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Brielle
Expert November 2018

Bridesmaid dress cost

Brielle, on June 19, 2017 at 5:54 PM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 27

What would you say is an average cost for a bridesmaids dress? I'm a bridesmaid in an upcoming wedding, and would love to know for my own.

Thanks!

27 Comments

Latest activity by Dreamer, on June 19, 2017 at 9:11 PM
  • Erin Wood
    Master July 2017
    Erin Wood ·
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    I don't know average but I was very conscious of the budget restraints of my BM's. I picked dresses from Davids bridal that were on clearance and my girls spent $65 plus alterations.

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  • Keisha
    Master September 2018
    Keisha ·
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    The bride should be asking the bridesmaids individually for their budgets. $300 may be average for me but super expensive for someone else.

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  • Tell as all as time
    Dedicated November 2017
    Tell as all as time ·
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    Depends the designer could run from $150 plus.

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  • B
    Expert July 2017
    Becky ·
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    My bridesmaids aren't going to wear the same dress (same color, just different dresses) and I picked out a range of dresses in a range of price points from which they could choose

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  • Stacy
    Super October 2017
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    I would say $175 to $200. I remember paying $185. My girls paid $175 if I'm correct..

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  • CoffeeNColor
    Master August 2017
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    I think 150-200, but it depends on your budget.

    I've only been in 2 weddings. The first wedding, I paid 98. The second wedding I paid 160. For my wedding the dresses were 130 with tax but I paid the tax, and shipping for my girls.

    Edit: I should add that the 2 times I was a bridesmaid, I was lucky that I didn't need alterations, but you should budget for that also.

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  • AK
    VIP July 2017
    AK ·
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    Whatever their budget is. My girls are wearing dresses that were $89-$300.

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  • PerfectlyPolin
    VIP September 2017
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    I don't know about average but the ones we picked out were $125

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  • Cass
    VIP August 2017
    Cass ·
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    Ours are $150, not including alterations while will vary for each

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  • Km42118
    VIP April 2018
    Km42118 ·
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    When I was a BM I paid 130 for the dress and 65 for alterations

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  • Dina
    Expert November 2017
    Dina ·
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    My BM dresses were $140 which is pretty reasonable. There are more affordable and more expensive choices out there depending on the kind of fabric, designer and your location though.

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  • Sarah
    VIP July 2018
    Sarah ·
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    I'd say average is about $150. Remember, there are other costs to being a bridesmaid. Basically, how much would you want to pay for a dress that you don't get to pick out and will likely only wear once?

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  • Jordan
    Dedicated December 2017
    Jordan ·
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    I paid $175 for the wedding I'm in and my girls will be paying about the same. I would say this is the average price for a long dress at David's Bridal. Shorter dresses will tend to be cheaper due to less fabric.

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  • Vicki
    Master November 2017
    Vicki ·
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    I'd say around $150 plus alterations. My girls averaged $100-$120.

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  • mel
    Super September 2017
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    Around $200-250 for most common bridesmaid dress designers like WToo, David's Bridal, Bill Levkoff, etc., but that's not to say you can't find something cheaper or on sale. Ask each of your bridesmaids PRIVATELY what they are comfortable spending. Don't do it in a group setting, if 3 girls say they can spend $300 and 1 girl knows she can't comfortably spend that she may feel bad admitting it openly and then put herself in a bad situation.

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  • Emily
    Devoted July 2017
    Emily ·
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    I would say average is $150 and under

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  • Chelsea
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    Chelsea ·
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    I tried to keep mine around $120 but found some gorgeous ones on sale for $160, so I threw in on them. My one BM said it's the cheapest dress she's ever bought. I personally wouldn't want to spend more than $150 on a dress and alterations.

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  • Michelle
    Devoted October 2017
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    Ours were $99 for a short dress and they were on sale. Hopefully they will have minimal alterations and the dress fortunately has re-usability. So $100-150 seems like a decent median.

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  • Hannah
    Devoted June 2018
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    I paid $300 for my bridesmaids dress for the wedding I was in a few weeks ago.

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  • P
    Devoted September 2017
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    $100 to $200

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