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What are you doing with your dress?

eagles347eagles347
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Right  now, mine is just taking up space. I still need to have it cleaned. What do you ladies plan to do with your dress once the wedding is over? I loved it, but am not so sentimentally attached that I have special plans for it. I may keep a piece to pass down in case I have a daughter and she wants to wrap her bouquet or something, but I don't even know about that for sure.
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  • tychandlertychandler member
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    edited December 2011
    I plan to sell my dress on preownedweddingdresses.com.  I can be sentimental, but I figure its just going to take up space, space that I don't have.
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  • ellone400ellone400 member
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    probably just hold on too it
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  • Soon2BSandSoon2BSand
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    edited December 2011
    Donate it to charity.
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  • Ksk2012Ksk2012
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    edited December 2011
    I like my dress a lot and I think it REAL reflects me... but I dont think I want to keep it. I dont have a daughter and if I do I am SURE she wont want mine.. although I would love for  my dress to still be the bomb and she would want it...LOL

    Now that I know there is an actual site that sells used dresses.. I am in...
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  • tychandlertychandler member
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    edited December 2011
    I love my dress, but once I found preownedweddingdresses.com, I knew that I would be listing my dress after the wedding.  If I get half back I would be happy.
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  • flasweetheartflasweetheart
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    edited December 2011
    I still haven't decided yet. I have thought about selling it and  then I have also thought of having it turned into a baptism gown for when we have kids or into a pillow with out wedding date embroidered on it and then add kids birthdates as we have them or something that can be passed down to our kids.
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_doing-dress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:1be773d8-f108-4714-897e-a6d8e5651443Post:c092f516-ec07-441b-abf7-b4ef1d4483fb">Re: What are you doing with your dress?</a>:
    [QUOTE]I still haven't decided yet. I have thought about selling it and  then I have also thought of <strong>having it turned into a baptism gown for when we have kids or into a pillow with out wedding date embroidered on it and then add kids birthdates as we have them or something that can be passed down to our kids.
    </strong>Posted by flasweetheart[/QUOTE]

    I hadn't even thought about what to do with the dress after, but I do like this!
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  • FabbiegirlFabbiegirl member
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    edited December 2011
    I will have mine shortened as a cocktail dress.
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  • TNMurrayTNMurray member
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    edited December 2011
    I will cut my dress to make a cocktail dress then use the rest for baby blankets or christening outfits.

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  • M1ssJM1ssJ member
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    Where would you wear that coctail dress?

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  • eagles347eagles347
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    edited December 2011
    Great ideas! I don't know if my dress would work as a cocktail dress, but I'm thinking I'll sell it or donate it now. Thanks for the input, ladies!
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  • tyboydtyboyd member
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    edited December 2011
    I don't even know where mine is....

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  • wallacjewallacje member
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    edited December 2011
    These are all great ideas!! I'm still attached to my dress so may keep it for awhile, I like the idea of a cocktail dress and then using the rest for a blanket or maybe just donate it.

    I have no idea. lol
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  • lil01lil01
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_doing-dress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:1be773d8-f108-4714-897e-a6d8e5651443Post:b4597fa6-d021-4645-9105-c12da2feeeb7">Re: What are you doing with your dress?</a>:
    [QUOTE]These are all great ideas!!<strong> I'm still attached to my dress so may keep it for awhile</strong>, I like the idea of a cocktail dress and then using the rest for a blanket or maybe just donate it. I have no idea. lol
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    THIS! I do need to get it cleaned and make a decision cause mine, too, is taking up space on my loveseat in the living room.
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  • bbrown185bbrown185
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    edited December 2011
    I am going to do a trash the dress shoot and then have it cleaned, preserved, and put into an antique trunk I found... Lol for our daughter's dowry bahahaha. No just to keep it in case she does want it lol
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