Wedding Gowns

Who pays for bridesmaid dresses?

Who pays for bridesmaid dresses?” is a question always thought by bridesmaids, but also by brides-to-be. It is also a very debated question because some women have certain concepts while others have different manner of solving this problem. There is no rule which says that brides-to-be should pay for the bridesmaids dresses, but also there is no tradition which says that bridesmaids should pay for their gowns.




This problem can be solved only through a great collaboration between bridesmaids and brides-to-be, but also through a good organization of wedding’s budget. Still, I can offer you some little secrets about the problem “who pays for bridesmaid dresses?”. Usually, if the bride-to-be asks her best friend to be the bridesmaid and she’ll be the only one who have this role, then the bride can pay her gown. The bridesmaid can consider the gown as a gift from bride’s part or as pretty kindliness for the help and support that she offers to the bride in fulfilling all the wedding planning tasks. Still, if the bride haven’t enough money to support this expenditure, the bridesmaid should understand her and invest her money in the wedding array. If you think you wear the gown just for this event, don’t invest a fortune in it.

You can also refresh one of your oldest dress accessorizing it with ribbons or beads. If the bride-to-be has more than three bridesmaids, they should collaborate in what regards the gown’s cuts, patterns, color or stitches because it’s not a very beautiful thing to have five bridesmaids and all of them are dresses in different colors like creating a rainbow. In my opinion, the best solution for brides-to-be who have more than three bridesmaids is to have a certain model of gown printed on a paper and talk with a dressmaker to create the gowns. But, be careful because the color and the dress’s line must perfectly fit the curves of all your girls. In this case, the bride can offer a helpful hand to her girls by offering at least 20% from the total sum.

Sometimes, even the couple’s sponsors can help with a small sum to ease the expenditure of the bride in what regards the bridesmaids arrays. Still, if the bridesmaids have enough money to pay their own arrays, the problem is clear, (in fact there is no problem) and all things are solved. As I said in the first lines, just a good collaboration, a serious discussion between bridesmaids and bride, but also a good planning of wedding budget can give the answer to this problem.