Is it normal to want to save your wedding dress after the wedding? It's not like it'll ever be worn again so I am having a hard time understanding why my wife wants to pay $200 to have hers cleaned & packaged for preservation. Is this normal? What is the reasoning behind it? If it is a fairly normal thing to do, is $200 a fair price?
2006-12-13 03:45:43 · 16 answers · asked by The Proof Is In The Pudding 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
One reason is tradition. another reason is the hope that someday your daughter ( the one you may have someday) might love the dress and fit into it and be able to wear the dress making it an heirloom. Another reason is that styles change and a preserved dress is like time in a bottle. I had mine saved it is in a shrink wrapped box. My wish is that if I do not have a daughter or Daughter in law that wants to wear this then I have asked that i be buried in the dress. I know that sounds weird but I thinks it would be the thing to do.
the old tradition of the dress was that your marriage will not prosper until your dress had been used. they used to take the dress and make the christening gown for the child. this was supposed to bring good luck .
2006-12-13 03:57:49 · answer #1 · answered by memorris900 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I personally do not understand this idea either, and plan on selling my wedding dress after the wedding. However, I do know that many women are very big into memories like this, almost like a large scrapbook item. Some dream of passing it down to a daughter, which I think is unlikely. By the time a daughter is old enough to marry, she will think the dress is out of style. Not to mention that is part of the excitement, picking out your dress. You know your wife better than I do obviously, so I suggest if it's that important to her then you might want to do it anyways. As for the price...that sounds about right, even if it is a crazy price.
2006-12-13 03:54:26 · answer #2 · answered by swtmom0200 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am getting married this Saturday and I don't understand saving the dress either. I'm thinking about cutting mine to make a pillow that can actually be out & seen or donating the dress to a resale shop - so maybe someone else who can't afford something new can have a nice dress as well. But I guess if it's really important to her than it is worth the money & I'd say the price is probably about right. I think that's what our mothers did so alot of women feel it's necessary. My mom had hers in the attic for years before she finally threw it away - just seems like a waste.
2006-12-13 03:53:13 · answer #3 · answered by dani77356 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I danced so hard in my dress that it's now stained, torn, and not worth preserving. But even if it was in good shape, I've never understood the idea behind preservation. $200 the going rate. Does she want a future daughter to wear her dress or something? I don't get it.
2006-12-13 03:50:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some women are sentimental about their dress and want it preserved. (Although it is seldom that a daughter will want to wear her mother's outdated wedding fashions, maybe another family member will want to borrow it someday, or sometimes women make their babies' Christening gowns or Communion gowns out of their old wedding gown fabric.)
Others don't feel so sentimental about preserving clothing, and they sell them on ebay right afterwards.
Make sure she actually receives HER gown back, boxed from the preservation company. Some places scam you and give you back a box filled with random scrap fabric-- they steal the dress to re-sell! Check her preservation place with the BBB before using.
2006-12-13 17:38:43 · answer #5 · answered by Etiquette Gal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is normal and most women keep their dresses at least for a while. Preservation is important so that the delicate fabrics don't get ruined in storage and $200 is a fairly average price.
2006-12-13 07:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by Chrys 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I agree with above.... I plan to cut my mine up and use it for my daughter crib or christening gown. It's insane to preserve dresses today because style change so much and most of the gowns are made so cheaply. If she has a Vera Wang or a vintage gown , I would say OK but some cheap piece of polyester from David's bridal doesn't need to be preserved... her daughter will never wear it.
2006-12-13 04:18:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you can do better than a $200 price but to answer your first question, "yes" it is perfectly normal to want to preserve one's wedding dress. Frequently the impetus is the hope that someday one's daughter may wish to wear the dress when she gets married. As with any keepsake, however, the over-riding rationale is sentiment.
2006-12-13 03:50:12 · answer #8 · answered by stevijan 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is always good to preserve the dress, so nothing happens to it. Later she might want to sell it or let your future children use it...as for the cost, $200 is a pretty decent price.
2006-12-13 08:07:55 · answer #9 · answered by VAWeddingSpecialist 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the dress should at least be dry-cleaned & packed correctly after the wedding regardless of whether it is going to be kept by the bride or sold on. if being kept - then it needs to be clean so at avoid deterioration. If being sold - then the person who buys it would expect to get a clean gown.
if being packed into a box then use blue acid free tissue paper.
some women go on to lend thier wedding dress to other friends/relatives.
Lots of woman keep their gowns for all sorts of reasons.
A few years ago I made a wedding gown for a lady using the fabric from her mothers gown.
2006-12-13 10:57:21 · answer #10 · answered by fairypelican 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋