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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Poll: Wedding Dress Preservation
It's been five months since my wedding, and I still haven't decided what to do with my dress. I had originally planned to get rid of it somehow, but now that the wedding's over it means more to me than I thought it would.
I'm curious how y'all are feeling about it now--months or years after your wedding. For example:
- Did you keep it or give it away?
- Are you happy with your decision, regretful or neutral?
- If you did keep it, which preservation method did you use--the vacuum sealed one or the one that is not sealed, just wrapped acid-free? Are you happy with your choice? Both methods claim to be the best and I have nooo idea which to choose!
Thanks in advance for your advice, ladies!!!
- Diane
Re: Poll: Wedding Dress Preservation
Oh this method is great! I did this too! :-)
(I should have it at least dry cleaned though....)
That's interesting. I didn't know that. I originally wanted to dye mine, but the place I was looking at sending it didn't work with synthetics either.
Thanks, everyone, for your responses.
I've been thinking about it, and I guess trying to make a rational decision on this is kind of silly, because ultimately, my motivations aren't really rational, but total sentimental. The dress doesn't really have much value to anyone but me. I think if I keep it, I kind of want to do something where I can take it out and look at it once in a while. I think that might please me more than sealing it up, especially since it doesn't have to stay perfect forever.
Thanks again for helping me decide!
- Diane
Mine was in the David's bridal bag in my guest room until about a month ago. We have had to clean out the closet (and room) to make room for the new baby, so right now, my dress is at my grandmother's house (and by the way we just got rid of a bunch of 80's and 90's bridesmaid dresses and prom dresses of mine = 7 dresses total!!! - the only way she said she would take the wedding dress was if I got rid of the other dresses to make room.... and omg, looking at those dresses after all these years.... yikes!)
If this baby is a girl, I'm thinking about having a christening dress made out of my wedding dress, and possible a teddy bear. I'd have to talk to MIL about it, b/c she's the only sewer in the family.