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What did you do with your wedding dress?
I love my dress, I just don't know what I would do with it if I were to preserve it. I don't
want to regret not having it later on...but it is just
another box to take up space in our small house, for $100; Times change, and I do not expect for my daughter (if I have one) to
like my dress or would want to use it. My mom's dress is in Mexico and
I guess I would have liked to see it in person, but it wasn't a big
deal. Maybe a part of it can be used on their bouquet? That can be
their "something old". That is, if they want to do something like that.
This is the stuff I think about and it drives me nutty. What if I sell it and want it back? The debate is still up in the air...what did you do with yours?
Re: What did you do with your wedding dress?
Baby #2: Surprise BFP 9.19.12, EDD 5.24.13, natural m/c 10.19.13 at 9w
7 years later it's never been cleaned and pretty much lives stuffed in a laundry basket.
I wore it again for our 1st anniversary dinner (at home, with me in a wheelchair after having my shattered ankle put back together).
Now I wear it to play dress up with my 3yo. She is very impressed with mama's princess dress. We dance wearing our princess dresses and have tea parties. I have wonderful memories of playing dress up in my mom's old formals and wanted to share that with my DD.
That is adorable!
OP- My dress is hanging in the back of my closet in the garmet bag. Once we can afford it, I will get it cleaned and preserved. I could NEVER part with my dress.
Mine is still hanging at my parents house (for almost 2 years). DH and I rent a small townhome and don't have much space (even though I could throw it in the back of the closet, it doesn't take up space) but we'll buy a house soon so I'll get it back at that time. We lived in the city for a long time and I didn't want my dress thrown in the back of our old, dirty, small, crappy city apartment. I wouldn't mind if I had it at our townhome now though.
I could NEVER part from my dress. I love it so much. I paid a lot of money for that dress, it was apart of the most important day of my life, it is beyond beautiful (in my opinion, of course), .... there is no way I could part from it.
I dont' know what I'll end up doing with it. I guess I'll just keep it forever and ever, which I'm fine with that. I see no reason not too. Mine is a simple lace, floor length dress that takes up very little space. I have TONS of other clothes I would get rid of before my wedding dress. Maybe someday my daugther/niece will want to wear it. And if not, there is no hard in keeping it. It takes up maybe 4 inches of space. I can spare that for my wedding dress.
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I have mine in its preserve box but I loved the idea of having a piece of it removed and added to maybe my daughters wedding bouquet it she wants it(if we have one). The other idea I was thinking about is having it cut into different sizes and pieces and made into a quilt with fabric the same color as out wedding colors!!
I haven't done anything with mine yet but I am thinking about doing something really cute, don't know how much it will cost yet though:
On our honeymoon in VT we went to the VT teddy bear factory where they showed us a bear with an older looking wedding dress as it's outfit. The tour guide told us that if you send anything in they will tailor down to "bear-size" and send it back to you on a bear for a keepsake. If it isn't ridiculously expensive that is what I will do (although don't know if it could be more expensive then preserving it lol)!!
CUTE IDEA
I actually had mine altered and turned into a sundress. Of course, that's not possible for most dresses, but mine was light and flowy and beautiful and I just had to wear it again. I've worn it several times a year since our wedding 2.5 yrs ago. You could always find a brilliant local seamstress or fashion design student in your area, have her disassemble and reassemble the dress to look completely new and wearable for special occasions. A beautiful new dress and you get to hang on to the sentimentality of the garment!
Another idea, and keep in mind that I'm a professional photographer, is to keep the dress, unaltered or otherwise, and make a tradition out of having anniversary portraits taken every year that the dress still fits. My husband and I do this every year and offer it to our wedding clients as well. Don yourself in all your wedding day garb and celebrate your love with an extra special portrait session. Not only will you love the images, you'll love the way you feel (and the way people look at you during the shoot) as you recall the excitement and love of your wedding day.