mommyoffive Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Do you still have your wedding dress? Have you done anything with it since you got married? Just curious, I still have mine and I am kind of wondering why I am keeping it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes, but it’s a very non-traditional wedding dress. Haven’t done anything with mine, either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I do! It's just on the same hanger that my mother probably hung it on after the wedding, protected from dust in one of those disposable plastic dry-cleaning bags, hanging in my closet... and I've never looked at it again. I guess I kept it originally because...well, it was my wedding dress! And now I keep it simply because I've had it for so long, and the style is so 1980's that I'm sure no one else would ever want it. 😄 It's pretty simple though and doesn't take up much room at all. Maybe my future granddaughters will get a kick out of it someday! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I had mine made into a baptismal gown and suit for my kids. I still have those. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Just now, Syllieann said: I had mine made into a baptismal gown and suit for my kids. I still have those. I love that tradition. My grandmother had her mother's wedding dress made into a baptismal gown, and all of my kids (even my ds) wore it when they were baptized. So did all of their cousins. It's very old, probably over a hundred years old, and I'm pretty sure it has fallen apart by now. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) Mine was my grandmother's, made for her by my great-grandmother. Maybe a daughter or granddaughter will wear it. I have it safely put away. Edited November 3, 2021 by maize 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I still have mine. My mom made it for me, and I would have a hard time letting it go. It is in a box with two of my bridesmaid dresses, which I have hung onto because I never bothered to get rid of them. My mom still has hers also. She gets it out every once in a while to look at it. It was beautiful and I wish I could have worn it, but we are totally different sizes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes. It was heirloomed the week after we got married. Idk if any of my kids will want it. If they don’t, I’d like to have baptism gowns made for each of the kids from it. Or maybe first communion dresses for the girls? Idk. But it’s no big deal to have it in the back of the closet in its “cake box” as we call it. Worst case scenario - bury me in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I still have mine and my mom's (1991 and 1960 respectively). My mom's grandmother made hers but the fabric is not in good condition anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I have three. The one for the solemisation ceremony was a simple pale blue sheath dress that can be an everyday summer dress. Then I had an ivory yellow gown for the wedding reception and a red gown for the customary ceremony. These two gowns are more suitable for attending orchestral concerts or wedding dinners or convocations. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes, it's in its special box at my Mom's house. If it would be of use to anyone, I'd be happy to give it away. It's not what I would choose now and my daughter wants a black or pink wedding dress. 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Nope I'm not very sentimental and it was bulky and we've moved a bunch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I do. I had it preserved in an heirloom box because that's the thing to do. Except now I wonder why I spent the money. The people who made the dress turned the whole experience into a nightmare for me. My dd did not want to wear it for her wedding--styles have changed quite a lot since then. I am hanging on to it now in case our former foster daughter wants it when she is older, either as is or altered. If she does not want it, I will pass it on somehow rather than hang on to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes, it’s on the hanger in a plastic bag, where it’s been since 1987. Sigh. None of my nieces or cousins have been small enough to use it, and now it’s terribly dated—Very very big shoulders, and then a slim dress with a nice train that had to be double bustled because I’m kind of short. It was gorgeous but I have absolutely no idea what to do with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I do. I wore my mother's, and one of my daughters told me years ago she wanted to wear it, so in the box it remains. I dunno if she really *will* when the time comes, but I've got space enough for the box. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Mine is boxed up and in the attic. Dd wouldn't even look at it when she was getting married. haha We are moving and I don't know what to do with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Mine is just a regular dress in a '90s style gauzy fabric. It is on a hanger under a dry cleaner bag. Nothing special done to it, other than a cleaning. Since it is easy to keep, I still have it, but it isn't sentimental to me. I didn't even pick it out. My sister brought it because I was planning to wear a cream colored outfit and she thought that was horrible. I had a JP wedding that was planned in less than a week. I didn't really care for the dress, but back then, I didn't know how to stand up for myself. It remains a reminder of who I used to be. My dress, ring and wedding were all decided for me. It was completely against what I wanted. When one of my kids has a child, I will let them decide if they want something made out of it. Either a baptismal gown/vest or something else. It does have very soft lace, and is gauzy/delicate looking. It would make a beautiful heirloom piece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 It's in a ziploc bag in a trunk in the basement. I dunno. Maybe one day someone will want it? It's red. Because I was weird like that. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 49 minutes ago, MercyA said: Yes, it's in its special box at my Mom's house. If it would be of use to anyone, I'd be happy to give it away. It's not what I would choose now and my daughter wants a black or pink wedding dress. 😁 17 minutes ago, Farrar said: It's in a ziploc bag in a trunk in the basement. I dunno. Maybe one day someone will want it? It's red. Because I was weird like that. Purple here. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I still have mine. I have five daughters, so maybe one of them will want to wear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I have mine but have no use for it. I wanted to donate it but couldn't find a place to take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Farrar said: It's red. 1 hour ago, Spryte said: Purple here. My wedding dress was white, but my bridesmaid dresses were red AND purple 😄 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I had a floral dress. with puffy sleeves. , mid calf. I have worn it as an ordinary dress several times since. I still have it. when my grandmother died last year and that obnoxious person she was married to had her cremated in the nighty she died in😲. I have commanded my children to make sure I am buried in my wedding dress. No old nightdress for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes. I got married in a turquoise silk cocktail dress that I have reworn regularly. Not so much lately, but for our 25th anniversary, we recreated our wedding pic with it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 No. Mine was borrowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I do but I was thinking a few days ago about getting rid of it. It's not a style anyone would want to re-use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Have? Yes. Why? The dumb feeling that I’m “supposed to”. I don’t even like it, but it doesn’t take up much room in its space bag, lol. It’s not a traditional wedding gown, just a dress from a department store that kinda gave me uniboob. 🤷♀️ It was cheap and available and prevented people from seeing me naked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I do have my (and my sisters’) christening gown. My stepfather very lovingly cleaned it when my son, the first grandchild, was born. None of my sisters’ or my 8 kids are baptized. But I can’t just... get rid of it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 No. While we were on our honeymoon my mom took it to the cleaners and had it boxed. I kept it for years and years. But we've got boys, it was just something gathering dust, and I'm not all that sentimental. So I donated it a few years back. I have a vague memory that Goodwill was accepting wedding dresses then, so it was easy peasy. I think I just put it on the car with a bunch of other stuff and dropped it off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Nope. Took it to a consignment store not long after the wedding. Got back over a third of what I'd paid for it. I can be very, very unsentimental. I loved my dress. I wasn't ever going to wear it again. I had no clue at that point whether I would even have any daughters, much less whether the dress would still be in style for their weddings and whether those then-hypothetical daughters would be the right size and body shape for the dress - or would even like it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraClark Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Nope. I'm not sentimental and there was nothing special about the dress. Although I did keep the dress I wore as we left the reception. But, I've been able to wear that dress a few more times and it takes up minimal room in the closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes, until last month! I passed it along to my 6yo granddaughter, for dress-up. Before giving it to her, I took a picture of myself wearing it (?!?) and THAT was more than sufficient for my reminicing! My mom actually saved 5 wedding dresses of our ancestors. We passed them along to a vintage costume seller when we emptied out their home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes but I have no idea why. It’s just a regular dress, totally and forever out of style. I guess I figure even Goodwill won’t want it— yikes those early ‘90s shoulder pads! It was the least offensive thing I could find at the time. I have no attachment to it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I have half of it! My sister bought a dress without a train and regretted it. My mom took the skirt off my dress and sewed it on hers. I have the bodice of my dress still. And my mom loaned my veil to my cousin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibiche Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yep, and I wear it regularly. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 No, my mom and I sold the wedding dress, the mother of the bride dress, and a bridesmaid dress that wasn't able to be altered, so we had had to buy a new one for the bridesmaid to actually wear, at a consignment shop the week after the wedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) I donated mine to a charity when we were moving. I never really liked my dress, and even though my daughter was only 7 at the time, I kinda had the sense that she would never wear it, it was just so completely not her style. Or maybe I was projecting because it wasn't my style, lol. There was some place that took wedding dresses for brides who had cancer, so I took it there in the box the dry cleaner had put it in. Hope someone used it and loved it. Edited November 3, 2021 by marbel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I bought my wedding dress off the clearance rack at Macy's. It was $10, not a wedding dress, and plum colored. I loved that dress so much and loved wearing it on special occasions after the wedding. Last time I wore it was ten years ago at a friend's wedding. Then I cut it apart for one of my kids Halloween costumes because I was just ready to be done with it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eos Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes, but I will never wear it again. I'm sentimental AND have a vintage clothing collection. I have my mother's wedding dress petticoat, my grandmother's "going away" outfit, my great grandmother's wedding dress. Mine was made by my sister, green velvet bodice with a green lace overlay atop an ivory lower half. My hair was flaming henna red so the green was great. I was flourishingly pregnant at the time and the sizing would be a challenge for anyone without those special dimensions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 [ puffy heart love "flourishingly pregnant" ] that's all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Frog Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 My wedding dress was my Grandma's from the late '30's or early '40's. I had it cleaned and preserved after the wedding, but the cleaners sealed it in a HUGE box, something a big, fancy dress with a very long train would need. My dress was very simple and needed maybe a quarter of the space in the box. Because we moved frequently and I needed the space, I took it out of the box, put it in a garment bag, and it's currently in a box in my closet. We took it out this summer when dd wanted to see it and try it on. It wouldn't surprise me if this dd chose to wear it for her wedding. It's the wrong style for my other dd. Grandma wanted me to keep the dress in case any of my cousins wanted to wear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH_Homeschooler Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes and I don't know why. It is cursed. It is in a garbage bag in the garage. I may just donate it, just not in a rush. My daughter is artsy, maybe she'd like to use it for a project someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachGal Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 We were married in a courthouse. I wore a skirt from Lord & Taylor and a sweater and my husband wore a business suit. Neither of us saved our clothes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysee Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Nop! We moved across the country about a year after we married so I gave it to a company who resells it and then gives the money to breast cancer research. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I still have it, but it's yellowing and I was thinking of getting rid of it during my next stuff purge, scheduled for later this month. No way I could rewear it-I weighed about 105# in 1993 when I got married. I weigh 20#s more now. It was a simple, straight, fitted, cream lace strapless dress with a satin bolero style jacket. I never assumed my kids or grandkids would want to wear it. Oldest got married in a dark green velvet 3/4 dress and middle got married it a short silk white wedding dress (1950s style.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm37 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 10 hours ago, Ordinary Shoes said: I have mine. It's in one of those boxes from the drycleaners and stuck in the back of my closet. I kept it because it's my wedding dress but I'm sure that I'll never find a use for it and that my DD will not use it herself. My story, too. Except I'm guessing I beat you all in years, 43! I do mean to get it out, take pics of my skinny daughter wearing it and get rid of it, but the moment doesn't come. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Does anyone know where I can donate mine? It's from 1987 and I tried to find a place a couple of years ago but no one wanted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 My mother thought that since I left mine in the closet at her house, that I didn't want it. She gave it to a Goodwill type place. I had left it there because we lived in a tiny apartment and I didn't have space for it yet!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildflowerMom Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I have mine and my mom's. I have no girls, but perhaps a granddaughter one day? Who knows. I figured a granddaughter or my niece could play in it, if nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Yes. The one I was supposed to wear which I didn't, and the one I did wear! My daughter has no intentions of getting married but she wants to wear the one I never wore LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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