(Closed) How much did you pay for your bridesmaid dress, on average?

• PixelMePretty
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: August 2017

I’ve been a bridesmaid 5 times, I’ve never paid more than 100.00 per dress. I’ve never gotten alterations done.
ETA: I’m in Oregon 😛 so I imagine there is a big difference in prices between NY and OR haha.

• love108
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: September 2014

One was around $140, one was $180. The first one didn’t need alterations because it was a top and bottom from david’s bridal I could buy in the size I need. The other was 180 plus 100 in alterations. It was a nightmare.

ETA: For my wedding, they are $108 and no alterations needed – convertible dresses, long.

• Ms_Purple
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: May 2014 - Madison, WI

All the Bridesmaid or Best Man dresses I’ve had to get were around $150, when you added in any required extras like a bolero, shoes, etc..I spent closer to $200. So far I’ve refused to get any alterations, as long as the dress fits me well enough and doesn’t fall down…LOL. It only needs to work for one night.

• Artificial-Sweetener
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: May 2014

My girls paid 120 no alterations needed.

• Nikkimcq
• 7 years ago

In Alberta, Canada as soon as you put the word wedding on something, look forward too 100% mark up My bridemaids and i literally looked everywhere in the area and couldnt find anything under $200. And we didnt want to chance ordering online because a few of the girls have shape, and that is tough!!

• ajillity81
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: October 2013

my Bridesmaid or Best Man dresses were $139, i gifted them $100 towards each dress.  they covered the balance and alterations if needed (1 girl didn’t).  i made sure they were dresses they would be happy to wear again.

everyone was pleased.

• gelaine22
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: September 2013

$190 for Bari Jay and it included alterations

• KMoon5314
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: May 2014

I’ve been in 5 weddings, and paid $100+ in all of them, and $200+ in at least two of them.  Mine were $90.  I’m a nice bride 🙂

• MsYankee
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: May 2014

Mine have all been around $100ish, usually no alterations needed.

The one my BMs picked came to $150 – no alterations needed, and I paid for $25 of that each as part of their gift.  So they paid $125.

• Audrey2
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: July 2014

I bought my bridesmaids’ dresses at £99 each. 

• MrsN14
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: June 2014

All the bridesmaid dresses I’ve had to buy were $50-100, but the bride and all the bridesmaids are typically college students on a broke college kid budget lol I think it’s a lot different when the brides/bridesmaids are older and should be able to contribute more, even though a $200 is still outragoues at any age to me. 

• megz06
• 7 years ago

• Wedding: July 2012

@lealorali:  I’ve been a Bridesmaid or Best Man twice. First time in 2006, and my dress was $150+some for alterations. I was a 17 year old jobless high schooler, so that sucked big time. It wasn’t a dress I could re-wear and now she’s divorced from that guy, so it ticks me off even more.

My second time was last summer and I paid-ZERO! Yay for being a Maid/Matron of Honor 🙂 If I did have to pay for it, it would have been, I think, 50 bucks at the most from JC Penny and a dress I can re-wear again in the summer.