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The Cost of Being a Maid of Honor | Glamour

Starring: Sarah Cogan and Emily Amick

[wickandde]

I've been maid of honor twice now and both times all the expenses were paid for including hotel suites, transport, spa treatments, dresses, jewellery, make up, hair and shoes etc. The only thing I paid for both times were the flights which I didn't mind at all because it was like a holiday for me too. When I get married one day I would never expect my bridesmaids and maid of honor to pay for my wedding, I would obviously provide all of that. Each to their own but I find that whole concept of financially burdening your closest friends for being part of your bridal party so ridiculous and tacky, I'm obviously glad my friends think the same way.

[kleopatra.]

"Do you want to be my maid of ho-"
"No."

[charissajohnson]

Nope. I paid for everything for my wedding. I bought the dresses, they wore their shoe of choice in black. We bought the menswear, they wore their show of choice in black. We did our own hair and makeup. No bachelorette party. Night out for the guys and they all bought their own drinks. No engagement or bridal party. No bachelorette / wedding party gifts. We came together for our families to get married not to spend a lot of money on things we deemed frivolous. Most money we spent was on the cake. That thing was the biggest money drain lol but my husband loved it so that's what mattered to me.

[Victoria-vsxt]

Average? Amongst whom? You and your rich friends??

[alisonl.]

No one ever said that you haaaad to buy everything new. Pretty sure it's possible that some have an appropriate outfit for a wedding shower in our closets already, and even accessories. And maybe your best friend still lives near you! So don't worry :) High cost is not always going to be the case for everyone. Getting to be with your bestie on their big day--priceless ^__^

[vivianphu]

About the beginning, don't men need ubers hotels and airfare

[absolutelyjolly]

Hotel 330? More like 100$ you don’t need somewhere expensive

[marinamcdade]

How about you don't get a $50 clutch and expensive jewelry for one event:p

[doubleh]

and I did it 7 times before I finally "retired" and declared that I'm never walking down any aisle again unless I'm wearing white.

[chantalfredrich]

Luckily I only paid about 100€ being the maid of honor. The bride didn’t wanted a bachelorette party, or anything else. She married in a church nearby, so we didn’t needed a hotel or anything, and we did the makeup and hair on our own. We made her flowers on our own (planted them and tied them together). I only had to pay my dress (90€) and helped them pay and craft their wedding invitations. It was a beautiful wedding, and both are happy.
Weddings don’t have to be expensive.

[selfexplanatorychiq]

This my friends is why its so appreciated when the bride actually pays for something for their bridesmaids. When its added all up its a huge chunk of change, that your friends may or may not have actually planned on spending that year. If you can't afford to pay for the hair/make up (which a lot of brides can't) at least make sure you cover the cost of the wedding day accessories and gift them something for their hard work.

P.S. If your bridesmaids planned and payed for your bridal shower AND bachelorette party on top of paying for their dresses . . . the wedding gift should not even apply to them! THAT IS YOUR GIFT 2X OVER, give them some wiggle room.

[lovesloveify]

All three weddings I was maid of honor I spent between 550 and 1000. The 1000 dollar was a destination wedding. 🤔🤔🤔

[justinnunez]

A TON of this stuff, is mainly saying that men won't pay for a lot of this stuff. One example being the gift, uber, hotel, etc.

[julievalerio]

Oh and it's going to cost your sanity

[GG]

Asking the bridesmaids or the groomsmen to pay for anything is extremely tacky imo.
Don’t make people pay for something you can’t afford to buy them yourself !
It’s almost like you’re charging them to be a part of your wedding.

[angelal]

The Costs seem kinda weird and specific, but I don’t think the end total is completely unreasonable, especially if its a destination wedding

[vituvidogo]

im confused? since when do you as the maid pay for ANYTHING? is this an american thing cause im really lost, i thought all the cost associated with the wedding the bride paid for, the maid just helped with planning and getting things done as a second hand to the bride

[prettienini]

why are they adding the cost of the gift. I asked that my bridesmaids not give me a gift because being in my wedding was gift enough. brides, let your wedding party know NOT to get u a gift.

[jaclya]

Not gonna let my bridesmaids pay anything. If it's my wedding, means I'll have to bear the cost! I don't understand the logic of having someone you call your 'BFF' to pay for all these just for your special day! I always find this selfish.

[makhs]

The cost of being a made of honor
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-Do you want to be the maid of honor
-No, I am soory I can't attend your wedding