Is it ok to give bridesmaids $ as a gift?

Ehhh I think if you go that route, then I'd prefer a gift card somewhere. Maybe to a favorite clothing store, their favorite restaurant, a spa certificate. You know your girls best so hopefully you'd be able to decide on a gift card that would be a bit more personal to each of them. If I was a bridesmaid I'd like a gift card, getting cash would feel like I'm just being paid to be at your wedding which I'd feel kind of weird about.

I kind of agree on that one ... A gift card to a spa would be a lot mor meaningful maybe include a note " now that the wedding madness is over a little something to help you relax" or something of the sort

Agree with above. Give them something unique to them. While we all love cash gifts, it is a really impersonal gift. I would much prefer some sort of gift that is meaningful over cash. If you don't do gifts, then gift cards.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think cash is weird. I have a cousin who I am very close to. Her wedding is two months after mine and we are both bridesmaids for each other, while planning our own weddings. I am already tight on cash trying to save for my wedding, and now have to figure out how I'm going to pay for a bridesmaid dress. I understand that is something I committed to when I became a bridesmaid, but personally I would like the cash at the end if the day. That's just the opinion of a broke bride/bridesmaid! If not cash, I would go with a spa certificate over a gift card. The spa is kind of like an actual gift, I think.

I think cash with a personalized note would be fine. You're making it personal with the note! And with such a large sum of money, I'd prefer cash to a gift card because the limits me on what I can spend it on. Cash gives me more options.

I'd feel a little uncomfortable receiving cash if I were a bridesmaid. I'd feel the need to say something along the lines of "Oh you don't have to do that. That's too much." But maybe I'm just weird I agree with the others that a gift card would seem more personal.

Weird? Yes. The best $100 gift any of us could hope to get? Definitely. Go for it I promise none of your bridesmaids will be saying, darn, wish I woulda gotten a gift card. If you give them a gift card they will probably be saying they wish they would have just gotten cash.

Who doesn't love cash? As long as you take the time to write a note with it, it won't look like you flaked out.

It's practical, but strange. Why didn't you just buy them their dresses or something? I agree with the idea about a spa gift card and say that they can unwind after the wedding madness But I'm a spa person, so that's just me.

I would feel weird accepting $100 cash as a gift - I'd feel like the bride was reimbursing me rather than showing appreciation. I love the spa gift card idea, though!

I'd go with the gift card too. If you know one is a reader, maybe Barnes and Noble. Crafter? Michaels. I'm not a spa person, but if they are, go for it.

I like it.

I'm buying my girls gift cards instead of giving cash (small denominations in addition to a few other things that I've bought them). Although it's essentially the same thing as giving cash, I feel like you can buy them gift cards for things that they are interested in, which makes it more personal.

I agree with Celia that if you go the gift card route, you should get them each something that really speaks to who they are. I'm not a huge spa person either so I wouldn't go crazy over a spa gift card. But I would LOVE B&N or Michaels. I also think it'd be more personal for you to do their favorite store or a spa rather than a restaurant.

Agree with @Ceila - that's what we're doing. Gift cards or spa certs personalized to each member of the BP

Thanks everyone for your input. I will get them gift cards.