My TimeHop shows that a year ago I got my wedding dress. We did an after party at the bar and it got stained beyond cleaning. Which at the time, I was fine with because I was never going to wear it again. I wore it again for my sister's Halloween wedding so there is fake blood all over it. I know I got plenty of use out of it, but some days I want to just wear it again because I loved it so much.
ETA: It is sitting in the garage because neither B or I have the heart to throw it out. So, it is just taking up space.
I will never get rid of mine. And I don't have the heart to trash it. Maybe I will get it out when I lose some weight and just hang out around the house in it, Friends-style.
Mine is taking up an entire closet in what will eventually be a nursery. I don't have the heart to box it up...cuz well you never know when you'll get the urge to get drunk and wear your wedding dress.....just saying.
mustloveerica ,Ouch! I hope you feel better! How did you manage to fall down the stairs??
TheEleventhHour, Packing is the worsttttttt! We are practically done. There is just a little bit more in the kitchen to take care of. We are now officially living with my mom now. I don't know where any of my stuff is and I was lucky to shower and get dressed this morning! Of course I work long shifts today,tomorrow, AND Friday so no organizing will be done until Mayyyybe Sunday. Ugh. At least we should close on the house we are selling Friday so that can be done and out of the way. I need to start calling and getting utilities shut off now. Bleh.
My wedding dress is preserved in a box. I probably wouldn't have even done that but I was gifted it by some family friends who actually own a dry cleaners. I would love to pull it out sometime just to put it on, but then I think it would be silly to pull it out of it's box because there is no way I would pay to have it preserved a second time.
I will never get rid of mine. And I don't have the heart to trash it. Maybe I will get it out when I lose some weight and just hang out around the house in it, Friends-style.
Mine is taking up an entire closet in what will eventually be a nursery. I don't have the heart to box it up...cuz well you never know when you'll get the urge to get drunk and wear your wedding dress.....just saying.
mustloveerica ,Ouch! I hope you feel better! How did you manage to fall down the stairs??
TheEleventhHour, Packing is the worsttttttt! We are practically done. There is just a little bit more in the kitchen to take care of. We are now officially living with my mom now. I don't know where any of my stuff is and I was lucky to shower and get dressed this morning! Of course I work long shifts today,tomorrow, AND Friday so no organizing will be done until Mayyyybe Sunday. Ugh. At least we should close on the house we are selling Friday so that can be done and out of the way. I need to start calling and getting utilities shut off now. Bleh.
Wishing you all the best luck with your living situation. How are the animals handling it? (I am remembering some concerns about animals adapting, right?)
My wedding dress is preserved in a box. I probably wouldn't have even done that but I was gifted it by some family friends who actually own a dry cleaners. I would love to pull it out sometime just to put it on, but then I think it would be silly to pull it out of it's box because there is no way I would pay to have it preserved a second time.
Mine was preserved also along with my flowers. I only really cared about the flowers but my mom insisted on the dress. The box is HUGE.
My TimeHop shows that a year ago I got my wedding dress. We did an after party at the bar and it got stained beyond cleaning. Which at the time, I was fine with because I was never going to wear it again. I wore it again for my sister's Halloween wedding so there is fake blood all over it. I know I got plenty of use out of it, but some days I want to just wear it again because I loved it so much.
ETA: It is sitting in the garage because neither B or I have the heart to throw it out. So, it is just taking up space.
That is a great idea, but there isn't much usable left of it. I cut out part of the underskirt that was not blackened by the nasty bar floor. I had/have a vision of using it for a child blanket at some point in life.
My wedding dress is preserved in a box. I probably wouldn't have even done that but I was gifted it by some family friends who actually own a dry cleaners. I would love to pull it out sometime just to put it on, but then I think it would be silly to pull it out of it's box because there is no way I would pay to have it preserved a second time.
I was too cheap to spend money for the preservation, so mine is also just taking up closet space. I think my mom is making DS a quilt, and I am considering giving the dress to her to put pieces of it in the quilt. I havent bit the bullet yet, but I also know that there is no real reason for me to keep it and it just takes up space.
My wedding dress is preserved in a box. I probably wouldn't have even done that but I was gifted it by some family friends who actually own a dry cleaners. I would love to pull it out sometime just to put it on, but then I think it would be silly to pull it out of it's box because there is no way I would pay to have it preserved a second time.
Mine was preserved also along with my flowers. I only really cared about the flowers but my mom insisted on the dress. The box is HUGE.
Mine is boxed but it came with gloves so I can pull it out if I want to, I lurve my gown and wish I could live in it, although it was impossible to pee in!
The veil on the other hand is boxed up and not touchable
Mine was preserved also along with my flowers. I only really cared about the flowers but my mom insisted on the dress. The box is HUGE.
Mine is boxed but it came with gloves so I can pull it out if I want to, I lurve my gown and wish I could live in it, although it was impossible to pee in!
The veil on the other hand is boxed up and not touchable
Pee forward. You only had to pull up the front of the dress.
ironbaby The kitten is actually doing really well so far. Sooo much better than the first time I took he over to my moms. I am sure it helps that now our bed is in the room, along with her food/toys/litter box. Her scratch pad that she loves is there.I took her straight into the bedroom in the carrier so she didn't see any of the rest of the house and then left her in the bedroom in the carrier for a little bit so she felt safe in the new place.
I told DH I think she might be fine unless she figures out there are actually 2 (3 really but the one she knows) other cats in the house.
I didn't understand preserving it. I know my kid will never wear it, but I want to wear it, touch it, see it!
I was gifted the service and didn't even take advantage of it til more than a year after our wedding. We were moving and I still had it hanging in our spare bedroom. My mom took it and had them preserve it and I was at a point that I just didn't really care because I had so many other things on my plate. I am kind of bummed because I would like to have access to it but I don't want to break it out of the box now that it is there.
I plan on having my mom's BFF make a quilt out of it some day.
Mine is boxed but it came with gloves so I can pull it out if I want to, I lurve my gown and wish I could live in it, although it was impossible to pee in!
The veil on the other hand is boxed up and not touchable
Pee forward. You only had to pull up the front of the dress.
It was very fitted, we tried while i was putting it on, but I was too nervous that I would cause a malfunction. I do share that wisdom with everyone Bride I know now though!!
Mine is also preserved in a box. It's at my dad's house. I didn't really know anything about what to do with it and didn't ask. My mom was just like I guess we should get it preserved and I thought that sounded fine. Then she told me what it cost and I definitely choked on my coffee. I'm glad it's done though because I do love it! Even if no one wears it or sees it again... I have one friend and her mom had a piece of her gown made into the blusher on her veil, I like that idea.
My dress is still hanging in it's bag in the spare bedroom. I would like to do something with it, like donate it but haven't made any decisions yet. I like housecarder's idea to donate it. Maybe I will look into doing that soon.
Pee forward. You only had to pull up the front of the dress.
It was very fitted, we tried while i was putting it on, but I was too nervous that I would cause a malfunction. I do share that wisdom with everyone Bride I know now though!!
Edit words and spelling I'm tired
I don't have any memory of peeing after I put my dress on. I think I went like 9 hours that day without peeing?!? Which is not usual for me because I actually pee a lot. My bladder was nervous too I guess, lol.
Post by wanderingheart on Jun 24, 2015 7:45:51 GMT -5
My bridesmaids all asked if I needed to pee before putting on my dress. I said nope.
10 minutes into wearing it, and I had to pee. They had to all hold my dress up while I squatted. I'm a nervous pee-er too, so they were all trying to encourage my flow to start by singing loudly so they couldn't hear me pee. #Imweird #cantpeeifpeoplecanhearme
My bridesmaids all asked if I needed to pee before putting on my dress. I said nope.
10 minutes into wearing it, and I had to pee. They had to all hold my dress up while I squatted. I'm a nervous pee-er too, so they were all trying to encourage my flow to start by singing loudly so they couldn't hear me pee. #Imweird #cantpeeifpeoplecanhearme
I walked to the bathroom during our reception. I passed a woman leaving the bathroom who congratulated me and then asked if I needed help? I was like "No, thanks!" But I was thinking "No, thanks, random lady. I don't want to pee in front of you?"
She was trying to be nice, but I still laugh when I think about it.
Mine is taking up an entire closet in what will eventually be a nursery. I don't have the heart to box it up...cuz well you never know when you'll get the urge to get drunk and wear your wedding dress.....just saying.
I have a group of 5 girlfriends and we are planning an evening like this. None of us preserved our gowns and we want to drink and wear them one more time.
Mine is still dirty and hanging in a closet. I doubt I'll ever do anything with it.
I didn't have to worry about peeing in my dress, but the best man and his size 15 shoes did step right in the middle of my train with wet shoes while taking pictures. He also stepped on it while we were dancing and ripped it down the side a little bit.
I did not care one bit. Best day ever. The bridal salon ended up repairing the tear for free.
nuggetrn Good luck settling in to your mom's. Hopefully you aren't there for too long. I am going to pack everyone a suitcase with stuff for a week so we don't have to feel rushed unpacking and we can paint first.
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