I am selling my wedding gown and I am having a hard time letting go!
I am happily married, and my wedding was about 1 year and 4 months ago and I just came to the realization that my wedding gown ($1,500 value!) is now useless, and just there gathering dust! I put it up for sale, but I am having such a hard time letting go and don't know how I am going to feel when I actually sell it!
Anybody else gone through this before? Any advice on how to let go of it easier?
2007-05-30 11:43:41 · 12 answers · asked by ♥Mizz Al-Abbady♥ 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
My family moved (my dad was transferred) when I was 10 yrs old. While we were packing, my mother got her wedding dress out and I tried it on. Now it was slightly big but my mom was tiny and I could never have actually worn that as an adult. My dad took a bunch of pictures. One of them I happened to be in the same pose as she was in her wedding picture--my hair was down just like hers was in the hippie late 60s. She loves that picture and we used it for her 30th wedding anniversary memories book.
I couldn't imagine getting rid of mine. It's in storage and probably will always be in storage--until perhaps I have a daughter who tries it on. Perhaps for a 5 yr anniversary if i'm still the same size (which I hope to be) I will get a new picture taken of us standing the same gardens my husbands parents got married in.
I have also heard of many women getting their dress remade. Either cutting the bodice off and dying it so you can wear it for formal occasions or getting the whole dress recut. I'm sure thats rather expensive, but it allows you to wear it more often.
Not to mention--a used wedding gown is just about worthless. It may have cost you $1500 but you can never sell a used dress for that kind of money. Most people expect to pay around 700-1000 for a new one--therefore a used one would be around 300-500. Do you think you could part for it at such a loss from what you paid?
It's perfectly normal to keep a wedding dress forever. If breaking tradition upsets you, don't get rid of it.
2007-05-30 12:45:42 · answer #1 · answered by phantom_of_valkyrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't sell it until you are ready. However, I wish I would have sold mine at least within a couple years after getting married, because now it's just hanging there - whereas it could have brought another bride a great deal and a lot of joy!
As long as you realize you won't recoup very much money from the sale of the gown - probably just a few hundred would be max.
2007-05-30 22:19:04 · answer #2 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong with holding on to it. I was married 20 years ago and have been divorced for 3 years and getting married again and I just recently decided to put mine on ebay. Wedding gowns are very sentimental, if they weren't then brides wouldn't spend so much time looking for the perfect one. If you dont need the money right now then hold on to it for a while. If you do need the money then think about whatever it is you are going to purchase with the money and be happy about it.
2007-05-30 12:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think about it... just do it. A lot of people have a hard time letting go but once it's done... and they get the $ or other rewards, they feel better. Also, think of it this way, it may bring someone else luck too and help them remain in a budget.
2007-05-30 11:49:43 · answer #4 · answered by nasar5@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so if ur having trouble with letting go dont. u can pass it on to a daughter and if u dont have a daughter mayb a neice. it is a special part of u. i no that sounds ridiculious its jsut a dress. but it has ur heart and soul in it. dont sale it to just anyone. keep it and b patient and someday mayb even a long time from now there will b a girl who is special to u and ull want to pass it on to her. its the whole sentiment of it all.
2007-05-30 18:38:12 · answer #5 · answered by Jen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i hope that you will never need it agien but i think i would keep it i mean i think it is a good thing to always have ya it might be 1,500 but if it is to hard for you to let go then don't sell it!!!!
2007-05-30 15:27:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about keeping it and making it into a set of beautiful pillows for your bed. Thats what I am doing, I know my kids wont want to wear it and I hate for the dress to go to waste, so I am making a big pillow and then having 2 hankies cut for my girls to carry on their wedding days.
2007-05-30 11:51:47 · answer #7 · answered by kateqd30 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did the same thing. I put my gown up for sale & when the woman came to pick it up I started crying & coldn't do it. Thank God she understood & wasn't upset about me changing my mind.
We are 3.5 years happily married & I still have my dress & veil. I just can't bring myself to do it. My husband told me not to worry about it, and just keep it for our daughter(that we don't have yet).Plus, he likes me to try it on every now and then...
This is really something you need to deside for yourself...I wouldn't recommend you selling it since there are emotional ties to it. That's just my opinion. Take care & God bless.
2007-05-30 11:54:25 · answer #8 · answered by lilzoo411@yahoo.com 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're not ready, don't sell it! Keep it to pass it on in case you have a daughter someday. My mom still has hers, and she's been married for 30 years. My grandma still has hers, and she's been married for 55 years. If you want it, keep it!
2007-05-30 13:08:00 · answer #9 · answered by greeneyes_bjb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should just hold on to it, maybe you aren't ready to let it go yet
2007-05-30 11:46:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋