Poll:Bridesmaid Dresses

WildRumpus

How much did your bridesmaids pay for their dress? What's the most you've ever spent on a bridesmaid's dress?

LovesMM

My girls spent $150 on their dresses.I've had to pay $180 for a BM dress. I can say that it was worn again by my friend for my Bachelorette Party on Friday. It looked good trashed.

CourtneyNicole&ChristopherPatrick

One of mine paid $5 + 5.50 shipping on Ebay. I paid for the other and it was 40 at TJMaxx. I've actually never been asked to pay for one myself.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

I've never had to buy one.I'm buying the dresses for my BMs, but I'm not planning on spending more than $200, including alterations. That's what I'd be willing to pay for a BM dress for myself.

SarahPLiz

I paid $100 and $60 for alterations once. That was ok, but I never wore the dress again. It ended up going to one of those charities that gives prom dresses to at-risk youth. My older sister will probably find something second-hand because that is her preference, but I didn't really give her a specific look to go for. I am paying for my little sis' dress because she is still in college, and I am planning on paying $100 or less. The clearance section at Macy's is my friend.

aimerzkd214

I an allowing them to pick the style they want, but I am having them get them from Alfred Angelo and it has to be sage green and tea lenght so the prices will vary. The most I spent was 160.

SarahPLiz

And i forgot about the time I was a MOH. I ended up wearing an old dress of the bride's, so I spent nothing, except for shoes that I already owned.

jajph1974

I've never been a bridesmaid.I'm not having BM's, just a MOH. Her dress was $95

katiewhompus

I think they were between $100 and $150. I picked the color and length but they could choose what style they wanted.I've never been in a wedding, but I would be very reluctant to spend more than $150, especially if it was something the bride picked out that I couldn't reuse at some point.

fangsiting

The dresses were on sale for $64.  I offered to pay because it's a dress they will never wear again & I asked them to donate to a prom charity.  Two insisted on paying anyway.  I spent $105 for my sister's wedding. 

EmmaBride2B

They were $200 and I thought that was kind of steep so I paid half. So $100. I haven't had to buy a dress for my friend's wedding yet so I don't know how much it will be.

thesuninherhead

My bridesmaid's dresses were $120 each, although in the end I paid for one of theirs (his sister didn't have a lot of money, so we covered it for her). I spent $340 on a dress for a friend's wedding which I've not worn since.

opalsky007

My BM dresses were from J. Crew for $150.I've never been in a wedding, but spent $130 on some hideous mess for a wedding that was canceled.

PreppySailor

The BM dresses from our wedding are by After Six, they were 209.00 but since all 4 girls bought them at the same place she gave us 20 off each. so 189.00.I saw them online for 125, but we didn't risk it, since we'd have to pay customs at the border anyway.

WildRumpus

Let me pose another question... What if someone asked you to spend $200 on a dress, BUT it's a dress that you actually could (and would want) to wear again?

MissSarah786

$68 on sale from $168 originally. I'd never pay more than $150 and even that number would be hard for me to swallow.

cootieface123

I was only a bridesmaid at my dad and stepmoms wedding.  She bought my dress but i was 12 so i had no money.  I think we got it on a clearence rack for like 40 bucks.  My girls only paid $30 for their dresses.  I'm cheap as well as a bargain shopper and i didnt want them to have to spend more than i would be willing.  We got them at the deb in the prom section.

tmm140

My girls paid $130 and the most I paid was for also the most hideous on I have worn, and it was $165

fangsiting

I'd rather spend $200 for a dress I'd wear again than $100 for a dress I wouldn't.

squirrly

I've never bought a specific dress.  I spent $80 on a "pick anything this shade of red" dress once.My girls could pick any dress from Bill Levkoff in watermelon taffeta.  The BMs picked dresses that were about $125 each.  My sister/MOH picked one that's right at $300. 

MissSarah786

$200 would be hard for me to swallow, even if I could wear it again. I mean really, how many events do I to a year where I can wear a very dressy cocktail dress? Maybe 4 or 5. I'm not going to wear that dress to more than one of those events because more than likely the same people will be there. Plus, I can buy amazing dresses that originally cost $200 at White House Black Market for $50-90, so I'd rather do that than buy something for $200 that someone else picked out.

opalsky007

I would rather pay a lot and have it be rewearable. I would have had no problem spending $200 on a dress that I knew could be worn to a cocktail party or formal event again. The $130 sack of crap hanging in my closet, on the other hand, that I never even wore to the wedding, I'm pissed about.

MissSarah786

I should add, don't assume that they will want to wear them again. My BM dresses are easy to wear again, but only 2 of the 4 girls have worn it since. Luckily, it was only $68.

september's bride

The girls spent nearly $300. I spent roughly the same on the most expensive BM dress I've worn.

thesuninherhead

I would prefer to pick the dress myself if I was spending so much, but honestly at the end of the day, if I'm close enough to be in your wedding party, I wouldn't care. I would, however, say that regardless of how cute/non-wedding-like your dresses are, it's unlikely they'll get too much wear after the wedding. The wedding where I paid $340 for a dress happened when I was a struggling uni student. That was about two week's wages for me, and I purchased it without a second thought because it was my good friend's wedding, and she had asked for us to get that dress. I was just happy that it ended up being the darker blue that we bought, as initially she wanted us to get a hideous pale blue that looked disgusting on me.

fangsiting

Yeah, be honest about whether it really can be worn again.  A lot of brides say their dresses can be worn again, but unless it's an ugly bridesmaid dress cocktail party, it can't be.  

desireedp

I paid $55 when I was a bm a couple of years ago and I've never worn the dress since. Alterations were free since her aunt did them.

WildRumpus

I'll also throw in that they're convertible sun dresses that can be worn a bunch of different ways, and we're having a DW, so the dresses wouldn't be your typical bridesmaid dresses....does that change anything?

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

I think a dress you can wear again is VERY subjective. One of my BMs sews well, wears dresses a lot, and has a knack for turning things into useful items. She probably would/could wear a BM dress again or at least make use of it. My other BM rarely wears skirts or dresses, or anything dressier than a blazer and dress pants. I highly, highly doubt she'd wear a BM dress again, even if it were a cocktail-length black dress. So I wouldn't count on it, even if *you* think it's re-wearable.

thesuninherhead

My dresses, like Sarah's, were also from WHBM. They're very re-wearable, but I suspect that only two of our three girls will re-wear it (my sister and my MOH have both said they're planning to- it was only two months ago so not much time to do so yet- but I am quite certain his sister won't). It doesn't matter how cute and non-wedding specific they are, if they weren't picked by your BM's themselves, or they're a solid colour and very obviously bridesmaid like, it's unlikely they're going to get much extra wear.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

I'll also throw in that they're convertible sun dresses that can be worn a bunch of different ways, and we're having a DW, so the dresses wouldn't be your typical bridesmaid dresses....does that change anything? Only if the girls really like them.I'd say you should ask what they'd be willing to spend. If $200 is okay, then it's okay. If they'd prefer to spend $125, see if you can make up the difference.$200 is expensive for a sun dress, but I don't think it's too much for a BM dress.