Ways To Reuse Your Wedding Dress

In these times, we have to be practical, we have to save. We try to think of ways where in we could save a penny here and a dollar there, so much so that recycling and reusing old things have become more common place. The hoopla is over and you've settled into a comfortable routine with your new husband. But the question remains: What do you do with that expensive wedding gown. Even if you bought a designer wedding dress, it's doing little good in a box under your bed. While I've come up with some ways to recycle that beautiful fabric.

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While I've come up with 31 ways to recycle that beautiful fabric

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© Copyright: www.freeshipping.org

While I've come up with 31 ways to recycle that beautiful fabric

© Copyright: www.freeshipping.org

Anniversary Outfit

This isn't a practical use if you're going to be dining out, but you might remind your husband how beautiful you looked on your wedding day by pulling the gown out of the closet for a candlelight dinner.

Cocktail Dress

If you were thinking ahead, you bought a gown that could be shortened and stylishly worn as the white version of an LBD (Little Black Dress).

Prom Dress

Again, your gown should have a simple cut, but your daughter or other female relative might truly appreciate something so elegant for their prom. Since white and ivory are entirely acceptable for such events, you won't even have to dye it.

Flower Girl Dress

Think how special a little flower girl would feel if she were actually wearing a wedding dress. Of course, you'll have to cut it down to her size which takes a lot of skill.

Fairy Princess Dress

Cut the gown down to your daughter's size, add wings and, presto, instant dress up. What little girl wouldn't adore such a true-to-life costume?

Sell On eBay

Once you have cash in hand rom the eBay auction, you can donate the proceeds to the charity of your choice. Or you could keep the cash. Whatever.

Halloween Costume

This is one I actually did. My husband and I dressed up as an escaped bride and groom from the top of a wedding cake. We did a little DIY by cutting Styrofoam into ragged pieces, and decorated them with cake-decorating goo and attached them to our shoes so it looked like we'd pulled our way out of the icing.