One for the ladies
Do you still have your wedding dress?
Starting on a declutter of the attic and the question always asked by OH...why are you keeping this?
Am I going to wear it again? No.
Have I daughters who might wish to use it? No.
It has sat happily in its box for 36 years even moved house with us 11 years ago.
I'm too superstitious now to get rid of it.
Going to try it on later, it might still fit.
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Still got mine, nearly 37 years. It lives in top of the wardrobe hadn't thought about it until read your post. Daughter married had her own dress, certain my son won't be interested. My mother still has hers after 63 years, still fits. I haven't tried mine
too scared!!! Seems silly to keep but like you a bit superstitious so won't get rid of.As an aside our family still has wonderful christening gown, not sure how it came to us as only agricultural labourers/ service type background,at least four generations baptised in it. Sadly my granddaughters not christened, maybe later, but it won't fit
then!! Have to say crisp cotton with tatting centre, yards of it, I was grateful I didn't need to iron it again0 -
Hi Natasha - I belong to a charitable group who knit and sew for those less fortunate.
We are very fortunate to receive donations of wedding and bridesmaids dresses which are turned into the most adorable angel gowns. If you ever decide to part with your dress, is this something you might like to consider.
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Still got mine. Veil, headdress, even the underskirt that came with it. I do take it out to look at occasionally. All carefully covered in its protective hanging bag. Still some confetti in there as well! Does it fit? Sadly no, too much happy living. Very
much of its era, but I do love it. My OH wouldn't want me to part with it. Mum has my bouquet, dried and preserved. Memories of a truly lovely day, even the dog enjoyed it!
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came on honeymoon with us!0 -
I still have mine, 46 years on. I made it in the week between leaving college and getting married. Plus the handmade headdress. I know they are no use, and I haven't opened the case for twenty years, but they are a part me and I couldn't part with them.
Theres also my Christening robe, made by my Nan from some 19th century material.
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I hired my wedding dress, so don't have it now. Mind you I only had 10 days to prepare for our wedding!
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mrs Steve here.
Haven't got my dress from 40 odd years ago. Was a manic sewer in my 20's and cannibalised it for all sorts of things. The satin made a lovely skirt.
probably wouldn't still have it anyway as I'm also a manic declutterer Kids used to tell their friends 'don't sit still mum will tidy you away!'
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I was married in a registry office and wore a suit as at the time I could afford either:
1. A full white wedding and all the trimmings; or
2. Put down a deposit for a house.
Just to let you know that my wedding outfit (a suit) I used afterwards, and I've still got the house with OH's stuff cluttering it all up
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Good for you tombar, we prioritised on spending on our wedding. Went with what bits were important to us, not what we thought would impress others. As far as I know everyone had a good time, lots of fun. Course we would do it differently nowadays, but that's
'cos we have lots more to spend!0 -
I hired my wedding dress, so don't have it now. Mind you I only had 10 days to prepare for our wedding!
Special licence??? Was it a rush job or were you swept off your feet? Don't need to answer on the grounds you may not want too
We had been together for a good few years and our eldest son was almost 2, hadn't really given marriage much thought. OH booked the registry office as a surprise.
All
ok though 24 years later!
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My mum made mine into a beautiful christening gown and both my daughters were christened in it.....hoping it might be passed down to grandchildren........if they ever arrive
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I put mine in a charity sack years ago, not feeling sentimental about it at all. We celebrated our silver wedding anniversary this year though and hubby wore the suit he married me in! He does have other suits but felt pleased he could still fit in it. I
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I had mine made by a local dressmaker and later altered and dyed so I could wear it for 'posh functions'. It's now long gone as has OH's suit and the photographs are well hidden.
We had a very 'economical' wedding due to family circumstances at the time and didn't have a honeymoon but, 46 years on and we're still together.0 -
I hired my wedding dress, so don't have it now. Mind you I only had 10 days to prepare for our wedding!
Special licence??? Was it a rush job or were you swept off your feet? Don't need to answer on the grounds you may not want too
We had been together for a good few years and our eldest son was almost 2, hadn't really given marriage much thought. OH booked the registry office as a surprise.
All
ok though 24 years later!Very pleased to hear, how romantic. Wishing you many more years to come
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Don't have mine no more. When my mum passed away 7 yrs ago we had to clear her house. My wedding dress had hung in one of her wardrope for 33 yrs... I can't even remember what I did with it.....still wedding dress gone but still have the man
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Do you still have your wedding dress?
Starting on a declutter of the attic and the question always asked by OH...why are you keeping this?
Am I going to wear it again? No.
Have I daughters who might wish to use it? No.
It has sat happily in its box for 36 years even moved house with us 11 years ago.
I'm too superstitious now to get rid of it.
Going to try it on later, it might still fit.
Write your comments here...nothing wrong with that Tash!
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I've not long since got rid of my wedding dress, I have carted it around for 45 years and 17 house moves, UK to Germany, back to UK, back to Germany then finally Scotland to our own house. Why? who knows but its gone now and so has the veil. 43 years ago
I loaned someone my headress as she couldn't find one she liked, never saw it again
it was lovley too.Still got the OH and no neither of us would fit in what we got married in, we often jokingly say we are illegally married to xxx lbs
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I married for the first time in 1969 (47 years ago) but never kept my dress - it was hired - a great solution for anyone with hoarding tendencies! It had to go back within a day or two or the ceremony. It was a fabulous gown, and would have cost an arm and a leg to buy, but was cheap to hire. I had no storage issues, and no sentimental or superstitious attachment to something which after all is only 'a very fancy dress'.
My mum in law gave us her dress, which she'd kept as a precious thing for 75 years, wrapped in tissue - unfortunately it was in such a state that (having no sentimental attachment to it) sadly it went straight in the skip. What will the 'keepers' expect their children to do with the 'precious dress'.? If they expect the children will recycle it, or dump it, then do the deed now and remove it from the numerous more important things they'll have to decide what to do with. Give it to charity, or an organisation which can make something useful from it, even if it's only a fancy fish-filter..............!
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I hired my wedding dress, so don't have it now. Mind you I only had 10 days to prepare for our wedding!
Your dad's not used to loading shotguns then?
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I married for the first time in 1969 (47 years ago) but never kept my dress - it was hired - a great solution for anyone with hoarding tendencies! It had to go back within a day or two or the ceremony. It was a fabulous gown, and would have cost an arm
and a leg to buy, but was cheap to hire. I had no storage issues, and no sentimental or superstitious attachment to something which after all is only 'a very fancy dress'.My mum in law gave us her dress, which she'd kept as a precious thing for 75 years, wrapped in tissue - unfortunately it was in such a state that (having no sentimental attachment to it) sadly it went straight in the skip. What will the 'keepers' expect
their children to do with the 'precious dress'.? If they expect the children will recycle it, or dump it, then do the deed now and remove it from the numerous more important things they'll have to decide what to do with. Give it to charity, or an organisation
which can make something useful from it, even if it's only a fancy fish-filter..............!Eminently sensible advice there ValDa. In my case its cos we have the room, all tidied away with Juliet cap and bouquet. I'm the first to say ridiculous BUT if anything happened to hubby I'd always wonder about the timing. Nearly lost him 22 years ago with
a heart attack when the children were young. We've been very grateful for every day since and try not to take each other or life for granted. However silly it seems I'm going to hang on to dress etc. His suit was worn for work and long since gone so no silly
qualms about that.PS I put children's offerings and things from nursery etc in the loft and it took ages before they could go, use to neither man nor beast, in the end I'd sorted things into various bags and chucked them on the next attempt without looking again. Hubby worse
than I am . We've lived in this house 32 Years, previously wed shifted lots and decluttered every time.I'm heartened by tammygirl saying she's got rid of hers now but still has hubby.
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1. PS I put children's offerings and things from nursery etc in the loft and it took ages before they could go, use to neither man nor beast, in the end I'd sorted things into various bags and chucked them on the next attempt without looking again. Hubby worse than I am . We've lived in this house 32 Years, previously wed shifted lots and decluttered every time.
2. I'm heartened by tammygirl saying she's got rid of hers now but still has hubby.
1. We still have a cupboard with the toys my sons had when they were children - including a Puffalump, a Boglin, a Tough Ted, Jean P Bear (named after a French friend, Jean Pierre) and others. I've asked them if they want to take them and keep them at their homes, and the answer is always 'No', so there they remain. When (or if) they have children then I will really insist that they're taken 'home' and either used again, or recycled.
2. I didn't keep the dress, and unfortunately didn't keep the husband either (though he is still alive!!!)
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