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As the Bride, do I need to pay for my maid of honor/bridesmaids dresses?
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As the Bride, do I need to pay for my maid of honor/bridesmaids dresses?
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My fiance just recently decided that after 6 years of being engaged that it was time to get married. Is it my responsibility to pay for the dresses?
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As the Bride, do I need to pay for my maid of honor/bridesmaids dresses?
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My fiance just recently decided that after 6 years of being engaged that it was time to get married. Is it my responsibility to pay for the dresses?
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As the Bride, do I need to pay for my maid of honor/bridesmaids dresses?
posted at 2/2/2012 7:26 PM EST
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My fiance just recently decided that after 6 years of being engaged that it was time to get married. Is it my responsibility to pay for the dresses?
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posted at 2/3/2012 7:24 AM EST
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Congratulations! I think it is a personal decision. For my first marriage, I made my 3 bridesmaids dresses and I paid for the fabric. This time around, my Matron on Honour picked out her own dress and it wasn't expected that I pay for it. I think if the bride is able to afford to purchace the dresses she could, but I don't think it is expected. I think it is also important to consider the bridesmaid's budget, just as a bride does for her own dress. I wouldn't expect them to pay $700 for a dress if you have a feeling that would break their bank account.
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Re: As the Bride, do I need to pay for my maid of honor/bridesmaids dresses?
posted at 2/3/2012 9:51 PM EST
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No, you are not required to do it unless you want to.
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Re: As the Bride, do I need to pay for my maid of honor/bridesmaids dresses?
posted at 2/7/2012 2:03 AM EST
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I would say it depends on your budget. I think if you have friends that want you to be happy you can negotiate affordable dresses.
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posted at 2/7/2012 11:50 AM EST
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Not, you're not required to pay for the dresses. If you can afford it, it's nice to do so. Or at least for any wedding party member who couldn't otherwise afford it.
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Re: As the Bride, do I need to pay for my maid of honor/bridesmaids dresses?
posted at 2/8/2012 9:09 AM EST
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No, it's not your responsibility to pay for their dresses. If they want to participate in your wedding, then the dress that you choose for them would be considered their gift to you.
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posted at 2/10/2012 9:18 AM EST
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Nope, you don't need to pay for the dresses unless you want to do it as their gift. If you pay for the dresses you don't IMO have to get them anything else.
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posted at 2/10/2012 11:33 AM EST
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No- the bridal party usually covers their own dress & hair expenses. However as part of my bridal party gift, I'm gifting them each a certain amount to go toward the dress or whatever they want to do with it. I have two maid of honors and am using their kids as flower girls/ ring bearers and they are getting a little extra cash to cover their dress/ tux rental as well. I know it can be expensive to be part of a wedding party and appreciate my friends standing up with me.
On a side note- you can ask your bridal party what they can budget for their dress.. or if they planned on doing their own hair and make up. Most likely you've seen your girls dress up and make themselves look beautiful and might not need the extra cost of having their hair done!
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Re: As the Bride, do I need to pay for my maid of honor/bridesmaids dresses?
posted at 2/21/2012 3:39 AM EST
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First off , congrats!
That depends. But as tradition, most of BMs pay for the dresses themselves. And what you do is not to request them to buy a dress which is too expensive , cuz that will easily cause conflicts.
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Never compare your love story with those in the movies,because they're written by scriptwriters,yours is written by GOD.
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posted at 3/14/2012 6:49 PM EDT
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Hi!
I think it depends really...
I wans't planning on that since traditionally they buy their own but then my fiance, who is from South Africa, informed me that it is a cultural thing for him that we do pay for them and also for the groomsmen's suits/tuxes. So we did end up factoring it into our budget.
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Re: As the Bride, do I need to pay for my maid of honor/bridesmaids dresses?
posted at 5/16/2012 7:24 AM EDT
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Its completely upto your choice. If you wish to pay for them you can but this not necessary as well..
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