InstantForum.NET v4.1.4CanadianBride.com Talkboardshttp://forums.canadianbride.com/bounce@canadianbride.comMon, 01 Dec 2008 21:33:15 GMT20http://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI am keeping my dress. I had it drycleaned and boxed.Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:43:23 GMTJuly7Bridehttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI am definetly keeping mine, dear husband thinks it's crazy but I really adore my dress i was soooo obsesed with it!!!</P><P>When we did the trash the dress in the ocean I wanted to stay in the whole day, it's so sexy</P><P>and after cleaning it in the shower for an hour it looks pretty ok, maybe a bit dirty but clean enough for the after home reception cause we got married in Cuba.</P><P>so definetly dry clean after september and maybe box it but i am keeping it , maybe lend to good friend if not keep it for futur daughter or niece ,who knows, someone who i care might need it one day until then It's staying with me</P><P>and I didn't think of the idea but one girl quoted: UNTIL then though, I will be keeping it and perhaps trying it on from time to time. And after all the weddings are done this summer, me &amp; all my girlfriends are going to put on our wedding dresses and have a girls night. Might go for drinks or just to McDoanlds!! </P><P>sounds like a great idea, so i will wait for all y gf to get their dress and it will make awsome pics:)Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:26:25 GMTmariolabhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI can't imagine selling my dress! First off, it is a bit torn and dirty from the night (it was pretty much a mop on the dance floor lol) but I will get it cleaned ... eventually. For sentimental reasons I couldn't sell it. It is mine. I can't imagine another bride wearing it, unless maybe a future daughter of mine or other important person to me wants to wear it. Other than that, it's mine.Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:58:58 GMTscraggleshttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI was originally going to sell my dress but as of right now I can't part with it. We'll see if I change my mind in the future but I don't think I will. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:59:56 GMTJenn2008http://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI can't decide, I said from the very beginning I would sell it. But I can't seem to part with it yet. Maybe after our 1st anniversary in Sept. It was $197 for drying cleaning.Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:22:19 GMTMrsSept07http://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxMy dress is hanging in my closet at my parents house- exactly where I left it once we got home from our honeymoon. I'm planning on doing a TTD session in October (providing the baby belly is gone) and then after that I'll have it cleaned and I'm not sure if I will sell it or not. I just don't know how I feel about it yet. I'm having a baby girl in a month, what if she wants to wear it? I know styles changed, but I TOTALLY would have worn my Mom's dress had it been a size 6 and not a size 0- I wouldn't want to deprive my daughter of that...<BR><BR>I just don't know what I'm going to do yet...Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:27:54 GMTeeklrbhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI have every intention of donating mine back to where I bought it (the Bride's Project).</P><P>....but I'm a HUGE suck and I haven't been able to do it yet. I think it may be a project for this week to get it cleaned and take it back this summer. *sigh* no good reason to keep it (like PP said - it won't be in style, why keep it under the bed? etc etc). I'll hang onto my tiara and veil though (and beccak - I totally wear those around the house - especially when I'm cleaning. DH laughs).Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:18:11 GMTKatherineRhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI kept mine for sentimental reasons....I love my dress and even though I won't open the box ever...unless someone wants to borrow it for their wedding...the idea of letting it go is hard for me...my mom bought my dress and it was a suprise for her to do that....since my mom is really sick...it is one of the last things since my wedding that I have that she will have gotten me..so parting with it was just not an option..but I believe most brides do sell their dresses...I think it all depends on what each bride wants to do...:)Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:44:31 GMTflamesfanhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI am selling my dress.:DFri, 04 Jul 2008 15:31:26 GMTDonnaBellahttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI put my dress on consignment a few days after getting home from our honeymoon. I got it cleaned and off it went to the consignment shop...it sold in a month.<P>I LOVED my dress, but why would I keep it under my bed? If I got it boxed and wanted to look at it, try it on, etc I would have to open the box and then get it represerved. I doubt that my daughter (if I have one) would wear it because styles change so much.</P><P>Some people gave me a hard time about it, but I have pictures, video and my memories of the dress to keep everything fresh.<P>Oh, i definitely kept my veil though...I put it on sometimes and wear it around the house. :)Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:28:50 GMTbeccakhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI am keeping mine. I can't imagine not keeping it!! My Mom has hers, my Grandma (her Mom) has hers and even HER Mom's veil! My Great Grandmothers veil is in a glass shadowbox frame and it is sooo neat to look at. It looks like if you opened the glass it would turn to dust. I love that I get to share in a peice of my family's history by looking at it! My Grandma just recently cut up her dress and veil and made 3 shadowboxes of her own....1 for each of her daughters. I LOVE this idea and I cant wait to see them when I go down to visit at Christmas. Maybe one day my Mom will have that done with her dress for my sister and me. Well someone may never wear my dress again it is made from beautiful lace and it would be so special to me to see someone do something with it. Maybe future daughters could each take some lace and have it incorperated into her dress and the rest can be made into frames for them!Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:06:08 GMTSim08http://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxNot married just yet lol. I don't plan to keep or sell mine as of yet. We are doing a trash the dress and I don't have any limitations on what we are doing. I'd like to salvage enough that I can have a handkerchief made up for my DD. Not sure that I could sell it, I'm pretty short lol.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:54:28 GMTNLC123http://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI was planning on selling mine, but now when I look at it hanging in the closet it just makes me smile and I can't part with it just now. Maybe someday in the future.</P><P>My husband has suggested keeping it and at some point in the future if we know someone getting married, I could lend/give it to them. I like the way he thinks.</P><P>UNTIL then though, I will be keeping it and perhaps trying it on from time to time. And after all the weddings are done this summer, me &amp; all my girlfriends are going to put on our wedding dresses and have a girls night. Might go for drinks or just to McDoanlds!! </P><P>:cool:Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:46:42 GMTMrsSixerhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxMy dress is actually a BM dress...after the wedding, I plan on shortening the length, and dyeing it black or red...then it'd be a sexy little cocktail dress...</P><P>Even though it cost only $270, I can't justify not wearing it again!Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:06:06 GMTstonesbabyhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI'm doing a trash the dress.....then I see what it looks like after that. Just keep it if I can't sell itFri, 04 Jul 2008 07:34:09 GMTmissdishhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxHell no!!!! Will definitely keep my dress. I can't imagine parting with it for any reason. I still pull out my mom's wedding dress, maybe once a year (mom passed away) and the thought of her having worn that dress on the most important day of her life, means so much to me. I guess both Sentimental reasons and selfish reasons.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:06:35 GMTlovemrkhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI'm probably going to sell mine after my at home reception next weekend. I got mine dry cleaned for $150.00 and it came out perfect and thats after I trashed my dress!Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:40:09 GMTPPBridehttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI am getting married in January and I am 99.9% sure I will sell it. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:46:12 GMTCelticGhalhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI'm a 2 dress bride and already sold my 1st dress and plan to sell the second (actual dress I wore).</P><P>It cost me nearly $250 to dryclean. :crazy:Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:19:32 GMTRikkehttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxI plan on selling it. I'm getting married in August. I was going to keep it and make my future children's christening gowns out of it, but I decided selling it would be a better option since I'll need the money :PWed, 02 Jul 2008 15:08:08 GMTmindybhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic422154-11-1.aspxIs everyone keeping the wedding dress or will you sell it?</P><P>On that same note, ballpark figure, how much did it cost to get it drycleaned?</P><P>I get married July 27/08 and am considering not keeping it since it will just take up space and someone could use it.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:51:26 GMTdmotkoski