Is this too much for bridesmaid dresses?

You have to ask your bridesmaids their budgets. Not a wedding forum.

Once you privately ask them, pick a dress that is within the lowest budget.

You need to ask your BMs what they would be comfortable spending. Do this individually, not in a group. That is really high for one dress.

Agreed with previous posters. However if you ask me that is a lot of money for one dress. They will also have lots of other stuff to pay for I'm sure.

Just my personal opinion yes, that is a lot. I would definitely run it by them to make sure you all are on the same page.

Ask your bridesmaids.

You wanna think about all the other expenses they are going spend for you (bachelorette party, bridal shower, gifts,etc)

Personally, I think that's really expensive. Even if your friends appear to be doing fine financially, I wouldn't make the assumption that they have that kind of money sitting around to be spent on a BM dress.

I would ask them individually what their budget is but I do think that's a lot especially if alterations are needed

Personally, I would not want to spend that much on a bridesmaid's dress and i wouldn't ask my girls to spend what I wouldn't feel comfortable spending. Have you looked at websites like Weddington way or azazie to see if they have comparable bridesmaids dresses to the ones that you like? They both have excellent color selections and have dresses under $200

Brittany, this is a discussion you need to have with each of your bridesmaids privately. Once you determine what everyone is comfortable spending on a dress, you look for a dress in the lowest price range you were given by your bridesmaids.

I would say yes, personally, but all of your bridesmaids could be doctors/lawyers/engineers/heiresses/etc and it could be no problem whatsoever. I'd ask them directly.

Agree with others - you need to first ask each BM her budget privately and proceed from there.

If you have any doubts, then it's too much.

Would you be willing to pay for a portion of them to make up the difference?

I paid about $215 for my bridesmaid dress for my best friends wedding and will probably have to have alterations done, so it will be mid to high 200's after that. Honestly, when you agree to be in a wedding, you are also agreeing to the expenses. With that said, you have to keep in mind their budget. $300.00 is quite a lot for a dress, but if they don't mind paying it, then have them get them. You just need to communicate with them on budget.

Yup, discuss with others.

For me - yes. That is way too much. I wouldn't pay that much for a dress that I'll only wear once, no matter what my feelings for the bride are.

You should talk to your bridesmaids. Personally I would be a little annoyed if a friend asked me to pay that much for a dress I will most likely need altered and then have to buy shoes and jewelry and get my nails done but hey maybe your friends make more money than I do!

Agree with everyone else--talk to your bridesmaids. Be aware, though, that some of them might say "whatever you want"--but that a $300 dress would be really impossible for them. All of my bridesmaids except one are either in grad school or just starting out after finishing grad school...a $300 dress would blow their grocery budget for a month or force them to use a credit card, and I wouldn't want to do that.

Is it too much? Well, for a woman with a great career pulling down $45K or more, probably not. For a couple pulling down over $70K, probably not. For anyone pulling down, whether single or married, six figures, no, not a big deal. However for a single mother frustrated over child support payments that aren't coming, yes, $300 on a dress is a huge waste of money.

You owe it to your ladies to privately ask them what they can afford. It doesn't matter if five of them say that $400 is fine -- the minute one of them says, "I might be able to get together $100.", you find dresses that are $100.

Just remember, your BM aren't the highlight of the day -- you are.

Is it too much? Well, for a woman with a great career pulling down $45K or more, probably not. For a couple pulling down over $70K, probably not. For anyone pulling down, whether single or married, six figures, no, not a big deal. However for a single mother frustrated over child support payments that aren't coming, yes, $300 on a dress is a huge waste of money.

You owe it to your ladies to privately ask them what they can afford. It doesn't matter if five of them say that $400 is fine -- the minute one of them says, "I might be able to get together $100.", you find dresses that are $100.

Just remember, your BM aren't the highlight of the day -- you are.

I wouldn't ask that much. And @Emily, I am a lawyer and I still think that's a lot.

I did spend $285 on a bridesmaid dress once. I was like 21 and totally broke. I was embarrassed to say anything and it was also the first wedding I was ever in so I thought maybe that was just normal.

I would look elsewhere.

Too much. I know you may love the dress, but remember you aren't the one wearing it. I would look at a comparable dress towards azazie. Azazie is even cheaper than David's but the quality is sooooo much better.