Selling My Wedding Dress?

Hey guys, I just want your opinions, especially those who have been in this situation before. I just got married about two months ago and was looking at preserving my dress which costs about $200 to do. I don't want to spend that money but I don't want to see it just hang in a closet and turn yellow either.

So my question is; should i sell it on KSL for some extra money (which we could use for sure)? Or is it worth the money to just get it preserved?

Thanks!

I guess it depends...I mean if you can spare the money I would probably get it preserved...but that's just because I'm a sentimental pack rat haha.  Personally, the only reason I would keep it though is in case my daughter in the future wanted to use it, or part of it.  Like I'm planning on using the bodice of my mom's dress for my wedding--not sure though.  Of course there's not guarantee that the dress will be reused and if that's the case...it might have been a wasted $200

Wow...my answer probably did not help you what so ever...sorry = (

Preserve it.  I spent the cash to get mine done, and I am so happy that I did.  It comes in a window box so you can still look at it.  Two years married and I'm still bringing my dress out to take a peak-it always brings me back to that beautiful day!  You will not regret spending the money, trust me!

I've heard some stories about people preserving their dress, and receiving it in a sealed box, only to find out years later that it wasn't actually cleaned, etc - but they never opened the box to find out! So make sure that it's a reputable place and make sure you get to look at the dress when they are done.

If you decide that you don't want to keep it, there are also charities, like Brides Against Breast Cancer. I don't really know how much you can expect to get by selling a once-worn dress (even people who buy a dress and decide not to wear it can find it hard to resell), so it might be worth the warm fuzzies (and tax write-off?).

I'm not sentimental either. I wouldn't spend the money to preserve the dress either. I'd probably keep it for awhile and then either donate it to charity or sell it.

Congratulations on your marriage!

Really, it depends on you.  13 years ago, I got married to a man I am still in love with.  I haven't looked at my wedding dress, which I kept, though didn't pay to have it preserved, or my wedding pictures since.  But I didn't spend my entire teen years thinking of and planning my wedding either.  Mostly I just wanted to get the job done and had the wedding because my parents didn't want me to elope (which would have been SO much cheaper - and I had a simple wedding).  There are so many things that have superceded my wedding over the past 13 years, namely 2 children.

Do you see yourself needing to look at it again and again over the next 50 years?  Do you REALLY think your possible future daughter might want to wear it?  Or are the pictures enough for the memories?  Do you have ROOM for a big box like that?  How much of a hole will that dress REALLy leave if you sell it?  You might want to set an amount that you are willing to part with it for, and just hold on to it until you can get that amount for it (like put it on Craig's list).

Find a huge blue garbage bag and hang it in the bag or bags until you can afford to get it done professional or you decide to sell or donate it.

The blue from the bag will keep your dress from turning yellow until you decide what to do.

My dress was custom made, by a close relative even, so I can't imagine wanting to sell it - I got it preserved.  Hubby and I wound up with two boys, so I can't really say it will eventually be worn again, unless by a granddaughter.

Not really sure what I'll eventually do with it, but I can't bear to part with it just yet. If 60 years from now a museum could use it or something, maybe I'd donate it.  At the very least, it becomes a family heirloom.

It depends on what you are willing or not willing to do. I gave my dress away because I have no one to pass it down to.

Most of us want our dress and some of don't. My friends daughter wore her grandmothers gown for the ceremony and wore here own  to her reception.

I have also know some that have made them into christening gowns and ring pillows.      & nbsp;      

Original Post by spoiled_candy:

Find a huge blue garbage bag and hang it in the bag or bags until you can afford to get it done professional or you decide to sell or donate it.

The blue from the bag will keep your dress from turning yellow until you decide what to do.

 This is an excellent suggestion. You don't have to make the decision to preserve or sell your dress right now. It takes quite some time before a dress will turn yellow.

I don't get the whole 'one day my daughter (or granddaughter) might wear this dress at her wedding' mentality.  How many of you have ever met anyone who wore their mom's dress at their wedding?

Good point flogging. I believe it's all a part of the wedding industry hype. It's unbelievable how much time, money and attention is spent on the wedding while so often the marriage gets ignored.

Original Post by floggingsully:

How many of you have ever met anyone who wore their mom's dress at their wedding?

Actually, if my Mom's wedding dress would have been in a condition to wear, I would have gladly done so.  It would have been a beautiful retro look, although I would have had to change up the look of the bridesmaid dresses.

But you are correct - even if the dress is still in a suitable condition to wear, the chances of a bride having the same measurements, body type, and willingness to wear a hand me down on her wedding day is slim at best.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I think I will go ahead and put it in a big blue bag and just sleep on it for awhile. I'm not sure if I will be sad or not to part with it so I'll just wait until I am sure! Thanks again!

I hadn't thought about this before but I think it's a good idea: my friend recently had a baby and she had planned on using the material from her wedding dress to make a christening gown for her baby. It didn't work out (wrong material or something) but I thought it was a neat way to repurpose a dress.

Wow! That is a really good idea. Maybe you could save it and use it for something like that. It would be really cool to make christening gowns for your daughters out of a wedding dress...hmmmm you could have like ten daughters and still have material to spare! lol