Wedding dresses - storage & kids

[StephMK]

So what did you do with your wedding dress? Mine was "preserved" and has been sitting in a box in my parents basement. My mother made some noise about giving it to me when we visit this summer. Ugh.

Have you saved yours for your kids? I can't imagine either of my girls wearing mine. Neither DD is the same height or weight I was and the style is so dated. My mom saved her for years and finally donated it. I kinda wish she had kept it so we could have made something from it.

That new TLC show made me wonder about a second question - do you expect your kids to wear your dress or get a new one? I assume mine will want to choose their own but there was a mom on the commercial that said she'd be upset if the DD didn't wear her dress.

I will probably hang onto it for sentimental reasons but I'm not sure anyone will ever use it.

 

[Janepod]

So what did you do with your wedding dress? Mine was "preserved" and has been sitting in a box in my parents basement. My mother made some noise about giving it to me when we visit this summer. Ugh.

Have you saved yours for your kids? I can't imagine either of my girls wearing mine. Neither DD is the same height or weight I was and the style is so dated. My mom saved her for years and finally donated it. I kinda wish she had kept it so we could have made something from it.

That new TLC show made me wonder about a second question - do you expect your kids to wear your dress or get a new one? I assume mine will want to choose their own but there was a mom on the commercial that said she'd be upset if the DD didn't wear her dress.

I will probably hang onto it for sentimental reasons but I'm not sure anyone will ever use it.

I hung on to mine only for sentimental reasons. (Preserved in one of those big window boxes.) Foolish, to be honest. I don't have a daughter. We have enough antique christening gowns in my family, I don't need to make another one of those, but I have a deadline of the end of this year to decide what to do with the dress. It doesn't make sense to keep it -- I have the memories and the photos. That's all I need; better that it should go to someone who can use it.

I do like the big glass-boxed displays, though, like Adrienne Malouf!

 

[STLDisney_Freak]

So what did you do with your wedding dress? Mine was "preserved" and has been sitting in a box in my parents basement. My mother made some noise about giving it to me when we visit this summer. Ugh..

My dress, the flower girl dress and one bridesmaid dress were all preserved. I have all the boxes in my closet at home.

Have you saved yours for your kids? I can't imagine either of my girls wearing mine. Neither DD is the same height or weight I was and the style is so dated. My mom saved her for years and finally donated it. I kinda wish she had kept it so we could have made something from it.

My thought was to save it for my daughters, but I also saved it for sentimental reasons.

That new TLC show made me wonder about a second question - do you expect your kids to wear your dress or get a new one? I assume mine will want to choose their own but there was a mom on the commercial that said she'd be upset if the DD didn't wear her dress.

I will probably hang onto it for sentimental reasons but I'm not sure anyone will ever use it.

If they wear it fine, if not it is fine as well.

 

[yoopermom]

Mine was typical early 90s overdone, lace/beading/Dynasty style glam, definitely will never be "in" again. I had the HUGE train cut off and restyled into a christening gown for DS (which I did have archivally cleaned for storage), then donated the dress.

Terri

 

[gwynne]

So what did you do with your wedding dress? Mine was "preserved" and has been sitting in a box in my parents basement. My mother made some noise about giving it to me when we visit this summer. Ugh.

Have you saved yours for your kids? I can't imagine either of my girls wearing mine. Neither DD is the same height or weight I was and the style is so dated. My mom saved her for years and finally donated it. I kinda wish she had kept it so we could have made something from it.

That new TLC show made me wonder about a second question - do you expect your kids to wear your dress or get a new one? I assume mine will want to choose their own but there was a mom on the commercial that said she'd be upset if the DD didn't wear her dress.

I will probably hang onto it for sentimental reasons but I'm not sure anyone will ever use it.

If you enjoy it, keep it. It's yours.
JMO, I don't think it's very nice for moms to even hint that their daughters might want to wear an old wedding gown. What a woman wears on her wedding day should be her choice, and hers alone. (within her budget, of course...)
Some options for the old dress, should you not want to haul the box around.
Use some of the pretty fabric and lace to make a couple of pillows and hankys. You can keep one set, give one to your daughter.

 

[mamacatnv]

Mine has been on a hanger in my closet for 25 years - I have no idea why.
I had excess fabric and lace that was used to make christening gowns for both of my kids. Beyond that, I have no expectations and really, I'm not sure why I have kept it. Dang thing is ugly by today's standards! I had my dress made and while I liked it, I didn't love it, I'm just sentimental. Perhaps I'll make pillows or something

That new show where they remake the dress - I've only seen about 4/5 episodes but honestly, so far, the remake has left me underwhelmed and not impressed. Make a hankie so the bride can have a piece of the family history and let her wear something modern that she loves. Just my 2cents

Oh and the episode with the overly conservative Dad who was having issues with his DD's skin. That man needs to get over it

 

[KennesawNemo]

My mom preserved mine. I don't care one way or another.

Mine is dirty cheap, so I probably wouldn't want my daughter to wear it. She deserves better. I would let her see it though and would be fine if she wants to.

 

[wendy46001]

Still have mine, sentimental reasons. I'd be shocked if my daughter wanted to wear it. My mother always joked Id wear hers (ignoring the five inches height difference and different body type of course). Still i used to love trying hers on when i was little. She had a big hoop and huge train. I did wear her veil (so did my SIL). So i'll let my little girl try it on growing up

Heck i'll try it on too if it still zips when after our 20th anniversary that will be reason enough to keep it

 

[1Mouse2RulethemAll]

Mine went to the goodwill and I know my mother kept hers but all us girls are bigger/taller than her.


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[NHdisneylover]

I didn't pay for any special preserving--just hung it up. I let DD and my nieces try it on and play dress up when they were little. I figured DD would never want to wear it when she was older and actually getting married but would love to play in it as a little girl

 

[powellrj]

My mom kept mine until they moved last year and when I got it home I took it out of the box and ohhh and ahhhhh it a few times and then took it to Goodwill.

 

[ManyMinnie]

My dress is laying on the basement floor, in a heap, in the plastic bag it came in from the bridal store.

It's never been dry-cleaned.

No, I don't expect my daughter to wear my dress. Why would I?

 

[design_mom]

Mine is preserved in a box somewhere in the house (i don't remember exactly where). It's not bothering anything, so I assume it will stay there. It was a classic style, so I don't think it will be out of style by the time DD gets married, but it probably won't be "in style" either.

If my mother had saved her dress, I would have considered wearing it (assuming it could be altered to fit, etc) or at least incorporating some portion of it into my attire. That's why I saved mine for DD. However, if DD chooses to pick her own dress, I'd be fine with that, too. I wouldn't have been happy if someone told me I *had* to wear my mother's dress, but it would have been nice to have the option. Based on DD's current tastes, I think my dress is way too subdued for her liking!

 

[Arielle22]

I wore my mom's dress. I didn't preserve it since I had sisters and thought they might wear it. None of them did.

I do have a christening gown that my mom and her sister wore. Then myself and my 7 siblings wore it. My daughters wore it for the church ceremony but it was too fragile to keep it on for long. My nephews did the same.

 

[lorimay]

I had mine preserved after the wedding.

5 years ago my only daughter got married and wanted a piece of the lace from my dress to wrap her bouquet in.
We opened it and it had turned yellow and the lace was very fragile in some spots. At that point it was 21 years old.

She put it on and made fun of it for its 1980's style.
I loved that dress, but boy I have to say we wasted our money preserving it.

But I was touched when I saw her bouquets wrapped in the lace.

She used some for her Disney wedding bouquet and a piece for her Catholic ceremony a year later.

 

[Wendy31]

Mine is in a plastic garment box under a bed at my parents' house - for 18 years next week!

I wish I had had my DD's "baby dedication" dress made from my wedding dress. I also wish I had gotten it out when my DD was a little girl & let her try it on so I'd have some cute pictures of her playing dress-up as a little girl in my wedding dress.

I don't expect DD to wear it when she gets married, but I'll certainly let her see it & try it on. My dress has a huge, long (LONG!) train & is long-sleeved, so I don't expect her to want to wear it! Especially for the beach wedding she's currently planning! She's only 13 though, so I guess things could change... LOL!

If she chooses not to wear it (which is perfectly fine), I'd like to use part of my dress for maybe wrapping around the flower stems of her bouquet or for a handkerchief or something like that. Maybe make the ringbearer's pillow out of a part of my dress? I'd also offer to do something like that for the weddings of both of my DSs.

 

[Funfire240]

I had mine cleaned and preserved after it hung in the closet for a few years. I probably wouldn't have thought about it much but when we moved I pulled it out and it had marks on it (probably from the champagne splashing in the limo) and since I was pregnant at the time, I figured if it didn't come clean I would use it then to make a Christening gown.
My dress was pretty classic but I don't ever expect my daughter to wear it. I did have it out of the preserved box once already to play princess tea party (I had to be a princess dressed up too ) and I actually thought about letting DD use my veil for her dance recitial in June (tapping to Going to the Chapel) a bunch of little3 and 4 year olds dressed as brides - can't wait

 

[jetskigrl]

My Mom had mine preserved and I'm saving it for my daughter. I told her it was hers to do with as she pleased. The style is pretty basic (no huge sleeves or anything) but I really don't expect her to wear it. I did tell her that she can use a portion of it if she wants to encorporate "something old" or even use the fabric for christening gowns for her kids.

But if she doesn't use it for anything at all, that is fine too. I don't mind holding on to it for sentimental reasons.

 

[Handbag Lady]

I'm not having children and I still have my dress. It is hanging in our spare closet.

I'll be honest. I LOVE my dress and wish I could wear it more often. I put it on while drinking one night and had a great laugh. (Then I saw that Friends episode a few months later and had a laugh all over again!)

I suppose I would let anyone else wear it if they needed one. It is a simple spaghetti strap style with beads and lace in a ballgown shape. My MOH made my veil so that is there too.

I can always make curtains out of it!

 

[SC Minnie]

Mine is typical early 90's too and I don't expect DD to ever wear it. It is still at my mom's house. I don't have anywhere to keep it. I would like to make something out of it for DD to use when she gets married but we'll see what she wants when the time comes.