I had a horrible and ridiculously short marriage a while back - we were married a month before it fell apart. It was a huge mistake for both of us and it's over now, and we've both moved on with our lives.
I'm dating somebody seriously now and I've been thinking about donating my wedding dress to Goodwill. Right now it's shoved in the back on my closet in the dress bag. I was thinking about trying to sell it because it's a beautiful dress, but I never had it cleaned (he moved out before I even had a chance to LOL!) and it would cost almost $100 just to clean it, to prepare it to sell.
I was thinking I should get rid of it and donate it and then I'd be able to take the tax write-off for the value of the dress.
What do you think?
2007-06-29 09:15:56 · 22 answers · asked by PuppyLuv1978 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Donating an old wedding gown is an excellent idea... but maybe give it to an organization like "Brides Against Breastcancer".
Giving to Goodwill often means it just ends up in a thrift store.
The tax deduction would be for the current value of the dress, which will have gone down since you bought it.
2007-06-29 09:21:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Donate My Wedding Dress
2016-11-08 02:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by snedden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether you sell it or donate it I think it would be very therapeutic to get it out of your closet. The dress is probably an awful reminder of a horrible experience and it will feel so good to get rid of it.
If you are thinking about selling it, before you pay that much to have it cleaned take it to a consignment store and see how much she thinks you could get for it. No point in paying that much to have it cleaned if she can only get you $100 for it and you just break even anyways.
Donating it to one of those charities where the give the dresses to women who cant afford a wedding gown in another lovely option. Goodwill is great too, get a receipt for tax time though.
2007-06-29 09:24:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe instead of Goodwill you could find a prom dress/wedding gown donation center. I know that there are places in large cities that have these kinds of shops for people that would like to celebrate special events, but can't afford the nice clothes. It just might get treated better if it went to one of these places rather than just a general Goodwill store. Either way, I saw "bravo" to you. It's a very nice idea.
2007-06-29 09:23:14 · answer #4 · answered by KMS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was one bride on the knot who did something really great.
She took all of her wedding things that were left over. She didn't need the money so she found needy brides by posting on the local board and donated the items to them instead of selling. In exchange the brides made a donation to charity for what they thought the item was worth.
She got the tax write-off for donating the dress and they got a write-off for their donations as well. Plust she knew it went to someone really needy who would give it a good home. Goodwill's tend to be kind of generic and you only get a receipt for the amount of bags you donate so you couldn't write off the full cost of the dress.
2007-06-29 09:20:35 · answer #5 · answered by pspoptart 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
All of the suggestions are really nice. It is always nice to donate to any charitable organization but, I have one more idea I took my wedding dress to a seamstress and she took it apart a made a Christening Dress for my daughter out of it. It turned out beautiful and her dress was also unique. That is just an idea if you know someone who has a daughter or granddaughter who will be approaching her Christening Day. You could give your dress to a friend and turn a bad memory into a good one. Good Luck with your new life.
2007-06-29 09:39:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a great idea!
I donated mine to Goodwill...not because it had bad memories (it didn't), but because my daughter already knew she didn't want to wear it, and because my mother purchased her dress at Goodwill when she was getting married. I figured it was the completion of the circle.
There are a lot of women out there who want to get married, but can't afford a dress through retail channels. Besides the tax write-off, hopefully, you will also get a sense of goodwill, by sharing what you have with someone who needs it.
2007-06-29 09:45:55 · answer #7 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if i was you i would donate ot the poeople how cant buy really nice stuff. and you can make another newly wedcouple feel get. and you would have to remeder the bad meroies in the dress.
well you could sell it on ebay but you would feel more greed then happy to donate to a famliy how can not biuy nice dress. and you well always feel good after a while.
i donate 50 bags of clothes to the place nearby where i lived to people how need the clothes. Do watever feel rite in your heart! think of porr poeple before money ! bye
2007-06-29 09:34:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think donating it is a lovely idea. However there are other options than Goodwill. The Princess Project is one and www.makingmemories.org that supply donated items to women who have survived cancer. That way you know your dress is going to someone in need. Sometimes regular Goodwill attire can get scammed by volunteers instead of going to those in need.
2007-06-29 09:27:09 · answer #9 · answered by Mrs. Bethy O. 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Give it to Goodwill and say good riddens to the past. Some lucky girl who can't afford an expensive dress will be very grateful for the chance to have such a beautiful dress.
2007-06-29 09:40:33 · answer #10 · answered by kcbertram07102005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋