Cheap Bridesmaid Dresses

You thought you should feel flattered when your good friend asked you to be one of her bridesmaids – until you took a gander at her $5,000 wedding dress. How are you – and her other bridesmaids – ever going to be able to afford a dress to complement hers? Not all of us can afford bridesmaid’s dresses with price tags that go through the roof. Nor do many of us have the time, energy, skill, or even the desire to make them ourselves.

So what do we do? The answer: Get the other girls together and don’t tell the bride about what you’re about to find out. We find places that can provide us with cheap bridesmaid dresses (after all, it’s only to be worn once, right?) that we’re still proud to wear. Read on to learn of a few online Web sites and other resources where bridesmaids can find nice-looking bridesmaid gowns that won’t put them in the poorhouse.

Bridesmaid Dresses on a Dime (Well, Not Quite…)

An online bridal boutique, eDressMe sells reasonably priced dresses that come in a multitude of styles, materials, and colors. If you’re lucky and the bride has chosen her ceremony to be during warm weather, you and the other bridesmaids can snap up eDressMe’s $158 strapless number – by Mary L. Couture in ivory – and continue on your merry way. Other cheap bridesmaid dresses at this Web site range in cost in the $200 and $300 range. They do offer bridesmaids’ dresses all the way up to $820, but, hey, we were talking “cheap,” weren’t we?

At T.J. Formal, you won’t find a thing in the way of cheap bridesmaid dresses that costs more than $180. These dresses by Bari Jay start at only $136 and with all the great styles, colors, and sizes offered, no one need be the wiser. Halter-style, strapless, low-backed, spaghetti-strapped and more – all the most popular designs can found here. Not only does T.J. Formal offer lower-than-normal pricing, they also throw in free shipping and a free garment bag on your first online order.

Alternative Solutions

If all else fails, and budgets just cannot be stretched any further, there are several other options to finding cheap bridesmaid dresses. You can try renting them. A store that rents tuxedos, for instance, most likely will also carry other formal wear. You can also try consignment clothing shops. And last, but not least, eBay (www.eBay.com), “the world’s largest online garage sale” just might happen to have exactly what you’re looking for.

The time to begin looking for cheap bridesmaid dresses is not at the last minute. Begin your search as soon as you find out from the bride the date (which is subject to change, but let’s keep our fingers crossed) on which the wedding is to occur.

Unless it’s going to be a rush-job marriage, you’re sure to have time to find a bridesmaid dress you and your sister bridesmaids can afford and that works well with the bride’s. And no, you don’t have to tell the bride, but we’re betting if she finds out, she’ll love you anyway!