Help!!

[loveatfirstphp]

My fiance and I don't have a lot of money. Is it rude to ask the wedding party to pay for part of their outfits if they help pick them out.
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[bjmy1975]

Attendants are suppossed to pay for their outfits and shoes. The only thing that you could/should pay for is their jewlery and that is considered to be the attendant's gifts. At least that's the way I read it. If they are going to help pick out the outfits and they know they have to pay for them, I'm sure that they will pick out something reasonable as opposed to if you were to pay for them.

[RadioLyss]

Attendants should pay for their outfits (be it dresses or tux rentals), any alteration costs, their shoes, dying costs if they are to be colored. If you want them to wear matching jewelry then you should pay for that. However if you don't care if they match, or if they even wear jewelry you can leave it up to them to use something they have, or purchase something new.

Be sure that your attendants realize that they are to pay for their dresses and all before you go out shopping. That way they will not be shocked when you "get to the checkout"

A little tip that I read recently-- be sure you know ahead of time the alteration fees. I read that shops often order dresses as much as 2 sizes larger then needed so that they can get you on alteration fees!

Good luck

[klhoracek]

I would love to be able to help my wedding party out, but as everyone else has said...the party pays for their dresses. That's when you see if you can find a nice dress for low cost. I once spent almost $400 on a wedding as the bridesmaid!! That's a bit much! Good look and have a great time.