Bridesmaid while in grad school?

I paid for my daughter to be in two weddings. She’s young, her friends are young, and the opportunity will not come again. I was fortunate that the dresses were in the $50-60 range, and there was no cost for hair, make up (just did their own). I also paid for the gifts. There were things I didn’t pay for, like travel to go to the bridal showers (daughter didn’t go) or hotel rooms (she came home after the weddings).