Hi Ladies,
I've fallen into a bit of a situation within my family involving my Grandmother's wedding dress. I would LOVE your input or what you think about the situation, so here it is:
My mom is the baby of 7 kids. My grandmother died when I was 7, but I was very close with her. My Godfather (my uncle) has her wedding dress stored at his house, because at the time of her death, he had the most storage. We wanted to see the dress, take some photos of it, ect. So, my mom called my Godfather (her brother) to ask if we could borrow the dress the next time her, my aunts and I were getting together. My Godfather's wife calls my mom back, and told her nobody is to wear the dress, it was given to her daughter, it was ruined, they paid for it to get preserved, ect. To keep the story a bit short, they said the only way we can see the dress is at their house, basically under their supervision. Now, the dress was not willed to anyone, which we found out, and so now her (my Godfather's wife) story is they asked for it before my Grandmother died when her daughter was 5. To me, that seems odd because why would one of my youngest cousins get the dress, and not the oldest girl (who isn't even me), and who thinks to ask for your own mother's wedding dress? It's not like she was ill.
So, one of my mom's sisters wrote them a letter, stating how it's ridiculous how we can't see the dress, and I aslo wrote a letter to him asking if I could see the dress, and how much it would mean for me to see it, and I was ignored. No response, no phone call, nothing.
I really dont think it's a big deal to let me borrow the dress. I am planning on giving it back if I get to see it, but I feel that seeing her dress is one of the little ways she can be "a part" of my wedding.
So whats your input on this?
Thanks for listening!!!!!!