What should I do with my wedding dress

I made my wedding dress and a year later made a christening gown from it

And this is why I rented mine! Worn for one day, very pretty, but when would I use it again?!

My wedding dress, large hat and fancy lace gloves spent 40 years in a box in the loft. Clearing out the loft prompted me to try it all on…. Amazingly I could still do up the fastenings.
Washed the dress on delicate in the washing machine- dripped dry, ironed carefully then sold as “ vintage “ on e bay.

My Gina Fratini wedding dress was in two sections. The shorter section was used by my daughter as an Angel Gabriel outfit at Primary school. The other part was used to make doll’s dresses.

I know we don't think of ourselves as 'vintage' but in fact a dress from 1989 IS vintage!

A friend put hers on a bonfire (when she got divorced) and revelled in watching it burn!

Before I moved house in 2019 . Decluttered that much so decided to give it to charity as it had spent nearly 30 years in the attic . Properly boxed and wrapped in acid free tissue. Though am dram group might buy it or someone just for the fabric as it was cream satin and cream lace over lay plus the veil.

My daughter had hers professionally cleaned last year. It had acid free tissue and was put in a special box. It cost £95. It is now residing in my attic, not hers.

Oldest DD divorced after five years, and her wedding dress went to the local hospice charity shop. They raised £110 from the sale - we were delighted, and also surprised, as it didn't cost much more than that, bought in a local boutique.

What a beautiful story ❤️

What an interesting thread about wedding dresses. We married in 78 and I made mine from Liberty cream Veruna wool , floor length with covered buttons all down the front- no meringues for me or bridesmaids!! I always joked to the family that I had kept it with the intention of me wearing to the Crem! For our 40th I wore it for our family party which caused great hilarity as you can imagine and rather a lot of breathing in! It's back in the wardrobe now waiting for 'the grim reaper'!

I gave my to my daughter's school for the drama group. It was worn in several productions while she was still at school.

Pearlsaminger

My elderly friend recently passed away. She was 84. She always said her wedding day was the happiest day of her life.

And it would have been her 50th anniversary this year.

She had no family left, so as her next of kin, and power of attorney, it was decided (along with her executors) to send her off to be reunited with her long departed hubby, in her beautiful ivory satin dress.

I guess that might sound a bit weird to some, but she would have loved knowing she still fitted into it after all those years ❤️🥹

I wish I'd thought of doing this with my Mum's wedding dress. It dates from 1950, full length with a short train in a beautiful satin fabric and a matching Juliet cap. She died 5 years ago aged 94, and would have fitted into it even though it was tiny (think 22" waist!). I still have the dress and also her ATS uniform jacket and cap, and have no idea what to do with them.