I want to recycle my wedding dress?

meritaten

BargainJunky wrote: »

I had my dress cleaned after our wedding and it sat in the wardrobe for quite a while. To be honest thanks to the horrible wedding shop that I bought it from I had no attachment to it whatsoever and didnt really like it in the end.

I planned at some time to give it to a charity shop but one Friday there was an advert in our local paper for second hand wedding dresses. The lady asking for them was auctioning them off for charity at a wedding show. Before I had chance to change my mind I contacted her and dropped the dress off within an hour.

No regrets whatsoever just hope the person that bought it loved it more than me.

What a lovely idea! and some lucky brides got bargain dresses!

dandelionclock30

Save it in case you married again to someone elce.

Luella-14_2

Lily-Rose wrote: »

TBH I would keep it as a wedding dress. I wouldn't give it away OR alter it.

But why keep a dress that will never be worn again?

A friend of mine had hers altered, in a similar way to 74jax, and also had it dyed, a light sage green, just enough to stop it being obviously bridal. It's a beautiful dress she wears to formal occasions.

DigForVictory

+1 for careful dyeing.

I read of a lady who so loved her wedding dress she had it's twin made in black, but that struck me as a bit odd.
Taking a basically white dress & then tenderly dyeing it so it no longer declaims "bride" but instead murmurs "stunning"? Should work on the main fabric but may not on trimming (think of accidentally re-tinted brassieres?) so careful/professional/fabric paint all routes to consider.

If you are determined Not A Dress, then unpick it all (and there can be 18 metres of fabric in a wedding dress!) and see what the pieces suggest to you.

Keeping a length for a Christening gown sounds a glorious idea - top tier of cake traditionally set aside, why ever not a length of wedding dress too?! If you are *determined* to disassemble it, of course.

jaylee3

Luella-14 wrote: »

But why keep a dress that will never be worn again?

A friend of mine had hers altered, in a similar way to 74jax, and also had it dyed, a light sage green, just enough to stop it being obviously bridal. It's a beautiful dress she wears to formal occasions.

Why WOULDN'T you keep it? It's your wedding dress!

Nothing on earth would make me give mine away: OR alter it in any way.

It seems a bit odd (to me.) to want to do anything to deface or alter your wedding dress.

Georgiegirl256

jaylee3 wrote: »

Why WOULDN'T you keep it? It's your wedding dress!

Nothing on earth would make me give mine away: OR alter it in any way.

It seems a bit odd (to me.) to want to do anything to deface or alter your wedding dress.

Why not? If you're not going to wear it again or keep it to pass on to someone, then it's just going to be hanging in a wardrobe.

I was going to resell mine, but I haven't as yet. For now, I want to keep hold of it, but I can see why some people don't.

I did consider dyeing it black, but even then I don't think I'd wear it again.

I do love that new trend that's popped up though....trashing your dress! I know a lot of people would be horrified at that though! :rotfl:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2383220/TrashThe-Dress-Photography-trend-brides-wrecking-wedding-gowns-love-arrives-UK.html

jaylee3

Each to their own Georgie. But I wouldn't part with mine: ever.

OR do anything to it.

Georgiegirl256

jaylee3 wrote: »

Each to their own Georgie. But I wouldn't part with mine: ever.

OR do anything to it.

Before I got married I was like "yeah I'm going to sell it afterwards", but now, I'll admit, I am finding that I don't really want to part with it so easy.

A part of me does like the dress trashing though I've got to admit! I also quite like the idea of customising it, but then again it would still look like a bridal gown due to the material, so it probably isn't worth the hassle.

jaylee3

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Before I got married I was like "yeah I'm going to sell it afterwards", but now, I'll admit, I am finding that I don't really want to part with it so easy.

A part of me does like the dress trashing though I've got to admit! I also quite like the idea of customising it, but then again it would still look like a bridal gown due to the material, so it probably isn't worth the hassle.

Do people actually sell them then? I mean, I can understand it if you get divorced, but otherwise, would people not want to keep it for their daughters/grand-daughters?

puppypants

There is a charity which asks for wedding dresses to be donated, to be given to terminally ill brides. I'll try to find the site tomorrow. I think its a wonderful idea. xx

Thought I'd have a look tonight - here is the website:-
http://www.weddingwishingwell.org.uk/