A wedding dress is most certainly a large expenditure for something that people think will only get one use. However, that is not necessarily the case as there are varying ways to utilize a dress after the wedding. Here are some things that brides can do with the dress after the wedding.
Preservation Kits Are a Smart Move
Wedding dresses can be an heirloom that are passed down to subsequent generations. Obviously, the dress requires care in the interim in order to withstand the test of time. There are kits available that can help keep your dress in usable condition for many years so that you can preserve it for your daughter or anyone else who may want to use it. These kits can spare you from having to hire a preservationist and keep your dress in good shape at a fraction of the cost.
Donate it to a New Bride
Your dress can live on being worn by someone in need of a dress. This can be done if you donate the dress. This can be a great option for brides who want to help others. All Storage Online explains, “if a bride doesn’t have someone in mind. there are organizations who take wedding dress donations and match them to new brides.” Beyond the satisfaction of giving, there are also tax benefits for donation of an old dress.
Repurpose the Dress
Your wedding dress is abundant in fabric. One Good Thing recommends, “there is so much fabric that many different things can be made out of the dress. For example, you can make pillows, garters or even other clothes out of the dress. Other ideas include using it for jewelry or anything else that requires a piece of fabric.” Your dress can form the basis of any one of a number of creative crafts.
Sell the Dress
After buying a dress, you know that wedding dresses can be pricey. There is an active secondhand dress market. Even if your dress does not perfectly fit someone else, it can be modified for others’ use. You can get a respectable amount of money for a secondhand wedding dress since other brides may not want to spend for a brand new dress.
Your wedding day does not have to mean the end of the line for your dress. You’ve put in a lot of time, money, and energy into your dress, and so what happens to it next should mean a lot to you. There are many things that you can do with the dress after you use it.
4 Responses
I agree that a bride’s dress should not meet its end once the wedding is over. I think changing it up into another dress or reusing it would be helpful. That way you can use it more than just one day.
I loved the idea of what to do with the dress after the wedding. Always keep sharing such valuable ideas!
My daughter will be married this Christmas and she mentioned that she still hasn’t decided on a wedding dress as she is unsure what will become of it following the wedding. I appreciate that this post highlighted that brides have the option to sell or lend it to a fellow bride or even sell it off. Since my daughter mentioned she would like to buy a designer wedding dress, I am confident that she will be able to loan it or even sell it to a blushing bride-to-be after her wedding.
I think getting a preservation kit for a wedding dress is a good idea. That would help sell the investment to a lot of people too. Being able to preserve the dress means it will last forever.