Bridesmaid in a wedding - how much do i spend on gift?

I don't recall expecting my BMs or MOH to give a gift. Their gift to me was being part of my wedding!

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Wow - extreme's indeed!!! Thank you for sharing that, it definitely helps to see what other people have given and received.

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Of course! I personally wouldn't be able to not give a gift, I'd feel super weird. I typically start saving the minute I'm asked to be a bridesmaid so I can overgift because that's just what I like to do. We had one groomsmen give us $500 after he flew to CO for our wedding and CA for the bachelor party (he lives in Virginia) and several groomsmen gift nothing. Both are totally fine! I actually love letters from friends more than physical gifts so sweet things like that were way more meaningful than spending money on our registry (not that we were mad when people bought us nice things hahaha)! As long as you are a supportive & happy bridesmaid, I am sure the bride will be happier than ever!

I think $100 seems reasonable given all the money you’re already spending!

Yeah i don't expect a gift from my BM or MOH. They are doing the bridal shower and all the things that come with it. I'm grateful that they want to help out. They are getting thier own dresses, hair and makeup because i cant afford to pay for them like i would like to and they understand. What i did is every time i do something for the wedding like bridal appointments or making center pieces i would have a gift for them, like tshirts or wine glasses and they were happy with it.

We have done $100 for the both of us. $200 is a lot so I would do what you can.

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Oh you have no idea what some people think lol. I learned a lot. Wait until you see opinions about dry weddings ha ha. I always though if I am a BM and spending money I should not have to give a gift but then I feel like I should. I agree that some feel one way and some feel another. I think many topics depends on personal tastes, the crowd you are surrounded by and how you view weddings.

I don't think you should give a gift that is going to put you out financially. It would be irresponsible to give more than you can afford just because you feel some sort of social etiquette demands that you do.

Give a gift that you feel comfortable with. If you are worried that your monetary gift isn't "enough" be extra generous with your time and helpful to the bride. She will appreciate you helping her stuff envelopes or showing up at her house with a bottle of wine when she's stressed way more than a slightly bigger check.

I am not expecting gifts from my bridal party at all. We are already asking them to go out of town for bachlorette, bridal shower (FMIL hosting in Chicago and we live in DC and all over the place) and wedding. In addition to the dress, make up (we are paying for hair) and other expenses. I would say spend what you're comfortable with and go from there but I would hope your friend would not be expecting big gifts from her bridal party. If you want to get them something nice go for it but don't bust your budget. You sound like a very sweet person and friend for thinking of these things and your willingness to spend on them when you don't even have it for yourself.

Hello and congratulations!


As a 👰that was familiar with the financial situations of her Bridal party, I had one that said, “Oh, I didn’t get you a 🎁, what do you want”?
I replied that her and her daughter’s participation was enough for me.
I don’t like taking 💵 out of households that need it.
I just need her to continue to keep her household going so that they won’t need to come and stay with me.

She even ended up with one of my duplicate 🎁.

I don't expect anything from my bridesmaids! I've even asked them to not get gifts for showers/wedding (not that they listened). I am paying for their hair, makeup, and jewelry, so they only have dress and shoes and then bachelorette expenses for those who are attending at $100 each (my step-mother-in-law paid for the place as a gift).

Being a bridesmaid is a huge commitment, not only financially, but emotionally. It can be really taxing depending on the bride! I'm just so honored my friends are willing for pay for their outfits and put up with me - that's enough!!! I would be really upset if one of my bridesmaids put herself in a bad financial position.