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To ask what you did with your wedding dress?

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MakeYouSoSureAboutIt · 28/12/2018 09:03

My wedding dress is just sat in my spare bedroom and it feels so wasteful. (It’s lovely - if I do say so myself and was expensive!)

But I’m not sure what to do with it? What did you do with your wedding dress?

Any ideas?

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PeridotCricket · 28/12/2018 09:05

Gave it to ixfam. It was a high street dress though. About a week after the wedding.

Hermagsjesty · 28/12/2018 09:06

eBay! I’m not very sentimental though and liked the idea of someone who couldn’t afford their dream dress new getting the pleasure of it.

Beautifulseren · 28/12/2018 09:09

I'm sure there is a charity you can send them to who send them to Africa or somewhere ( can't remember) for brides to wear. Also I've seen another charity who remake them into little nighties for still born babies. Sadly can't remember the name of either - can anyone remember please?

grasspigeons · 28/12/2018 09:11

its hanging up taking space. I wish I had sold it within days of the wedding when it was in great condition and in fashion. I couldn't sell it now as fashions change surprisingly fast.

I am vaguely toying with cutting 3 small sections where there were details and putting them in embroidery rings to display but don't want it too look like I have framed a table cloth Grin

its either that, or trying to force it on my future daughter in law and having a huff that she has snubbed my kind offer. Wink

rabbitfoodadvocate · 28/12/2018 09:12

I was going to give mine away but we just found out we are having a girl, so I'm hanging onto it, just in case!

Strugglingtodomybest · 28/12/2018 09:12

I think it's in the attic.

ClashCityRocker · 28/12/2018 09:13

www.cherishedgowns.org.uk/donate/donate-a-wedding-dress-uk

We used these to donate my dress for still born babies.

Other ideas -

One crafty friend of mine made hers into a bedspread. It was really stunning.

Another made parts of it into bed cushions.

I've seen people put the corset section into box frames for display.

EmpressAdultHumanFemale · 28/12/2018 09:14

Also I've seen another charity who remake them into little nighties for still born babies.

Yes, I sent them my one. heavenlygowns.co.uk/

ClashCityRocker · 28/12/2018 09:14

Also, I think you can get some dresses dyed and customised so it can be worn again.

Frouby · 28/12/2018 09:15

Sold mine. I bought it from a local charity shop, absolutely loved it. But it was big and puffy and no way was I having it lying around for years just incase dd wanted it.

If I hadn't sold it was going to take it back to the charity shop. I got £70 for it I think which I used to buy ds his summer clothes.

Youmadorwhat · 28/12/2018 09:15

I have no idea where it is...somewhere in a bag in box in the attic!! 😬 it was a silk jenny Peckham 🙈 I feel so bad now!!

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MakeYouSoSureAboutIt · 28/12/2018 09:16

I do like the idea of the nighties for still born babies. Will look into that.

Also, another bride wearing it is a nice idea too. It’s still in style I would say?

To ask what you did with your wedding dress?
To ask what you did with your wedding dress?
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BlytheSpiritsSpirit · 28/12/2018 09:16

Cut it up and made a baptism/christening dress for my dd.

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MakeYouSoSureAboutIt · 28/12/2018 09:18

Oooo cutting it up for a christening gown is also an idea I like.

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MaidenMotherCrone · 28/12/2018 09:18

Mines in the loft. It was a one off, designed and made for me. It won’t date as such because it’s loosely based on a Medieval design. I’d love to dye it and wear it to Pagan events but then it’ll stop being my wedding dress iykwim.

TeaAndToastx2 · 28/12/2018 09:19

I think I almost bought this save dress 4 years ago! I love it. My dress is cleaned and boxed up, I should probably have sold it really but I’d had it altered to fit me and wasn’t sure it could be reused easily

CoughLaughFart · 28/12/2018 09:20

My friend is currently looking at wedding dresses and I’d say that style is definitely still popular.

Busybusybust · 28/12/2018 09:20

In the loft since 1976!

londonrach · 28/12/2018 09:20

I gave mine to an young drama group. Its impossible to resell wedding dresses so preferred it to be used.

Cornishmumofone · 28/12/2018 09:23

Mine was a bodice and skirt. I've worn the bodice several times with a patterned mid-calf length skirt that had the same shade of white/cream in it (a ball, college prom when I was a teacher etc).

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MakeYouSoSureAboutIt · 28/12/2018 09:23

@Youmadorwhat Grin how do you not know where your dress is?

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kaytee87 · 28/12/2018 09:23

Sold it, to a lovely women who came round with her mum and toddler to try it on Smile

Still have my beautiful veil though

TitOfTheIceberg · 28/12/2018 09:24

Mine's in my mum's wardrobe. She's happy to keep it for me (she has more hanging/storage space than we do) and I like knowing that it's still around. It wasn't a meringue so it doesn't take up too much space.

DDIJ · 28/12/2018 09:24

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crispysausagerolls · 28/12/2018 09:26

Sounds outrageously narcisstic but I consider my dress to be a work of art and when we get a bigger place I will have it on display on a nice sort of mannequin thing somewhere! Currently it’s just collecting dust at my mother’s and it’s such a waste