a ton o' bucks on meals, etc. And because that's how it's done in North America. Which is why you don't agree to be a bridesmaid unless you're prepared to pay for the dress.
yeah i agree too the bride and the groom are the one who pay for the dress. but if u have no budget u can buy the cloth/linen and they are the one to bring it in the dressmaker and they can suggest what design they want coz its not necesarrily that the design is the same
Traditionally, bridesmaids pay for their own dresses, and the bride buys the jewellry and clutch etc. <i>But</i> those rules should be appropriately flexible when the bride expects a major production for her and insists the maids wear something the price of international holiday.
Still, tradition is for those in the know. Most people who haven't been involved in a wedding before are likely to assume that the bride pays for the maids' dresses. So, if you haven't reached agreement with the maids in advance, then you may well end up choosing between having to pay or loosing your friends.
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I never realized that there were cultural differences-I always thought that the bridesmaids pay for the dresses. Mine did. I did let them chose something themselves though, figuring that they were paying for it.
Because you are already spending a ton o' bucks on meals, etc. And because that's how it's done in North America. Which is why you don't agree to be a bridesmaid unless you're prepared to pay for the dress.
Once again, it doesn't matter how much you're spending, because it's YOUR wedding, and if you can't afford it, have a wedding you can afford while not being cheap with your bridesmaids.
I have always paid for my own bridesmaid dress. It is a tremendous honor to be asked to be a bridesmaid but it is also quite expensive. With all of the showers, etc., it can get pricey. In one case that I know of, the brides parents bought all of the tuxes and dresses because the attendants were all young college kids and she thought it would be a nice thing to do. They also are like gazillionaires so I guess it wasn't a problem. Traditionally, when you are asked to be a bridesmaid, you are taking on a commitment and you should pay for your own dress. It would be an uncomforable situation, but you need to talk to them all and tell them before anyone gets their feelings hurt. It could just be a simple misunderstanding.
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