What to do with the wedding dress after the wedding

We spend months(sometimes years) planning for our big day, and then BOOM it's over in what feels like five minutes. After the big day has come and gone you might find yourself pondering over what to do with your wedding dress.We tied the knot back in 2009, and at the time "trash the dress" photo sessions were all the rage.

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I on the other hand planned to lose weight and then do a sort of bridal shoot a year or so after the wedding. Nothing dirty enough to ruin my dress...but something kind of edgy. Well...that never happened. So now I am looking into other ways to put my wedding dresses to good use. And yes..I actually had two full blown wedding gowns. I'm a Libra...what more can I say?


I've recently seen a few cute ideas online. While on Pinterest, I came across a cute little picture of a newborn baby girl sort of propped in her mom's wedding gown. It was sooo adorable! We don't have kids yet, but that may be one way to get some use out of one of my dresses one day. After all, it's not like she would actually want to wear once she's old enough to get married. It's really rare that daughters actually want to wear their mother's gown on their own big day.

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I also ran across another idea while watching the Bethenny Show this week. A mom and her two daughters had a photo session together while wearing their wedding gowns. I thought it was a sweet and unique way to show off their special dresses. I don't think my mom would be up for it...but perhaps I could convince my sisters to come along for the ride-ha!

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