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Bridesmaid dress budget

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Hanna, on March 8, 2018 at 11:10 PM

Hey guys I want to get your opinion on this. If a bridesmaid can only afford up to X amount but you want your dresses to be more do you respect their budget or say if you cant afford it then don't be in it. My friend is getting everyone together to go bridesmaid dress shopping but budget hasn't been brought up yet. My cousins wedding (which I'm also in) is the weekend before and I'm planning my own wedding that's a couple months after theirs. I'm worried if I tell her my budget for the dress that she's going to be upset (because everyone is suppose to get the same dress) and possibly tell me that if I can't afford it then I should just attend as a guest. Would it be ridiculous for her to think that? I would never want my wedding to put anyone over the edge and I'm willing to be really flexible in order to accommodate everyone but I know that not every bride is like that. What are your guys's thoughts??

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Super July 2018
Brittany · on March 9, 2018 at 12:54 PM
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Personally, I took all my bridesmaids to David's bridal and told them to tell the store attendant their budget and they can get any dress as long as it's long, mint green and A-line. If I didn't do that... I would have asked for budgets and made sure to find something that worked for everyone, or if there was a dress I couldn't live without, and someone couldn't afford it I'd ask what they could afford and then pay the difference. I really don't think your friend will "kick you out" of the bridal party for having a budget.... that would be a really crappy friend...
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Just Said Yes May 2012
sarah · on October 6, 2019 at 12:14 AM
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We had 7 bridesmaids/groomsmen and paid for everyone’s attire. We aren’t rich by any means but we felt it was a little tacky to ask someone to basically pay to be in our wedding. JMO
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