Poll: Bridesmaid dress, more or less expensive?

I think that's a question you should ask your maids. Have them take a vote. Majority rules.

Personally, I would like a dress I could wear again. But they may have a different idea, tight budgets, etc. Ask them.

I think that you should talk with your bridesmaids about this. You might be able to find some really nice bridesmaids dresses for a good price that can be worn again - it just takes some shopping and looking around to find what works for everyone.

I think that you will find that it is really hard to pick a dress that everyone is going to love and want to wear again.

Talk with your bridesmaids and get their opinion. If they have the money to spend then they might not mind spending a little extra for a nicer dress - or if you wanted to you could offer to pay for the dress; or pay the difference.

This is just my opinion, but it depends on the dress. I may not like the dress that is $79.99, but like the dress that is $150-230 and then you have to figure alterations into the equation and that may boost the dress price up. Your bridesmaids just have to figure out what is best for them in this situation though. I know I want be happy to pay more for a dress then other accessories as well.

I don't think I'd wear a $150.-$230 dress again...I would prefer the $79.99 dress but the best case would be a $79.99 dress that can be worn again! The best bet would be to ask your bridesmaids...

I've been a bridesmaid 12 times and NEVER worn a dress again. Just because you think it could be, they may not agree. Pick out a few dresses you like, e-mail them to everyone, ask them to rank them and the winner is the dress they will wear. This way you choose it but they have some input.

Definitely talk to your bridesmaids about it. The dress that we picked out cost about $140, and because it's floor-length, there aren't many occasions where the girls will wear the dresses again.

There was another dress that we all loved that was about $250 and was something the girls all agreed they would wear it again, but when it came down to it, they preferred getting the cheaper gown they knew they wouldn't necessarily wear again because of their current finances.

Yeah I agree ask them, mainly because everyone will have a different option and it depends on the dress, if I really like the expensive one, I'd choose that and since I NEVER wear dresses, something I like, I would be more apped to wearing it randomly.

And its only worth it if its something I will wear again... like I said personal opinion...

Good luck bring pictures of the dresses when you ask them

it rather is a lot too high priced for an extremely glaring bridesmaid gown which will in no way, ever, be worn lower back, everywhere. i might in basic terms spend $198 on a bridesmaid gown if it have been a coated black wool crepe gown that i might probably placed on usually for a minimum of five years.

Ask your girls + other friends to see more opinions.

The dress my girls are getting costs $133 total with tax and all that. My one sister said she's going to make a slight change to it after the wedding and definitely wear it again. But she's practical like that and would never waste her money! Not sure about the other girls though... But they're fine with paying it even though they may only wear it once.

I'd also like to suggest that you should tell your girls to put their dress on ebay if they think they'll never wear it again! I see a lot of them on there, especially with big names like Davids Bridal. There's also a better chance of selling if they didn't alter the straps and stuff. But if they hem, they'd just need to post that info.!

Anyway! Talk to your girls. Best of luck!

The best thing you can do for them is to select a knee-length dress. No matter what, nobody will ever wear a floor-length gown again.