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To want to sell my wedding dress

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sundaybest · 24/01/2012 11:12

I got married in 2009 and had a lovely pronovias dress. I've been thinking about selling for a while but then had a dd this year and thought that maybe she would like to get married in it one day...
So this is really wwyd. I'm so in two minds about it. But it takes up a lot of space. Also not sure how much I could get for it if I sold it.
Anyone with the same dilema?

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Ephiny · 24/01/2012 12:45

Oops, I mean £ not $...

tanfastic · 24/01/2012 12:47

I sold mine on eBay as seen. Never got it dry cleaned due to expense. Cost me 1k, sold it for £300. That might give you an idea what they go for.

somewherewest · 24/01/2012 14:13

I donated my dress to Oxfam when I got married a few years back and have no regrets. I'm not very sentimental about objects and it was nice to think that someone who mightn't have been able to afford a nice dress otherwise would get to enjoy it. The alternative was to leave it gathering dust in the wardrobe. I doubt if your DD would wear it to be honest. Fashions will have totally changed by then.

Molehillmountain · 24/01/2012 18:49

If I were brave enough, I'd get a dressmaker to cut up the train of mine and use the football pitch sized piece of fabric to make dresses for dd1 and dd2 while they're small enough not to mind matching! And then if they have daughters their children could wear the dresses.

Pinkiemum · 24/01/2012 19:43

I wore my mothers wedding dress when I made my debut ( debut's were very big in Australia when I was a teenager). I found my Nana's wedding dress when I was a teenager in a paper bag in her cupboard and decided I would wear it when I got married, I had to have it adjusted but I am very happy I wore it, wearing it made me feel close to my Nana on my wedding day.

BellaVita · 24/01/2012 19:49

My mum sold mine about 6 months after I got married. She gave me the money to do as I wished - she knew there would be something we needed for our new house. She actually sold it for more than she paid for it.

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Puffykins · 09/02/2012 17:00

Keep it, if you have the space. I wore my mother's wedding dress, so did my sister. There was no pressure to do so, we wanted to, and we're each thrilled that we did.

Sausagedog27 · 09/02/2012 17:01

Ive kept mine for sentimental value - hope to dress up in it with my children one day. I looked at selling but on ebay they simply don't sell very well. By the way I didn't pay for mine to be cleaned - I stuck it in our washer on a hand wash setting and it came out lovely!! It was silk as well!!

lisaro · 09/02/2012 17:05

The silk and lace from mine made my niece a beautiful bridesmaids dress for another family wedding.

diddl · 09/02/2012 17:05

I kept mine for my daughter.

Unfortunately I´m only 5ft & she already towers over meGrin

WentworthMillerMad · 09/02/2012 17:07

I have mine to a Macmillan nurse charity shop - they sold it for a profit and somebody got a bargain.
Win win situation.
Goodbye mrs havisham!

MinnieBar · 09/02/2012 17:12

I wore my mum's wedding dress?

? to a fancy dress party Grin - I went as a zombie-bride type if thing.
So it technically got a second outing!

MinnieBar · 09/02/2012 17:14

Oh but what I really want to do with mine is some kind of Friends-type thing - you know, where Rachel and Monica and Phoebe are all drinking beer in wedding dresses. But I can't think of a good reason why that would ever happen!

rosebery · 09/02/2012 17:16

Off topic, but my ex said that he wanted me to wear his late mum's dress if we ever got married.

We never did. Thank god.

Milliways · 09/02/2012 17:20

There are other sites than ebay (My DD has been looking at them trying to find herself a bargain).

here are some selling for £500-£1000+

Lucy88 · 09/02/2012 17:49

I sold my wedding dress - didn't see the point of having it cleaned and keeping it in a box taking up space.

However, if you are thinking of selling a wedding dress, you need to do it pretty much after your wedding. Wait a year or 2 and they are out of fashion.

EirikurNoromaour · 09/02/2012 18:21

Somebody threw hers away? Shock never heard of charity shops? Freecycle? That dress could have made a broke woman very happy :(

Mrsfromwales · 09/02/2012 19:28

Just to add my thoughts....
I bought my dream wedding dress 2nd hand from a lovely lady who had listed it on preloved, gumtree etc and also on a site called sellmyweddingdress.co.uk (which is where I found it by googling my dress)
I loved the idea of the dress already having a story behind it and it making 2 brides happy on their day!
The price in the shop was £1100 and I paid 350 from this lady, and it fit like a glove!
My mum cut up her wedding dress and made a christening gown out of it that we were all christened in..
We got married just over 2 years ago and my dress hasn't seen the light of day since, but at some point I am planning to do a cherish the dress type photo shoot so won't be getting rid anyway!
I think I will always keep my dress. Dont imagine my future kids would want to wear it but I love it so much- I have never looked as good in my life as I did in that dress Grin and it hold so many memories for me!
My plan is, if I have a DD, I will have the dress shortened to a knee length party type dress and use the bloody mahoosive train to make a christening/special occasion dress for the DD. (I would wear the shortened dress to said christening) - not that ive thought about this much yet! BlushGrin

MrsSnow · 09/02/2012 21:14

At my religious wedding ceremony I wore a dress the material of which belonged to my great grandmother's wedding trousseau, her daughter (my grandmother) used it as a large scarf, and her daughter my aunt insisted that my mother have it made into a useful item of clothing which could be worn more often. It was too nice so my mother never did.

Wearing something that was over 100 years old at my wedding felt amazing and I am so glad it was kept. I certainly intend to keep it.

If you have the room keep it, you never know who may wear it.

tigerlillyd02 · 10/02/2012 03:06

I never see the point in keeping anything you're not going to use again. Your dd may or may not want it. She may or may not get married. I wouldn't keep it all that time just in case.

BigFatHeffalump · 10/02/2012 03:14

Keep it. Even if she doesn't wear she'll want to look at it.

EdwardorEricCantDecide · 10/02/2012 03:26

How old is your DD? And are you planning any more dc?

I had part my dress made into a little christening suit for DS (little trousers and top)
And I'm having a christening gown made from it for dd in the next month and will still have a lot of fabric left over which I'll probably just bin

I tried selling mine but was just under £1000 new and couldn't get £200 for it on gumtree Shock

Maybe you could take yours to a dress maker and have a really nice dress made for dd from the fabric?

EdwardorEricCantDecide · 10/02/2012 03:32

Ooh I've just read back a bit to see what others have done, mrsfromwales I'm going to copy you and ha ve z knee length dress made for myself and christening gown for dd I was stuck for something to wear to christening must put back christening and commence major weight loss

JugsyMalone · 10/02/2012 03:34

I think sell it now before it goes out of fashion.

If I was getting married now I would rent a top notch dress for the day.

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