Paying for Flower Girl Dress

We're paying for our flower girl's dress, because we know that family is on a tight budget. We've paid for some random stuff for each of the kids in our wedding party, like we paid for the ring bearer and jr. groomsmen's bowtie/suspender sets, and we're paying for my jr. bridesmaids to get their hair done. I think it's a nice gesture since the cost of anything needed for kids in the wedding party falls on the parents.

I mentioned to the mom's (my cousins) of the ring bearer and flower girl that we would pay for their suit rental/dress. When we went to the ring bear's fitting my cousin would physically not let me near the credit card machine. LOL I told her we would pay for it, she said, "I know and I ignored you, you have too much to pay for". So sweet. I think it is nice to offer but they might just pay for it themselves. I figure it is like bridesmaids, you asked them to be in the wedding and they accepted knowing this was an expense. I will still try my luck with my flower girl.

Thanks! This is really helpful. I will offer to pay, but accept if she doesn't let me.

One of my bridesmaids is my flower girl's mom too. I checked with her first because she is a single mom before assuming she would pay for her daughter's dress in addition to hers. She said it was fine because my only request is that the dress be all white, I didn't care where it came from or what it looked like. In exchange I would get her something to go with the dress whether it was a sash or flower crown. A week later my friend found her daughter's dress at Ross for only $10!!!

You absolutely can.
I am. But I found a skirt that I adored at Kohl's that I wasnt sure would be available. So I bought them. And I'm going to buy a tshirt. If it's cold that day and they need leggings and cardigans, I'll ask that their mom provide those.
I'm also buying polo shirts for my ring bearers.

I bought my flower girl's but she's my daughter so it was a given! Lol I agree with PP. It doesn't hurt to offer and if she says she's got it, then let it be. 😊

I think it'd be nice to pay for it especially if you'll be choosing it

It's definitely a nice gesture if it's in the budget! I chose to pay for ours because the dress I wanted was custom and since I wanted something specific, I would have felt bad being like "hey, here's this dress I want your 3 year old to wear - pay up" (lol) I just went ahead and paid. Also, mom is one of my youngest cousins and I know she struggles, financially, as a single mom so the last thing I wanted to do was put another stress on her.

Paying for the flower girl dress isn't required, but it's a sweet gesture!

No, it's not required, but it is a nice gesture if you can afford it. I'm buying my flower girl's dress, mostly because she is my granddaughter, and her mom (my daughter) is my MOH, so she already has her own stuff to pay for, and she's on a tighter budget than I am! But my cousin's son is our ring bearer, my cousin is my BM, so I am also going to offer to pay for ring bearer's clothes, since I don't want my cousin to have to double up on costs either. She may not let me, but I'm going to try!