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ChristineG
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Member since 4/19 54 total posts
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wedding dress
DH & I just got married in September & my wedding dress is just hanging in our guest bedroom.
Can you share what you did with your dress after your wedding?
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Posted 10/12/20 7:56 PM  |
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PhyllisNJoe
My Box Is Broken
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Re: wedding dress
I brought it to my local cleaner. Cleaned and preserved in a big box sitting in the back of my guestroom closet for 9 years
If we would have had children, my plan was to use it to make their baptism outfits.
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| Posted 10/12/20 8:03 PM |
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blu6385
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Re: wedding dress
mine has been sitting in the bag it came in!! I never went to get it preserved and I don't even think it was brought in to be dry cleaned 
its been 11 years!!!! 
I know I am horrible!!
I almost was going to finally bring it in and get it dried cleaned and have a dress made for my DD then I changed my mind lol.
At this point it will probably be tossed!!!!
so I am no help!!! but most people get its preserved I guess to either hand down to their children or use it for their children's baptism or communion outfits !!
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and Congratulations!! 
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| Posted 10/12/20 8:32 PM |
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wedding dress
Mine is preserved
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| Posted 10/12/20 9:10 PM |
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chilltocam
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wedding dress
I had mine preserved. When I got divorced I donated it to Brides Across America
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| Posted 10/12/20 9:13 PM |
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shadows
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Re: wedding dress
Posted by blu6385
mine has been sitting in the bag it came in!! I never went to get it preserved and I don't even think it was brought in to be dry cleaned
its been 11 years!!!!
I know I am horrible!!
I almost was going to finally bring it in and get it dried cleaned and have a dress made for my DD then I changed my mind lol.
At this point it will probably be tossed!!!!
so I am no help!!! but most people get its preserved I guess to either hand down to their children or use it for their children's baptism or communion outfits !!
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and Congratulations!!
All of this except nearly 13 years ... including the never dry cleaned  it’s pretty sad now that I think about it!
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| Posted 10/12/20 9:38 PM |
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FirstMate
My lil cowboy
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Re: wedding dress
Posted by shadows
Posted by blu6385
mine has been sitting in the bag it came in!! I never went to get it preserved and I don't even think it was brought in to be dry cleaned
its been 11 years!!!!
I know I am horrible!!
I almost was going to finally bring it in and get it dried cleaned and have a dress made for my DD then I changed my mind lol.
At this point it will probably be tossed!!!!
so I am no help!!! but most people get its preserved I guess to either hand down to their children or use it for their children's baptism or communion outfits !!
??
and Congratulations!!
All of this except nearly 13 years ... including the never dry cleaned it’s pretty sad now that I think about it!
You aren't alone! I don't even know where it is. LOL
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| Posted 10/13/20 12:12 AM |
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LIRascal
drama. daily.
Member since 3/11 7287 total posts
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Michelle
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wedding dress
Mine was dry cleaned, but I didn’t preserve it. I kept it in the garment bag and tucked it into a big plastic storage tub. It’s in my attic.
Message edited 10/13/2020 2:13:31 AM.
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| Posted 10/13/20 2:13 AM |
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Mrs213
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Re: wedding dress
Posted by blu6385
mine has been sitting in the bag it came in!! I never went to get it preserved and I don't even think it was brought in to be dry cleaned
its been 11 years!!!!
I know I am horrible!!
I almost was going to finally bring it in and get it dried cleaned and have a dress made for my DD then I changed my mind lol.
At this point it will probably be tossed!!!!
so I am no help!!! but most people get its preserved I guess to either hand down to their children or use it for their children's baptism or communion outfits !!
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and Congratulations!!
Same here lol. I opened it up recently because we moved and it looked fine
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| Posted 10/13/20 3:05 AM |
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nycbuslady
LIF Adult
Member since 9/15 1066 total posts
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wedding dress
I didn't dry clean it or preserve it. For a while, it was just hanging in a closet. Then, I put it in a big Rubbermaid container and it's in the attic.
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| Posted 10/13/20 7:31 AM |
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Momma2015
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Re: wedding dress
Posted by FirstMate
Posted by shadows
Posted by blu6385
mine has been sitting in the bag it came in!! I never went to get it preserved and I don't even think it was brought in to be dry cleaned
its been 11 years!!!!
I know I am horrible!!
I almost was going to finally bring it in and get it dried cleaned and have a dress made for my DD then I changed my mind lol.
At this point it will probably be tossed!!!!
so I am no help!!! but most people get its preserved I guess to either hand down to their children or use it for their children's baptism or communion outfits !!
??
and Congratulations!!
All of this except nearly 13 years ... including the never dry cleaned it’s pretty sad now that I think about it!
You aren't alone! I don't even know where it is. LOL
Oh Thank God I'm not the only one. 10 years- It's in the bag it came in in my closet. I even wore it to the beach for a TTD shoot and never cleaned it. 
But I took it out to show my daughter and it looks perfectly fine so oh well. 
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| Posted 10/13/20 7:57 AM |
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LSP2005
Bunny kisses are so cute!
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Re: wedding dress
While on my honeymoon, my parents had my gown dry cleaned, preserved, boxed, and shrink wrapped. It is on the top shelf of my closet, and has been there for 15 years.
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| Posted 10/13/20 9:41 AM |
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LuckyStar
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Member since 7/14 7274 total posts
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wedding dress
Ha! Mine is in a plastic garment bag and had fallen off the hanger so it was on the floor for who knows how long. I don’t even know where it is in my new house. It’s definitely not in the closet. The movers could have lost it for all I know.
I suppose I could clean it and donate it....if I ever find it.
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| Posted 10/13/20 12:57 PM |
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drpepper318
MIR MIR MIR!
Member since 6/07 8274 total posts
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Re: wedding dress
In its garment bag in my basement... never cleaned, never preserved, oh well!
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| Posted 10/13/20 9:58 PM |
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ChristineG
LIF Infant
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Re: wedding dress
Posted by blu6385
and Congratulations!!
Thank you!
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| Posted 10/14/20 8:13 PM |
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Pomegranate5
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Re: wedding dress
Posted by FirstMate
Posted by shadows
Posted by blu6385
mine has been sitting in the bag it came in!! I never went to get it preserved and I don't even think it was brought in to be dry cleaned
its been 11 years!!!!
I know I am horrible!!
I almost was going to finally bring it in and get it dried cleaned and have a dress made for my DD then I changed my mind lol.
At this point it will probably be tossed!!!!
so I am no help!!! but most people get its preserved I guess to either hand down to their children or use it for their children's baptism or communion outfits !!
??
and Congratulations!!
All of this except nearly 13 years ... including the never dry cleaned it’s pretty sad now that I think about it!
You aren't alone! I don't even know where it is. LOL
Omg I’m so happy to hear that I’m not the only one!!!
I’m pretty sure I ended up throwing mine out when we moved because it was just crumpled up in the bottom of my closet.
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| Posted 10/14/20 8:42 PM |
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My mom taught herself how to preserve dresses and did it for me. It's in my basement. I haven't done anything with it, but I like having it as a reminder of her artwork! DH and I have a small house, but when we expand/buy a house with more space, I think I would display it somewhere.
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| Posted 10/15/20 9:01 AM |
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seaside
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Re: wedding dress
Preserved and in a box. I wanted to see if it would still fit last year, but then I realized that I would "break the seal," and perhaps ruin the preservation. 
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| Posted 10/15/20 11:03 AM |
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MrsWoods
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wedding dress
Preserved in a box at my moms house. When my daughter decides to marry she can do whatever she wants with it
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