What did you guys do with your wedding dress?

I'm hoping to get my divorce finalized any day now. I have plans to turn my wedding set into a mother's ring with my boys' birthstones. But what to do with my dress?

I designed it and had it made. I still love it. But, because of 20 years and two pregnancies and ribs that expanded (OK, to be honest the extra 10 or 15 pounds I am carrying too) I will never fit in it again. No daughters. Wouldn't want to wear it again anyway.

Any ideas?



And, no. That's not really my ex. LOL

any nieces or if you dont want to part with it, maybe the woman that one of your boys picks, would like to wear it, or a part of it depending on her personality and how close you are to her, or could hold out for grandaughters

If no emotional attachment, there is always EBAY .

I absolutely loved my wedding dress and have no children, I had plans to use the material from it as a christening gown when I had children, but obviously never happened. I can't just sell it, though--doesn't feel right.

Have a friend who get married second time in same gown she wore the first time. Her reason was that her mom helped her pick it out, and then had already died by the time she got married the second time so it made her feel like her mom was with her a bit

My first suggestion is donating or ebay but if you want to keep it you could have parts of it intergrated into a quilt.

As to what to do with my wedding set... now that’s a different story

My wedding ring/engagement band combo still tugs at my heartstrings. The sacrifice my ex made to buy that small but high quality stone back in college still makes me tear up as it was tangible evidence that he really did, at one time, love me. To get rid of it makes me feel like I’m throwing away the good with the bad. Plus it’s a good diamond. So I will probably re-set it.

My anniversary ring is an exclusive design that always gets rave compliments when I wear it. I’m torn between just wearing it as is (the stones are exquisite) and having it reset (so it’s not a reminder of my failed marriage). Sometimes I wear it on my right hand when I travel and don't want men approaching me. I just hate to break up such a work of art, and it will be a loooong time before I can afford to buy something like that for myself. OTOH, I want to be able to wear it w/o that reminder of my failure.

I still have my dress. Unfortunately like a dumbo I never got it cleaned either. It's worthless. I don't know why I still keep it, but I do. I kind of keep in the back of my mind if anyone I know ever needs one and can't afford it, it's going to them,

My wedding rings, I bought them, there's no sentimental value to them, but I keep them just incase my girls might want them. I've thought about re-incarnating them into soemthing else, trading them in for a bigger solitare or something, but I know I'm just trying to fill a void, I never had any guy give me a ring, I bought my engagement ring, and my wedding ring. So I think I'd just be trying to fill a void if I re-incarnated it.

So it sits in the jewlery drawer.

And my dress in the closet.

Sorry not much help.

I love the idea of donating it to goodwill, to give someone that may not have as much, a chance to make their own happiness with it

Ha! Mines been in my trunk for a year now.. Not sure what to do with it.

Another reason I'm glad I didn't have a ceremony! (Although at the time I didn't feel this way)

I have a neighbor who made some lacy old lady style pillows out of hers. Not sure if that's your style, though.