Well, I've asked my wedding planner friend to keep her eye out for someone in need who'll fit into it. If by the end of the summer we haven't rehomed it I'll donate it to Oxfam bridal.
I was so lucky that I didn't have to worry about how to pay for my wedding (though we DIY-ed it alot because I wasn't willing to bankrupt my parents, hehe!) and I want to pass on that blessing to someone else you know?
This is making me wonder about my Mum's and my wedding dresses above my head in the loft. I don't know why I'm keeping them, I only had a son, so no use for dressing up unless he produces granddaughters. I was occasionally allowed to dress up in Mum's dress as a treat, I loved that and had the headdress and veil as permanent dress up.
In the same trunk are christening things of mine, first shoes from my son and first and last ballet shoes of mine.
However they are not using living space up so they could stay there as long as we have a house with a loft.
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I'm watching 27 Dresses right now to chill a bit before going to bed and just remembered this thread. I'm at the scene where Kevin discovers the closet filled with bridesmaid's dresses and it is so hilarious, especially since I know I'll end up laughing so hard that tears will start dripping soon. Seriously, the concept of 'the best part is you can shorten it and wear it again' - WHO invented it? Very rarely does anyone use anything wedding related that screams 'Wedding!' again, unless they're the groom or his guys.
I got married in 2009 and still haven't sold the dress, tried once though but will have to make that a serious project of the Summer months, because our walk-in is very small and although it's hanging from a rod mounted to the ceiling it fills up a huge deal. It's a lovely dress and I loved wearing it, but made up my mind about selling it even before having chosen this particular model. There are several reasons:
- Wedding dresses are in and out of style the same way as 'normal' clothing is
- If I'm lucky enough to get kids, I might not have a daughter
- If I do have a daughter, she might not be the same size
- She might not like the style
- She might want to wear her 'own' dress the same way as I would never have picked the style that my mother wore on her day
- Financial; it was an expensive dress and I paid it from my own money, but reasoned that if I get even half of the amount back then it would have cost me about the same as a rented dress (and I've heard some horror stories of them smelling of sweat after a while when the bride has danced a bit and gotten warm :( )
- The thought of someone else spending their big day in this dress makes me happy
ninakk, I haven't seen 27 Dresses but the TV ads for it made me even more grateful that I have never had to be a bridesmaid!
A side benefit to being friends mostly with the type of people who elope. :-)
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