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I picked no, because I am not selling it, but I am not keeping it, either. I am going to give it away to a local charity that provides wedding dresses to terminally ill patients who want to get married and can't afford a dress.
I probably won't because it was very cheap to buy so I wouldn't make much money back anyway, plus I like the idea of having the option for a future daughter to wear it :)
DATE TWIN!!! how freaking awesome is that!! I wonder if we have anything like that here in town. love that idea!
That said, I fully support anyone's decision to sell, keep, pass down, preserve, etc. This was just something that interested me.
My original plan was to rewear it on anniversaries b/c it's short and casual enough to wear it to a nice restaurant.
And then I got pregnant before our first anniversary, so I couldn't even wear it then. Then the plan changed, I preserved it. I know I wish my mom would have done so with her dress, so I figure I'll have mine in case my daughter wants it either as is, to alter, or just to use the lace or veil.
I will definitely be keeping because I'm a really sentimental person. I have no expectations of my daughter wearing it for her wedding or anything, and yeah I probably won't look at it that much... I just don't think I could stand getting rid of it. The few hundred dollars from selling would be nice though, so I wish I had the heart to do it :P
@PennyTee: Date twin! Cool! I am sure you have something like that. If not, there are charities everywhere who look for wedding dresses. There is a big one for cancer, I am pretty sure, and there might be something local for a church, shelter, etc.
I plan on selling for a couple reasons..
1.) My FI is in the military and will prob be moving around a lot. We have limited space for stuff to move.. I wouldn't want to keep something that can never be used again...
2.) Who doesn't want some extra money after the wedding?
3.) I doubt that my daughters would want to wear my dress to their wedding.. I am sure they will want their own.. but I have decided that I will be keeping items that can easily be stored in case they want a momento from my wedding at theirs :) I have my garter and veil etc
...just to name a few. With all of that being said, if the dress doesn't sell, I won't be heart broken lol
yeah I thought about handing it down, but 20 years from now... idk... bc my mom didnt still have her dress & it didnt bother me at all not to have it.. but thats prob just me.. I dont have anything handed down, maybe that's why. lol my mom is making a lot of my stuff, bc she doesnt have any of her stuff to hand down.
Nope. It was custom designed and made for me by one of my best friends, so it has double the sentimental value! No way on earth could I let go of it. :) I had it dry cleaned and preserved it myself with materials from the container store. Hopefully I didn't screw up the process too much!
@artbee: I like that idea! I truly won't expect my daughter or future daughter-in-law to wear it, but it's a nice idea if they want to use a piece or a part of it!
when i was a little girl my mother would let us play dress up in hers. it is a wonderful memory, so i will be keepign mine!
I'm selling mine. I don't really want to because I love my dress, but I'm never going to do anything with it again, and some money would be great. Besides, my FI is 6'3, and I'm only 5'2. There's no way on earth it would fit any future daughters anyway.
@GreenEyedMoon: DITTO!!! my FI is 6'3' and I'm 5'3" so yeah... i didnt think about that.. the money would be VERY nice... lol I think pictures will serve enough memories.. but thats just me..
I do like the idea of using a piece for garter or something.. i have no lace on my dress so, not a good veil choice I guess. I have seen the dresses cut shorter after the wedding, but would you really wear them? prob not.. i guess depending on the dress..
I'm definitely going to TRY to sell mine. I'm very much the sentimental type, but I'm also realistic (my daughter more than likely won't want to wear it) and it'd be nice to get some money out of it.
@canadianbacon: what charity is that? i'm in the philadelphia area and think that is a wonerful idea.
Exactly. My FI is the short one in his family, too... I'm just imagining that our daughters will end up at 5'9 or more like FSIL.
I'll save my veil (which was also my mother's), my shoes, and my brooch bouquet. Maybe my daughter will use one of those.
I sold mine. It wasn't super expensive and I recouped about half my costs.
If it had been my dream dress that I was utterly in love with I might not have but it was just a dress I really liked. I wasn't going to do anything with it and we don't have any place to store it. So it was the best option for me.
my best friend who was my maid of honor is getting married May of next year loves my dress so I got it cleaned pressed and its ready for her< I feel honored we have been friends since 1983 , I felt so happy that she asked if she could wear it as her something borrowed
100% plan to sell, but through a store. I won't recoup very much, but I tried on used dresses at the shop and wish that one of them had worked! The prices were so, so much better than new! they had a max of something like $600. I think the split is 50/50.
I wanted to go shopping at a place in Toronto where the whole shop is for charity (awesome!), but Calgary and Vancouver were much closer to home.
If anyone knows of a good charity for wedding dresses in Vancouver, I would love to hear about it. I plan to leave my dress with my parents when I go home.
@ specialklove- are you going through a charity or a particular bride you know? I wanted to do the same, i heard of bridesacrossamerica, and was interested in learning more about it
I voted no. But I'm still unsure about it. I may preserve it and tuck it away somewhere along with my Quinceniera dress (which is also preserved), but I may consider donating it. Hey, if it can make someone else as happy as it's made me, it's definitely something I will consider. 
I sold mine. My daughter is nowhere near me in size, shape, or taste. And I just couldn't see giving it closet space.
We tried to sell NotFroofy's, but haven't been successful so far. Her dress was gorgeous. However, a) we don't know the style number for it, so it wouldn't show up in a search by a bride looking for that style, and b) NotFroofy is only 5'1" (5'3" in the heels she wore on our wedding day), so it would be too short for a lot of brides.
I haven't bought my dress yet (actually I'm still not engaged 
) but I'm on the fence. Honestly, I'd love it if I bought a dress that I absolutely adored and wanted to keep for my future children. However, I know that styles are constantly changing so it might be way out of date or something by then. I'm also pretty short (only 5') so I'm unsure if it'd fit my future children. I might sell it but I want to do a TTD session first. I'm also a pack rat... but the idea of recouping money is very tempting.
I voted yes. Because i have selled it. Because i don't think it has any significance to keep it. For memory? My husband, my son and my family are my best memory, but not a dress
I'm almost positive I will, but I am really not quite ready to do it. It's huge and I just don't have the space for it.
I got married last August and sold my dress about 7 months later. I actually got an email today from the girl who bought my dress with a photo of her at her wedding last weekend. So nice to be able to help someone out and have my dress worn by another bride.
snobunyz24 my intentions are to use brides across america...but my friend posted her on craigslist and was able to donate to a local military bride. Of course she didnt get the donation receipt or anything.
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Hey bees... just wondering.. Are you planning to sell your dress after the wedding at any point... I have heard others say... "what good is it going to do you after that day, make some money!" and also " How could I sell my dress, I want to pass it down or just keep it for memories" I initially thought about selling mine, then keeping it, then selling it.. So what are some of your reasons for your decision either way?