Your big day has come and gone and your beautiful wedding dress did you proud! So what do you do now that the dress you have dreamed of wearing all of your life has served its purpose? Venus Bridal, stockists of a vast wedding wear collection, explores what newly-wedded ladies can do with their fabulous wedding gown now that the wedding is over.
Keep the dress as a cherished wedding memento
This is probably one of the most common fates of wedding dresses post the wedding, they are kept as fond and prized keepsakes for many years to come. The question is, where do you store this cherished family heirloom? Kept safe in the attic, cellar or in a cupboard or wardrobe are the most obvious places, but just remember to store the dress away safely so it’s not prone to being exposed to mice nibbles and mothballs.
Relive your wedding celebrations!
Why not make the most of what could easily equate to your most elaborate apparel purchase by taking your wedding dress out of storage every now and then, giving it a dusting down and wearing it again?
It might be on a special occasion such as your wedding anniversary, or on your spouse’s birthday. Whatever occasion you decide to slip into your wedding dress once more, it will help you and your husband relive the memories of your wonderful wedding day.
Pass it down through the generations
The last thing newlyweds are likely to be thinking of is the day their children or, even more startlingly, grandchildren get married. Though however far off that day might seem now, it mayarrive one day and passing your beautiful wedding gown down to your children and then perhaps their children so they can get married in a family heirloom is likely to make the celebration even more special.
Donate the dress to charity
Rather than letting your dress gather dust in the attic for eternity, you may want to donate it to a worthy cause. There are a number of charities that welcome wedding dresses as gifts. For example, Gift Of A Wedding, a UK charity that provides gift wedding services for people living with terminal or life-shortening illnesses, encourages people to donate their dress to help ensure that a bride living with a terminal illness has her wedding dreams come true.
Upcycle your wedding dress
The thought of cutting and altering your beautiful wedding dress might fill you with horror right now. However, instead of letting the dress go to wrack and ruin in eternal storage why not make the most of the beautiful fabric and design by upcycling it into something completely new?
From making a unique and special christening gown for your children to turning the wedding gown into a prom dress for your daughter’s graduation, plenty of fun can be had by upcycling your special dress into an equally as special but completely different item.
The blog was written by Venus Bridal, specialists in diverse collections of bridal wear, offering both brides and bridesmaids a full range of beautiful dresses to cater for different types of weddings.
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