Wedding dress (re)settled
Kasia October 28th, 2008
I did it – I ordered a different dress. Lest anyone think I’m being profligate, even the two dresses combined plus alterations to both total less (probably considerably so) than a lot of Western women spend on their wedding dress – the first one was a clearance item from a Mormon web site (hey, they were the only ones selling dresses with shoulders and sleeves!), and the second one is actually a bridesmaid dress from Alfred Angelo, but in ivory.
I am very happy with it, and thank everyone for their advice and concern. And I will report back with further information as I have it.
As for the other dress, I think I will donate it. I think there’s a charity that’s specifically for taking wedding dresses and giving them/selling them cheaply to disadvantaged women.
Excellent – I am SO glad you did it. Here’s to a Happy Clam!
[hoisting tea mug, dropping chocolate chip cookie crumbs on laptop]
I am proud of you for taking that step!!! Now…email me the item number so I can take a peek at it!!!
YEAY!!!
I just knew it was going to work out beautifully! GOD IS GOOD!
Yay, dress happiness! YAY!
What to do with the other? There are consignment shops, where you might actually make up some of the cash.
Or just donating, like you said.
Or a Christmas gift to the one most guilty of talking you into a dress you didn’t really want.
For the environmentally unsound, you could burn it.
(I like the first two options best, but admit it–you already thought about the other two.)