What do you do with your dress when the wedding is over?

jaep129 Posted: Apr 23, 2008 05:59 PM

What do you do with your dress when the wedding is over?

What do I do? I dont want to put it in the box and keep it. Do people sell a used wedding dress or is there a place to donate them. I dont care about the $.

TIA

Jess

DGoldfarb0776 Posted: Apr 23, 2008 06:17 PM

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There are places where you can sell (like Craigs List or Ebay or even here) your gown and places like the Salvation Army where you can donate it to.

SWBride Posted: Apr 23, 2008 06:28 PM

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When my cousin's twins were christened she used material from her dress to make the babies christening gowns. I thought that was a nice idea.

JJC Posted: Apr 23, 2008 06:40 PM

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Posted by SWBride

When my cousin's twins were christened she used material from her dress to make the babies christening gowns. I thought that was a nice idea.

This is def a great idea....I actually have both mine and my fh christening outfits to use for our future children...but maybe a communion gown? off to storage it goes!

yswedding Posted: Apr 23, 2008 06:56 PM

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I'm getting it dyed black and cut short and wearing it as a fancy cocktail dress to every party for the next 5 years!

I love my dress can't part with it ..

well, maybe maybe... if someone loved it as much as me, and really really wanted it I'd sell it

EsquireBride Posted: Apr 23, 2008 07:31 PM

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I might try to donate it, but I might feel differently after I wear it!

jaep129 Posted: Apr 23, 2008 07:32 PM

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What a great idea. Thanks!

carolinebr Posted: Apr 23, 2008 08:03 PM

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I sold one (I had 2 dresses) here

PreownedWeddingDresses.com

you pay $25 to list it for 1 year.

Michiamanomimi Posted: Apr 23, 2008 08:47 PM

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I'm planning on donating mine to Brides against Breast Cancer. My mom and I were just talking about it today and she is probably going to do the same with her dress. Might as well have it get used.

Brides against Breast Cancer

Wifeynella Posted: Apr 23, 2008 11:02 PM

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Posted by Michiamanomimi

I'm planning on donating mine to Brides against Breast Cancer. My mom and I were just talking about it today and she is probably going to do the same with her dress. Might as well have it get used.

Brides against Breast Cancer

im either donating it or having a seamstres make my kids christening gown from it.

shell1879 Posted: Apr 23, 2008 11:33 PM

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Posted by SWBride

When my cousin's twins were christened she used material from her dress to make the babies christening gowns. I thought that was a nice idea.

awwwww thats so sweet

my moms is in a ball in a box i her garage not that it would even fit me but still i was thinking of doing something with it. may make a veil or something.

IrishBrideASmiling Posted: Apr 23, 2008 11:39 PM

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Posted by SWBride

When my cousin's twins were christened she used material from her dress to make the babies christening gowns. I thought that was a nice idea.

My cousin just did the same thing!

babygirlb Posted: Apr 24, 2008 12:00 AM

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You can donate it to charity.

MakingofaMulligan Posted: Apr 24, 2008 10:49 AM

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I'm having a christening gown made out of mine.

JulyBride728 Posted: Apr 24, 2008 11:02 AM

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Posted by SWBride

When my cousin's twins were christened she used material from her dress to make the babies christening gowns. I thought that was a nice idea.

I thought that was a family tradition my family had..it's nice to see other people are putting their dresses to good use as well.

It's my family's tradition to make baptism clothes for our future kids out of our wedding dresses.
I still have my baptism clothes that was made from part of my mom's wedding dress. Plus it holds so much more meaning to the outfit