Bridesmaid Gifts - how much to spend and where to buy?

My best friend just got married yesterday and she gave us each a beach bag with a towel and towel clips in it. They just bought a new house with a pool, so it was a thoughtful gift that we'll each be using at their house in the near future. So if you can think of something personal like that, it would make a great gift!

I got mine for my girls on aliexpress. 4 for under $27! Great price! They just came in and look really good too!

I ordered mine from aliexpress! Less than $10 each. Should be getting them any day! Order soon because they ship from China.

Etsy.com

I bought robes on Etsy.

I got my MOH a $200 gift card to Kendra Scott so she can go treat herself after the wedding. I don't have any other attendants. And she's really going out of her way to be in my wedding, so I wanted it to reflect my appreciation. I'm also buying her dress, and paying for her hair and makeup. I purposefully didn't have a bigger bridal party so I could afford to do all that. I'm getting my flower girl Legos, and buying her dress too

I realize those aren't required.. But my love Lagrange is gifts, and I hate inconveniencing others

So, I'm spending more than the norm, but it's because 2 of the gifts are wedding related.

I bought each girl (and my mom & FMIL) monogrammed robes for the morning of off of etsy- each cost me $35.

I also bought each girl a bracelet for the wedding for $15 each

Then I bought each girl a non-wedding related tote bag for $20

I'm also buying each girl a bottle of wine ($10ish each) and probably a gift card, too.

Nothing has "bridesmaid" or anything on it, but the robes and bracelet are both for pictures/the wedding.

As others have said, the robes and sandals are not gifts. They're props for your wedding. If you're on a tight budget, forego those things and instead, buy them something they'll really like.

I bought cute monogrammed journals from Anthro. One of my BMs is a big journal-er (I'm talking, a page a day since she was like, six) and the other is super artistic. I plan on writing a little dedication at the beginning of it. It'll be simple and thoughtful, which is my favorite kind of gifts. Plus, they are both flying out for the wedding so I wanted something that was small enough that they could easily bring it back with them.