Photos courtesy of This Young HouseOne of the things I never considered when selecting my wedding dress was this important question: What am I going to do with it after the wedding?
Once the day had come and gone, I came up with this list of options for What to Do with Your Dress After the Wedding:
- Donate it
- Resell it
- Store it
- Wear it
- Transform it into something other than a dress
It's certainly risky, but it worked out really well for her!
What are you planning to do with your dress after the wedding?
18 comments:
wow, dyeing is a good idea! Except I really think i'm going to have more of a 'princess dress' (although made in Canada- so no sweat shop dress for me!). I was thinking of donating my dress. I really like the idea of my dress being a part of love and light in another bride's life :)
My dress was a black and white dress with a a vintage looking black rose pattern. I am turning it into a few throw pillows and napkins, and will probably keep a piece of it or two to add to a quilt someday.
Oh, I will be keeping it. A handmade family dress? I assume my future daughters/ grandaughters would kill me if I dyed it. Under other circumstances however, I definitly might.
That's amazing!! $5 dye and a fabulous dress :) but I like the skirt idea!
I considered dying mine after the wedding, but I think I will also make it into a throw pillow for our bed. I like the idea of keeping a few scraps for a quilt too!
You could make a christening gown out of the dress for your baby. I am not planning to have children but if I did- I love this idea.
Hopefully I'll be able to hem it to about knee-length and wear it again. I plan to ask the seamstress when I take it in for alterations.
wow, you can't even tell that's the same dress! I plan on keeping and preserving my dress. My best friend had her garter and her purse made from material from her grandmother's gown, so I hope when I have children someday, they find a way of reusing and recycling my dress!
One of the reasons I decided against a white dress was so that I could wear it again. This also helped me justify spending more than I normally would on a dress, since I hope to wear it for a lifetime of special occasions, not just one day.
Dyeing is a great option, though!
Wow! What a great idea. I figured I'd sell mine, but if I can get some more mileage out of it by dying it, that'd be fantastic!
Those are some really great ideas! I would love to do one of those. However, I had to cut off 8 inches off my dress. ( i'm 4'10) so I doubt I can resell it. It's actually a bit fancier, so I can't really wear it everyday. So I guess I will just store it. Does anyone know of any other ways to store dresses besides those expensive kits?
we love this young house :)
I bought my dress from a happily married woman who made it possible for me to wear the dress I wanted and still stay in my budget. I'm going to re-sell my dress so that someone else on a budget can also have this opportunity. (I'd donate it, but the re-sale price was part of the budget...)
I have wanted to donate my gown here ever since I read about it:
http://heavenlyangelsinneed.com/Gowns.html
but apparently now they aren't accepting dresses.
I definitely want to donate my dress though. I want someone else to get good use out of it.
(I get married in 12 days btw.)
Love your site!
I love that so many brides want to donate their dresses. It will make a womans dreams come true and believe me this is coming from a bride who doesn't have a wedding dress due to medical problems and no money.
I think it is awesome to send them to the charities and such, but It is also awesome to find a needy bride and give it to her where she may not otherwise get to feel like a bride and a princess on their special day.
If I have a dress to wear on my special day I think I will just post a forum on one of my favorite websites and ask why people need the dress and then choose a woman that I think could really use it. To help someones elses dream come true:)
Mandie
Heartsandhooves4christ@yahoo.com
I want to sell my dress so I can help pay off my bills, however I am 4'9 so I had to alter a lot off the bottom and I don't think I will find many people that height. I thought I would share with you, our wedding.
I have a ton of stuff like decorations and other things to either give away or sell cheap. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=86134&id=578832794&l=b7a0b85b70
never thought about dying the dress but what an awesome idea. I was going to try and sell it but you have inspired me to change my mind! Thanks :)
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