Good bye, wedding dress

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• LessThanZero

  

  November 2010

  That's really generous of you. It's completely understandable to me that you'd feel sad. I find myself growing attached to inanimate objects a lot. But it's an awesome thing to do for someone who needs it.

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• Steph0871

  

  November 2010

  hey! More info? Did it have to be cleaned before you donated? Will DB ship it for free?

  
  

  I have no idea what to do with my dress, but I know I have no need for it ever again.

  
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• betrothed123

  

  November 2010

  That was really sweet of you.  I'm sure the person who gets it will cherish it.

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• MarriedInAFever member

  

  November 2010

  Way to go, Brooke!

  

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• zippityb member

  

  November 2010

  Deduct that from your taxes, yo.

  

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• pirategal03 member

  

  November 2010

  Great job!
  
  I bought my dress from them, and plan on donating it back once I get it cleaned.  I think it's a great organization. 
  

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• brookelynpaisley member

  

  November 2010

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_good-bye-wedding-dress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:c9dc3680-3beb-456b-9ffa-d0690359ca10Post:7430fabd-0c00-416f-b9c2-dded47d6d0d2">Re: Good bye, wedding dress</a>:
  [QUOTE]hey! More info? Did it have to be cleaned before you donated? Will DB ship it for free? I have no idea what to do with my dress, but I know I have no need for it ever again.
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  No, didn't clean it. They ask for a $40 processing fee for every dress, and part of that goes to cleaning and for transportation of dresses to events. <a href="http://www.makingmemories.org" rel="nofollow">www.makingmemories.org</a>
  
  DH didn't ship for free, but they were cheaper than what UPS would have been ($15)

  
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• brookelynpaisley member

  

  November 2010

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_good-bye-wedding-dress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:c9dc3680-3beb-456b-9ffa-d0690359ca10Post:b3a6dcab-1d23-4c99-b50d-ef19d388652c">Re: Good bye, wedding dress</a>:
  [QUOTE]Deduct that from your taxes, yo.
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  Will do. Although I don't think it's put me over the standard deduction.

  
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• BecW2be

  

  November 2010

  Good for you! I saw your FB update and I think I may do this. You inspire me!

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• JennaV26

  

  November 2010

  Aww that is so wonderful! I would be terribly sad to give my dress up but what a fantastic cause. You've made at least one other woman very, very happy!

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• number55

  

  November 2010

  I am doing the same thing (The Brides' Project) and donating it but I can't seem to part with it yet. Mainly because I want to do a TTD (not literally trash) but also because I am apparently way more attached to it than I thought I would be. None the less, I have no purpose for it after a TTD so it will be given away for cancer $$!

  
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• NatesGirl16

  

  November 2010

  What a great idea!  That's so kind of you, Brooke! 
  
  Donating clothes makes me happy, because I think about all the good times I had in that shirt/skirt/pants and it makes me glad that someone else will have that, too.  Did I mention I'm a sap?

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• anna.oskar member

  

  November 2010

  What a lovely thing to do Brooke!
  
  i don't think I could do it.  i'm too sentimental.  I'm having mine made into a christening gown, bonnet, and blanket.
  

  
  
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• staceytaylor0704

  

  November 2010

  Thats super sweet of you to do. I'm kinda like Anna though- sentimental.. I've always loved the idea of the christening gown from the dress.

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• amber2123 member

  

  November 2010

  I have two and I'm thinking about donating the first one, I won't wear it anyway and it's brand new.

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• pixiedust84 member

  

  November 2010

  Love it. That was so awesome of you!!

  

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• LessThanZero

  

  November 2010

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_good-bye-wedding-dress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:c9dc3680-3beb-456b-9ffa-d0690359ca10Post:84d2f6a5-9f90-41c4-aae3-43414f1a2950">Re: Good bye, wedding dress</a>:
  [QUOTE]Thats super sweet of you to do. I'm kinda like Anna though- sentimental.. I've always loved the idea of the christening gown from the dress.
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  Me too. And it's sort of the same in a way. You're recycling the dress into something else instead of just having it hanging in the closet for years.

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• lashanda1 member

  

  November 2010

  Thats an awesome idea.. I think i will do this after my wedding

  

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• brookelynpaisley member

  

  November 2010

  I didn't think I'd be sentimental either. I'm not usually attached to "things," even though this is one of the most special things I've owned. I considered having it made into something else, but we're not religious (so a christening gown is out). I looked into having a small strip taken off the end of the train to keep for a possible future bouquet ribbon, but it would have been pretty costly. I decided to just take it and ship it before I changed my mind.

  
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• Lenore2010 member

  

  November 2010

  I did this too. I wish I had known David's would ship it because I paid around $20.00 to ship mine.

  
  

   I think it is not only for a good cause, but the cost of cleaning and preserving the dress can be up to a few hundred dollars and what for? So you can take it out and look at it every year or two? So far as the "daughter wearing it" thing, I have known that to happen exactly once in the many weddings I have attended. The dress was an silk satin 1940's classic that looked like something Rita Hayworth would have worn in "Gilda" if it had been in black instead of white - not your everyday vintage dress!

  
  

  So, I think donating your dress is a very practical thing to do if you can part with it.

  

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• Y I Oughta member

  

  November 2010

  Oh, I could do this with the two extra dresses I have. I hadn't thought of donating, since I can't seem sell them.

  

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