NBR: What did you do with your wedding dress?

RA1109 · December 2011

Mine is taking up a large portion of my closet. I hate to just throw it away, I am sentimental about it, but not so much that I want to keep it forever. I don't really want to pay to get it cleaned so I can donate it. What did you do with yours?

MamaSquish · December 2011

I'm wondering the same thing. It would probably cost a fortune to get it cleaned, and I decided that when it came un-bustled (is that a word?), that I would dance and walk around the bar after the wedding with my train out. It definitely needs to be cleaned. That was four years ago.

carlab44 · December 2011

When I woke up the morning after our wedding I noticed a large footprint on my train. My cousin had stepped on it as we were walking to the bar after the reception. It's now been cleaned and boxed, and is on a top shelf in our closet.

Krista123105 · December 2011

Mine is preserved and at my parents' house. I'm not really sure why, since I'm assuming if I have a daughter she'll want to pick out a new dress, but my parents had it preserved for me after my wedding.

Temp937723687505543 · December 2011

Hmmmm.... I think it's hanging in a garment bag somewhere at my parents' house. It's been neither cleaned nor preserved. I just never really thought about it after returning from the honeymoon. (My veil is hanging in my closet- DD found it at my parents' house and thought it was fun to play with.)

Yules · December 2011

I put in into a plastic box and put it in the closet in my old room at my parents house. I leave all of my sentimental stuff there.

SoDoMojo · December 2011

2 weeks ago I gave it to charity. We've been married for almost 5 years and before DH took it away was the 1st time I'd looked at it since I took it off. I have a small house and need space. I have pics to remember it by. I just hope someone can be as joyful in it as I was.

LoveyFNR · December 2011

STBXH ruined our wedding by ending up in jail for 8 months so I never even got to wear mine. I wasn't even really a big fan of it anyways so I've been planning to try to sell it on CL, just haven't bothered posting it yet.

bstrangely · December 2011

i wore it to gay marriage rallies (pro!). i have some great memories with that dress

Penguin81 · December 2011

My dress was a "two piece" lovely simple strapless A-line with a stunning lace and pearl jacket, overlay train thingy. Kinda hard to describe. It's been clean and preserved.

My husband almost flipped his sh!t when I told him that I'm planing I cutting up the overlay when my daughter is old enough for first communion to make her veil. As far as the simple A-line dress, if my daughter wants it she can have if not I'm not sure yet but my husband won't let me get rid of it or destroy it... so I guess in the closet it shall sit

mbgreenwalt · December 2011

Mine is in a plastic bag dirty in my closet. It is hanging next to both my prom dresses and a wedding dress I bought, but didn't wear. I will never get rid of it, one or both of my DDs can have it if they want it in the future.

katcarls · December 2011

I had mine cleaned and it's in a box under the bed.

hersheykiss · December 2011

I had a friend cut it up and make it into a quilt. It is in my closet now and I use it on the bed regularly. I had no qualms about doing it either. The likelihood that E would want to wear it is slim and she may not even be that size when she gets married. I would rather use it for something that can be given to a son or daughter.

12bailey18 · December 2011

Mine is still hanging in my mom's guest bedroom. Right where I left it 7 years ago....LOL.

JoannaJes · December 2011

My mom had it cleaned and it is in a box at my parents' house.

Art Teacher · December 2011

My mom used it to make our daughter's christening dress - it is beautiful and is now a family heirloom, too

sapgirl76 · December 2011

I'm really weird about stuff like this in that there are very few objects to which I am sentimentally attached. We were in a teensy condo, the dress was big, so it went to Goodwill about 2 years after our wedding.

melody921 · December 2011

I got it cleaned and preserved and now it's taking up a good bit of space at the top of a closet in our guest room. I couldn't bear to part with it, but I doubt anyone else is going to wear it, since styles change and all. Oh well, I'll keep it until I come up with another plan.

Aloe0l · December 2011

I never cleaned mine either. We had a friend use it to make a Christening gown for DD.

Chrissy1019 · December 2011

Mine is cleaned and preserved in what looks like a coffin at my parents house. I don't have room to keep it here. I would never get rid of my dress, even though looking back I'm not crazy about it. It is too sentimental to me. No clue on what I'm going to do with it, but it's not getting donated!

SuperCuteBenz · December 2011

I never got mine cleaned either. It is hanging in my closet as well. I don't want to part with it. DD may or may not want to wear it some day, but regardless I won't get rid of it.

scoutkate · December 2011

TBH, I'm not sure where my dress is. I think it's at my dad's house.

sschwege · December 2011

My mother is going to make a first communion dress for my DD out of it. I saved my veil in an acid free box though. It was my mother's veil, I wore it on my wedding day and who knows maybe if it lasts my daughter will want to wear it as well.

hoping4sticky · December 2011

My mom had it made into a quilt for my first baby.

But there is also an adorable pic on pinterest of putting your little girl in your wedding dress that I would do if it wasn't in blanket form.

girllennon · December 2011

I had it cleaned and packaged. I kept it for three months and decided to donate it to the Brides Project in Canada. It ended up going to their Michigan location. No point in saving it since I only have a son and don't plan on having more kids.

I was happy to donate it to a good cause and to help out another bride who wouldn't have been able to afford it otherwise. It was a 2007 Pronovias Oceano

kaydee77 · December 2011

It's hanging in a garment bag, dirty, in a closet. For 2 years now. One of these days I'll do something about it lol.

anneimal98 · December 2011

Mine's been cleaned and preserved and is sitting in a box in my attic. I occassionally think about donating it to the Mary Madeline Project but haven't been able to let go yet (and, in any event, they're not currently taking donations).

historychick79 · December 2011

It was never cleaned, and is in the back of our spare closet in its bag. I try it on every summer to see if it still fits (obviously not last year when I had C, and it didn't quite make it this year, so it was back to WW for me). I'm torn about giving it away. I know it's wasting space, but since my parents are divorced and we don't have our childhood home with all the 'stuff' kept there I tend to be sentimental about the few pieces of memorabilia I do have.

zeptattoo · December 2011

I did the preservation thing, but at a discount since I did it at the place where I bought it.

bridetobe920 · December 2011

I didn't read through all of the replies, so not sure if this has been posted already. I cleaned/preserved mine using Weclean.com. They said you a prepaid box to send the dress to them in. Then, they clean it, take a picture of it, and rebox it before shipping it back to you preserved. It takes up a lot less room in our closet now!

lindylogana · December 2011

Never got mine cleaned but I'm keeping it incase my daughter would like to use the dress to incorporate into hers or, if she has the same awesome style, wear my dress.

sept9107bride · December 2011

Cleaned and preserved in a box in my closet. I made a joke one day that I should be buried in it when I die cause seriously what else do you do with those dresses? (unless you are a kind soul who donates them, but I hate to part with it just yet). But I was half serious about the burial thing...just think...if it doesn't fit they could just cut it in the back and no one would be the wiser!

BelhurstBride · December 2011

I sold it and redecorated the living room.

BelleIsa · December 2011

Mine is still in my closet and I was orginally going to get it dyed (it's not too 'wedding-ey' and could be used as a ball gown since DH and I end up going to a lot of balls when we're posted overseas), but my body has changed so much since I've had DD and now with this pregnancy that I don't know if all the Spanks in the world could make it fit again.

So.... maybe I'll keep it and if DD wants to use the fabric to make part of her dress or something. It's really expensive silk (feels like butter) and was hand-tailored for me so I don't want to just toss it.

ablou · December 2011

It's preserved and in a box in our guest room closet. I will never part with it. Ever. I bought it to be an heirloom, and I'm hoping it will be.

And to be honest, it was too expensive for me to just hand it over to Goodwill or something else.

aliloulou · December 2011

I guess I'm just silly. It's never been cleaned and is in a garment bag in our closet.

BUT... I put it on every year on our anniversary and just walk around the house a bit because I love that dress and just wish there was a reason to wear it again.

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