One for the ladies

I had mine made by a local dressmaker and later altered and dyed so I could wear it for 'posh functions'.  It's now long gone as has OH's suit and the photographs are well hidden.   We had a very 'economical' wedding due to family circumstances at the time and didn't have a honeymoon but, 46 years on and we're still together.

I hired my wedding dress, so don't have it now. Mind you I only had 10 days to prepare for our wedding! 

Special licence???  Was it a rush job or were you swept off your feet?  Don't need to answer on the grounds you may not want too

We had been together for a good few years and our eldest son was almost 2, hadn't really given marriage much thought.  OH booked the registry office as a surprise.   All ok though 24 years later! 

Very pleased to hear, how romantic. Wishing you many more years to come

Don't have mine no more. When my mum passed away 7 yrs ago we had to clear her house. My wedding dress had hung in one of her wardrope for 33 yrs... I can't even remember what I did with it.....still wedding dress gone but still have the man

No sentimental attachment to my first dress but I did wear my second wedding suit several times after the big (small, we eloped ) day. I remind him every day of how lucky he is

Do you still have your wedding dress?

Starting on a declutter of the attic and the question always asked by OH...why are you keeping this?

Am I going to wear it again? No. 

Have I daughters who might wish to use it? No.

It has sat happily in its box for 36 years even moved house with us 11 years ago.  

I'm too superstitious now to get rid of it. 

Going to try it on later, it might still fit. 

 

Write your comments here...nothing wrong with that Tash!

I've not long since got rid of my wedding dress, I have carted it around for 45 years and 17 house moves, UK to Germany, back to UK, back to Germany then finally Scotland to our own house. Why? who knows but its gone now and so has the veil. 43 years ago I loaned someone my headress as she couldn't find one she liked, never saw it again  it was lovley too.

Still got the OH and no neither of us would fit in what we got married in, we often jokingly say we are illegally married to xxx lbs 

I married for the first time in 1969 (47 years ago) but never kept my dress - it was hired - a great solution for anyone with hoarding tendencies!  It had to go back within a day or two or the ceremony.  It was a fabulous gown, and would have cost an arm and a leg to buy, but was cheap to hire. I had no storage issues, and no sentimental or superstitious attachment to something which after all is only 'a very fancy dress'.  

My mum in law gave us her dress, which she'd kept as a precious thing for 75 years, wrapped in tissue - unfortunately it was in such a state that (having no sentimental attachment to it) sadly it went straight in the skip.  What will the 'keepers' expect their children to do with the 'precious dress'.? If they expect the children will recycle it, or dump it, then do the deed now and remove it from the numerous more important things they'll have to decide what to do with.  Give it to charity, or an organisation which can make something useful from it, even if it's only a fancy fish-filter..............!

I hired my wedding dress, so don't have it now. Mind you I only had 10 days to prepare for our wedding! 

Your dad's not used to loading shotguns then? 

I married for the first time in 1969 (47 years ago) but never kept my dress - it was hired - a great solution for anyone with hoarding tendencies!  It had to go back within a day or two or the ceremony.  It was a fabulous gown, and would have cost an arm and a leg to buy, but was cheap to hire. I had no storage issues, and no sentimental or superstitious attachment to something which after all is only 'a very fancy dress'.  

My mum in law gave us her dress, which she'd kept as a precious thing for 75 years, wrapped in tissue - unfortunately it was in such a state that (having no sentimental attachment to it) sadly it went straight in the skip.  What will the 'keepers' expect their children to do with the 'precious dress'.? If they expect the children will recycle it, or dump it, then do the deed now and remove it from the numerous more important things they'll have to decide what to do with.  Give it to charity, or an organisation which can make something useful from it, even if it's only a fancy fish-filter..............!

Eminently sensible advice there ValDa. In my case its cos we have the room, all tidied away with Juliet cap and bouquet. I'm the first to say ridiculous BUT if anything happened to hubby I'd always wonder about the timing. Nearly lost him 22 years ago with a heart attack when the children were young. We've been very grateful for every day since and try not to take each other or life for granted. However silly it seems I'm going to hang on to dress etc. His suit was worn for work and long since gone so no silly qualms about that. 

PS I put children's offerings and things from nursery etc in the loft and it took ages before they could go, use to neither man nor beast, in the end I'd sorted things into various bags and chucked them on the next attempt without looking again. Hubby worse than I am . We've lived in this house 32 Years, previously wed shifted lots and decluttered every time.

I'm heartened by tammygirl saying she's got rid of hers now but still has hubby.

 

1.  PS I put children's offerings and things from nursery etc in the loft and it took ages before they could go, use to neither man nor beast, in the end I'd sorted things into various bags and chucked them on the next attempt without looking again. Hubby worse than I am . We've lived in this house 32 Years, previously wed shifted lots and decluttered every time.

2.  I'm heartened by tammygirl saying she's got rid of hers now but still has hubby.

 

1.  We still have a cupboard with the toys my sons had when they were children - including a Puffalump, a Boglin, a Tough Ted, Jean P Bear (named after a French friend, Jean Pierre) and others.  I've asked them if they want to take them and keep them at their homes, and the answer is always 'No', so there they remain.  When (or if) they have children then I will really insist that they're taken 'home' and either used again, or recycled.  

2. I didn't keep the dress, and unfortunately didn't keep the husband either (though he is still alive!!!)