I'm about to put my £1200 wedding dress in the washing machine!!! EEK Am I mad!!

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It has been shoved on top of my wardrobe since the wedding 2 years ago.

I have decided to flog it as I have the memories/photos dont need to keep dress.

Its a maggie sottero dress and they seem to sell well.....

I dont want to pay £100 to clean it just in case it doesnt sell so it is now soaking in my sink and about go in washer on delicate cycle.

Will it fall apart? Will all the beads fall off?!!

Ive just uploaded some pictures of me in the dress to here

my mum and aunty who are wedding dress designers used the washing machine to wash....theyve never had any probs

If you clikc on the actual photo it brings it up bigger so you can see detail

Oh and excuse some of the cheesy ones, I got married at Gretna Green and it was all a bit cheesy

i ave foun this thread strangely exciting pr

well doen wiht dress
min( made ofr me) is in a bag in the loft
wont wear it use it agin have no idea why i have it

Pecka you look absolutely gorgeous..I'm sure the dress will sell. But I really think I have to find a dress that will suit me rather than hoping a gorgeous dress will hide my flab.

Thanks mumto3 When you start looking you will KNOW which is yours, mine was the first of about 30 I tried on and just knew straight away and went back to it!

Good luck xx

pecka - yes i agree too....gorgeous and you looked stunning too x

Thanks I hope so. Going to start weightwatchers next week so I will hopefully be a 10-12 again before I get married next summer..don't even want to consider trying dresses on just now..I'm too fat!!

What was getting married at Gretna Green like?

Absolutely FANTASTIC - I was at a wedding 2 weeks ago and still people come up to me and say "My favourite ever wedding was yours at Gretna...."

The atmosphere was just brilliant, really relaxed and fun.

We actually did it a mile up the road from gretna at the Mill Forge which has its own little chapel, then you have your reception there and all the guests stayed in individual chalets and we made a weekend of it.

I was really worried it was goign to be lame and cheesy but it was really romantic and lovely and cost a FRACTION of the price of a traditional wedding.

My photographer was about £80!

must be cos theres so much comeptitiont here pr

Hmmmm..it's something I'd consider I must admit. What was the meal like and the hotel?

I'm really glad it came out well - you looked lovely in it

Oh it worked!!

Fab!!

You're gorgeous! Your dh aint half bad either

so pleased the washing worked pecka - your pics are gorgeous

Have just prepared the ebay listing ready for it to go live tomorrow night - fingers crossed!

what a gorg dress, you looked wnderful.

made me think of mine now!!

that pic coming out of the chapel was absolutely lovely, pecka. well done with the frock.

Pecka

Sorry wee hijack! I got married at Gretna in April in the registry office then had a blessing over the Anvil. You are right it is cheesy but we had a fab day too.

Did you go the the Anvil at all? We are going back to stay for out first anniversary next April.

There was a little pretendy anvil in the chapel that we got married in but no didnt go to the proper anvil!

I keep intending to go back for an anniversary, bet that would be nice.

How long ago did you get married? You could get DH to whisk you off and renew your vows at the anvil.We watched our wedding video again last night

Sad hey??

2 years next week

Aww I always think of you as my wedding buddy - only a couple of months between us, both with Maggie dresses and talking about it on the build up.

Not sure I could part with my dress yet - my mum did pay for it all to be cleaned and stored in a fancy box at the time though (she was very very obsessive with the budget and added it in when we were adding up!!)

Pecka, did a bloke called Colin do your photos?

another funny question but, you don't like formula 1 do you per chance?

Yes! Colin Bell I think it was

Formula 1? Is that question for me?