Saving Money for Your Bridesmaids

You’ve asked your closest friends to be your bridesmaids. You have picked out the perfect dress you want them to wear BUT it will cost them an arm and a leg to purchase.

You know you don’t want them to stress over the money for the dress just to be in your wedding. Some may even bow out because they just can’t afford to purchase a dress that they may wear only one time.

When choosing your bridesmaids dresses, consider their budgets, too. Just as you want to save money on your wedding, you can also ensure your bridesmaids don’t go broke wearing that expensive dress.

How can you still have them wear a beautiful and elegant dress for your wedding but not have them go in debt?

There are plenty of retailers out there that sell beautiful dresses/gowns off the rack or online that would be perfect for your wedding. Places such as, J. Crew and Chadwick’s as well as department stores, such as JC Penneys, Macy’s, Nordstrom’s, etc. Most of them have formal wear sections in their catalogs, online or at the stores themselves. They are usually very affordable (look for sales) and come in styles that can easily be worn again.

When my daughter was getting married almost six years ago, we looked through the Chadwick’s catalog, JC Penney’s and Macy’s where she found the perfect dress, in the color and sizes she needed and they were drastically reduced for sale.

So, start thinking “outside the box” and don’t think you can only get your bridesmaids dresses at bridal shops where they mark them up so high just because they are for a “wedding.” You do have choices now. Go shopping and see what you can find so your bridesmaids won’t have to “break the bank” for your wedding.