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I don't have anyone to recommend for the alterations, but I LOVE the idea of making the bottom into a tree skirt! GREAT IDEA!
I love your shoes. Tree skirt idea is awesome!
Will you really re-wear the dress? That's cool too.
You inspire me
I would totally re-wear my dress... I love, love, love that dress. And I'm usually very anti-strapless. I just know I'd never wear it as-is unless it was me sitting on my couch watching TV (a la Rachel)
I think that is a wonderful idea. That will make for a gorgeous tree skirt.
I had a friend use the fabric from her wedding dress to make her daughter's christening dress.
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I like the idea of making something for future children, but I don't plan on raising our kids Catholic, so christening gowns are out.
Oh wow!!! I am LOVING your idea of making the bottom of your dress into a Christmas tree skirt...(totally may be stealing that idea). You could totally hand it down to a future child/children...like every year a different child gets mom's tree skirt....:)
I don't know how to suggest help since I don't know either city well, but I'm sure another bee can help out. I just wanted to chime in and let you know how much I LOVE your idea! My mum keeps her wedding dress in a hope chest, we take it out from time to time to look at it (it used to fit me in highschool when I was a size 1 LOL). I'm gonna google some alterations for you because you totally need to do that, it's tooo sweet!
I think that's a really great idea. A friend of mine actually suggested cutting my dress off to make a cocktail dress, so I've been debating it. I've been having the same problem as you, not sure where to take the dress for the alterations. And I love the idea of using the bottom as a Christmas tree skirt--I've never heard of that before!
I'm thinking I'll need to contact a custom dress maker - or someone who specializes in bridal alterations.
I think that is a fabulous idea with the cocktail dress and especially the tree skirt!! This thought just occurred to me: will you keep your dress white after it is altered to be a cocktail dress, or would you look into dyeing it a different color? Can that even be done? That would be pretty sweet.
I love this idea. My dress is very plain, so I don't know that I would personally do it, but if I had a more elaborate dress, I totally would! You'll use it forever!
I want to do this too! But I am also going to try to dye my dress since I'm not sure I will want to wear a white cocktail dress anywhere. I don't have a beaded bottom, so I will just toss the extra fabric. I like the tree skirt idea!
My mom is ADAMENT against me doing this to the point she get violently mad. I ask her when has she EVER worn her dress again (or had us try it on) and she said "Well, never, but it is a memory I refuse to have destroyed!" :-/
I will have so many pictures from that day and I LOVE the top of my dress. I know I would rewear it as a cocktail dress.
I too, love this idea. Starting to consider it more - please share any progress or pictures you have of the project!
Thanks!
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Here's my idea for what i want to do with my wedding dress - post wedding. I'd love to turn it into a cocktail length dress so it's possibly re-wearable. However, one of my favorite parts of the dress is the bottom - I love the ribbon detail and want to save it. . . so I'm thinking the part with some of the beading & the pretty ribbons that will be cut off - that can be made into a tree skirt for our Christmas tree so I get to look at it at least a few weeks of every year.