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I (my dad) paid for hair - makeup they were on their own if they wanted it done - only one chose to have it professionally done

i just found the girls dress as cheap as possible for them

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They picked their own gowns, I just ask them to find any silver shoe they want to wear and I told them to wear their hair and makeup however they wished. I wanted to keep the gifts as their gifts, and not have anything go towards the day of as a part of their gifts, so they'll be on their own for what they choose to wear that day.

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Wow, sounds like alot of brides are leaving the bridesmaid to pay for their own dress, hair and makeup. That makes it easier on me...

When my MOH had her wedding, she paid for her girls bridesmaids dresses and hair/makeup and even took them out for dinner. I felt bad hearing her say that as it makes me feel cheap if I didnt do ALL three. :P

But ya know, she didnt have to pay through the nose for her wedding like I will be, so screw it, I should just pay for my girls dresses, buy them a small gift and let them do what they want with makeup and hair, right?

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i'm paying for their dresses, makeup and hair, but i'm not giving them gifts aside from that...

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They are on their own. We are paying for our own wedding, so we don't have to money to pay for anything, but gifts for the bridal party. My girls know that when they accepted the the honor of being apart of my wedding that costs were associated with that. If we could we would, but we can't. I'm not requiring them to get professional make up of hair done, but I would like it if they could.

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I didn't help them by giving them money, but I helped by having my mom make the dresses instead of picking expensive BM dresses. So my sister's (BM) was free and my MOH only paid like $60. The other BM wore a BCBG dress and DH took her to Saks, luckily it was on sale and was around $100.

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they are paying for their dress and hair (i doubt any will get make up done) and i am paying for their shoes as part of their gift. ~lacey

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i paid for my bm's outfits and jewelry. they were on their own for hair/makeup but i promised that would not go over $100 and am able to stick with that price. i also got them gifts.

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I am buying their shoes and jewelry.... The dresses were not expensive, though, so they can easily handle them.