Newlyweds and up what did you do with your wedding dress???

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There was a small article in today's local paper about a lady turning a wedding dress into a christening gown which got me thinking.....


Were is your wedding dress and some good ideas for it.

Well I got my hat and dress in one of those display boxes from the dry cleaner now going on 23 years!!

Maybe I should sell the hat or at least take it out of the box.
And the dress-its custom fitted so who is going to wear it!!
I was thinking pillows........ In the same local paper years ago there was a lady who make them over into quilts (but I know a quilter hmm....)

And even better can you still fit into your dress (NO!!) I'm about 23# heavier eek!!!
 

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Well my mom kept my wedding dress. I don't want it. And only had one son and he wore white pants.....


And no I can't fit into mine
 

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I can still fit into mine but it was a RED dress! We got married with 4 days notice and I had just given birth to baby number three! DH was going to have to pay over 800 in child support so he decided it was time to marry me!
Theres nothing special enough about the dress to make me want to make anything but dish rags out of it!
 

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My dress is in a garment bag in our storage room. I plan to have it cleaned and preserved but I've not spent the money for that yet. Every time I go to do it, it's just not a good time for that. (When is?) I can't fit in it anymore or anything either, but I can't bear the thought of turning it into something else either. Besides, I have my christening gown for my children to wear. (my mom also wore it)
 

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Last time I saw it, it was wadded up and stuffed into a plastic bag, tossed in a corner in the basement. I probably should just throw it out the next time I find it. I could probably still fit into it, but it would be tight....I've gained some weight (and redistributed it) in the last 27 years.
 

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Mine was dry cleaned and boxed up, and is in either in our storage shed or in my cupboard...
 

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Mine is hanging up, but tomorrow it comes out again to get dry cleaned and ready for my second wedding in Japan!!


After that, though, I have no idea what I'll do with it... I kind of like your idea of pillows! Not sure it'd make good blankets with the material, but pillows or something else is a really cute idea... I'll have to consider that!
 

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I left my wedding dress at my ex-MIL's b/c we didn't have the extra space in our house that she did.
Now that we're divorced, I could only imagine what she's done with it...

It was beautiful, though--I really loved it.

I love the idea of making something "heirloomish" out of your wedding dress, though.
 

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Ummm, since our wedding a year ago...my dress has been in a plastic bag (from the alterations place) hanging in our closet. I have no idea what to do with it though! It is taking up way too much space and I never even had it cleaned after, so it's probably not in the greatest shape
 

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Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

Well my mom kept my wedding dress. I don't want it. And only had one son and he wore white pants.....


And no I can't fit into mine
I wonder what there is about wedding dresses that make them shrink as time goes by.
I bought a tux and although it also changes size just sitting in the closet, I am able to use it from time to time, rather than just be a one shot deal. In fact, my profile has my photo the last time I wore it.
 

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Mine is in a garment bag in our coat closet along with the veil. LOL I never had it drycleaned either. It has just been in the bag for almost 29 years! It is kinda yellowed now. We don't have any kids, so I have no idea what to do with it. I wish I could fit into it, but that is impossible now, even if I lose weight.
 

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I had a beautiful wedding dress.. To bad it was worn for the wrong man! It hung in my closet for 8 years and I finally gave it away to the goodwill.

No it would not fit me!!!! It was a size 6......
 

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My wedding dress is in the dress bag I bought it in and crammed on the floor of my closet!
I have not taken it out since I got married (a little 2 years ago now). I would assume I still fit in it but I don't know! I have no idea what I'm going to do with it.
 

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Well my I've only had mine two years so far but it's hanging in the closet uncleaned, and unpreserved.
I'm about 30 lbs heavier than I was when I got married so I doubt I'd fit in it.
 

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My mom turned hers into curtains for the house she and my dad first lived in.


Mine wasn't a wedding dress per se - it was a cotton print I already had from J. Crew or Land's End or something - and I still have it and still wear it! It's a little bit more snug than it was.... but it sure speaks to the quality of that stuff. It's already lasted 14 years of wearing at least a couple times each summer!

Laurie
 
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