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Hey Jen-
I'm in the 50-100 range only because of their jewelry and sashes for their dresses. They're personalized totes and tees aren't all that much.
Hope that helps.
;-)
I hit about $90 I think, including their dress, hair, jewelry, tote bags, goodies, and a dinner
I put myself in the 0-50 range without really thinking. I mean 50pounds which is something more like 80 dollars I think. FH and I just can't afford to spend much more than that on our bridal party - as much as we'd love to.
Hummm..when I total everything and then split it amongst the girls I am coming in around $40 per lady (including the hotel suite for the night before). I am finding great deals!
So msmonicka- you bought the sashes and jewelry and gifts? That's really nice!
I spent about $200 on each of my bridesmaids. This was feasible for me because I had a small wedding party and I was so happy to have them with me on that special day.
I got them each a black pearl necklace set in white gold, on a white gold chain with a small diamond accent. They were simple and lovely - they all wore them for the wedding (our colors were black and white). I also bought them all wraps (faux pasminas) in case they got cold throughout the evening (Nov. wedding) and I got them all pedicures the day before the wedding - we made a fun girl day out of it.
Not included in their gift, I also included a gift certificate for the salon we went to so they could all get their hair done on the day of the wedding.
ejs4y8- how in the world did you manage to get all of that for around $90? If I tried that, there would probably have to be theft involved!
prncssdva- you must be getting AMAZING deals. I'm still trying to get some deals too.... so far, not so good.
mrsk2b- I wish I could spend that amount. We're just strapped right now.
I'm having the hardest time trying to reconcile the amount I'd like to spend with the amount I have to spend... ho hum.
@jennifer_espos, my mom made the bridesmaid dresses (about $25 each) and my SIL is actually a hairstylist and woudln't take my money, so I just paid $100 to her friend who helped and I bought her a GC for a massage as a thank you. I also made a bunch of stuff for the girls (bracelets) and hair flowers (we got married outside) and monogrammed wine glasses and bought them pink pearl earrings. I also bought tote bags at Garden Ridge, put their monograms on them, and packaged everthing up in those. Then I stuffed in snacks and food and whatnot for the day.
And when I had them over to assemble invitations, I made homemade vegetarian creamy white lasagna with margaritas. I didn't really "buy" a lot of stuff necessarily b/c I didm't know what to get them. And I'd gotten most of this done before I discoverd the 'bee or I would've just gone out and bought solid gold pendants for each girl, unique, and done only that.
FI and I have decided that $50 per person (we have 12 people total) is a good amount to spend. Any more and we would be broke! We are budgeting about $1000 for gifts including gifts for both sets of parents and bridal party.
wow clarebee...you guys have a large party. i did my best to stray away from having a large party. to many ppl for me to keep up with.
I'm not possitive, but I said 50-100. I've just been slowly getting them stuff, so I haven't sat down and figured out the price yet for each
All in all, I've spend about $135 per girl but I only have 4 bridesmaids, so it was a little easier to spend a bit more money...That include a piece of jewelry from Satya jewelry (not intended to be worn for the wedding, just as a thank you), an LL Bean monogrammed tote bag and a pashmina.
I will probably end up spending about $150 on each person--which includes a thank you gift, hair, and jewelry.
about $95 for each girl (I have 6). Not sure what FI is spending on the groomsmen, but I'm thinking it's not going to be *quite* that much. So much more is expected out of the bridemaids, I think (shower, hair, makeup, yadda yadda).
I'm hoping to spend in the 75-100 range per girl (I have 6). I don't think the FI will be spending that much on the groomsmen, so we'll see. I have yet to pick out gifts though.
Yeah, I think I'm going with 100 per girl, I have 6 too. Ideally I'd love to get them a really nice piece of jewelry, like from Tiffany's! But the ones I like are $125 and up, not sure I can swing it. Then I considered getting a bunch of little things, like a robe, this super cute swiss army knife (I know, random, but its so awesome), or pj's and like a travel bag or something along those lines. I just can't make up my mind for some reason!
I'm thinking about $50 each and thier hotel expenses the night before the weding. ALso thinking about paying for their make-up or maybe a facial before the wedding
I have 7 BM. So far I have gotten them each a 2 karat Amethyst necklace (set in silver so they were not super expensive) I am going to get them all robes for the getting ready portion of the day.
I have four bridesmaids and one Jr Bridesmaids so I don't want to spend less than $50, because I have to also budget in a present for my mom and four other ushers/grromsmen.
I ended up spending a little over $100. I went way overboard with the little things though I feel like. I was getting such a good deal on their main gift (Coach wristlets and their jewelry) that I felt like I wasn't spending enough on them. So I got them jewelry rolls with their names on them and flip flops from old navy. I had 7 bridesmaids, so it started to add up!
I'm spending about $350 each for their dresses, hair & MU, and then maybe a framed photo & a simple necklace &/or earrings. I live in an expensive area so things are pricey, plus, I really didn't want them to pay for any of the wedding stuff. It's one of the reasons why I decided to have only 2 bridesmaids, and they're both like sisters to me. :) I think whatever you give, at whatever amount you can reasonably afford is fine because every bride is different. But the one thing that I appreciated most about being a bridesmaid was being appreciated! I loved just getting a truly heartfelt note from the bride, taking the time to tell me how much our friendship meant to her.
I ended up getting the girls (4 total) the following:
Shoes
Purses
Jewelry- earrings and necklace, with real peridot
Wraps
Make-up bag with freebie samples inside
Umbrellas
Bath and Body Works Lotion and Shower Gel
All within a totebag with their name on it. Everything is in the wedding colors and the cost per bag came out to $160.
I got $30 clutches as gifts for the wedding, but I also got them $20 necklaces for Christmas and asked that they wear them in the wedding.
i am feeling bad because everything is on sale. I got them
pashminas (7 each)
a tote with their initials (5.99 each)
will get them a clutch (19 each)
a chandelier compact (2.30 each)
necklaces ($10 each)
and candies (free because M's cousin is making a ginormous batch)
When all is said and done I will be spending a bit over $500 for each of them. I put $200 in towards each of their dresses, am getting them Flip Video cameras, had custom clutches made, am having custom letterpress stationary made for them with their names on it (I fell in love with letterpress in the process of planning), and will be giving them amethyst chandelier earrings.
I am treating them to a spa breakfast the day of for manicure/pedicures $150 ea, I am having a piece of custom jewelry made to go with the bridesmaid dress of their choosing $100, and I am covering the cost of the hair and makeup the day of $150. So, about $400 total.
But they are purchasing their own dresses, each different, and I know they are already planning an awesome bachelorette party and bridal shower so most of this I am doing as a huge THANK YOU for being such awesome friends/siblings.
Roughly $40. I have seven bridesmaids so uh, yeah.
I have no idea how much to spend on my BM's!! thanks for starting this thread! It's been super helpful!!
I have 5 BMs and 1 MOH so I'm trying to keep each gift to around $50-60! Wish me luck!
I'm getting them each a Vera Bradley tote with some fake (hopefully inexpensive) pearls and pearl earrings.
I'm only spending $25 for each. I found a set of cheap but real pearls. I don't think I need to do much more than that. But I also don't think my BMs will expect much more, I'm only 23 and I just lost my job.
I only have a maid of honor and one bridesmaid and I am planning on spending about 150 to 200 for each of them including their hair on the day of the wedding.
I contributed $100 towards each girl's dress and am going to spend another $25/girl (I have 5 BMs) to get them something else - right now I'm making each of them clutches, which will end up at about $10/girl so I have $15 more to find something else, too!
I feel bad because the dress contribution isn't as tangible a gift as I'd like to give them, but that was a huuuge part of the gift budget! Plus I feel like it's sort of a self-serving gift - I wanted them to get those dresses, so it's not like I gifted them money towards a dress they'd been dying to have!
I have no idea what else to give them, though - nothing seems like the big THANK YOU that I want it to be, as I appreciate them all so much!
I was pretty confused too... then I thought "What would I like to receive as a token of rememberance of this day?" Nothing with the bride's name all over it.. and something that I'd actually use again and enjoy.
To that end... I found a really pretty necklace/earring set on etsy and got a clutch made in perfect colors. (I'm in the ~$50 range above.) Nothing earth shattering, but it did take some effort to find "just the right" look/fabric, etc. And I think they'll really like (& use) them in the future.
Oh yeah, I forgot that I bought one of my sisters her dress too. I felt bad that she was having to fly in from California, but then I found out that my mom bought her plane ticket, so boy did she get lucky! At least it was only a $50 dress.
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I'm struggling to find something that I really like as a gift. Then I thought, "well maybe I need to just raise my budget?"... which led me to this question. I'm just not sure what the standard it.
I made it a poll so no one has to put themselves out there if they don't want to.