My Mom told me today that I should pay back the bridesmaids for their dresses now that the wedding is cancelled and not sure how I feel about this as I do not know what is customary.
We cancelled our wedding due to one of my bridesmaids cancelled on us, my flower girl bowed out, and my brother doesn't feel comfortable coming to the weeding. With so many ups and downs and tired of moving the wedding again we decided to have a small ceremony with my parents, the best man and maid of honor.
So two of the girls including the one that cancelled on us will not be using their dresses. I still plan on sending them both their gifts I had already planned on giving them. What is customary when you cancel a wedding? Do you pay for the dresses, give them a bigger gift, or leave it as it was part of the risk of getting married and not paying them back?