Preserve Dress, thoughts?

That is such a pretty dress. I kept mine but it’s just hanging in a garment bag I didn’t really do anything special with it. I have seen some people put it in a special frame or shadowbox to display

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Thank you. I've been back and forth for some time now about this. One day I want to keep it but then think, "why, it'll just be in a box taking up space?".

And then another day I'm thinking of reselling and think, "why, or a few extra bucks?". My dress was highly altered and I'm sure that would be a tough sell anyways.

View Quoted Comment Yea I have my days where I think about donating mine to a prom dress drive (my dress is an evening gown I got so it was really cheap) because it’s just otherwise gonna sit there in my closet

I had mine cleaned and preserved through davids bridal.

Beautiful dress! I would recommend at least getting it cleaned. I plan on cleaning and preserving mine after my wedding, though I'm not sure if I will choose to display it or keep it in a box in my closet.

I donated the dress from my first wedding about 3 months afterward. This time I’m either selling or donating. By the end of the night, the dress has served it’s purpose.

Since my dress is altered (4”7 tall me, 28E bra size) there is a very slim chance someone want to buy my dress, so I am planning to buy a display box similar to this:
and add some other wedding details.

I'm turning my dress into a cocktail dress after the wedding so I get to keep wearing it! I don't want it just to sit in a box. That seemed live a waste of money to me. So I've drawn up some plans and will be shortening it to knee length, adding straps, changing the color and wearing it as often as I can!

I still have mine. I love it and don’t want to part with it...that’s me being sentimental. I got it preserved via David’s, so it’s in a display box...I can visit it every so often, lol.

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I friend of mine cut off the bottom half of her skirt after the wedding before we did some bar hopping. And not like you're planning..... she literally took a pair of scissors after the reception and just hacked off the skirt at the knee. Her mom was mortified!

View Quoted Comment Omg! I would be too! Lol