Should I or should I not sell my wedding dress??

I kept mine as it didn't seem quite right to sell it or give it away. It seemed such a personal thing and I didn't like the idea of anyone else wearing it so I hung on to it for years. If I had my time over again though I would sell it almost immediately because I lost it when the basement in the house I was living in at the time was flooded I kept it there with several other memoirs of the wedding day and the whole lot were ruined in the mud and water that poured into the basements when a river overflowed after days of torrential rain. A wedding dress holds many memeories. I had thought of using part of it as the christening gown for a child when it came along. That fell through when we then decide not to have out sone baptised until he was older. I suggest that if the thought is bugging you then you go ahead and sell it. As you say, you can have a new one when you renew your vows and it could always be along the same lines as the original.

This is precisely why I want to marry in a simple dress I can wear more than once. You paind a bundle for it and now it just sits there, with no pratical use, however it is your wedding dress and has a lot of emotional meaning. If I were you I would hold on to it. After all, you only get married once (at least i hope...) and even though it is a bit shallow, what you wore on your special day, has some significance. And inspite of having no real use now it can eventually become a family heirance... Your daughter may like it and wish to marry in it.

If, like you said, it really doesn't mean anything to you then there's no reason to hold on to it. I'd have no idea how to go about pricing it though. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

When I got married, we didn't do anything, no ring, no dress, no party, no nothing. If I had the wedding dress when I got married, I wouldthink it is a very good idea to keep it as memory.

hi My friend - I think it's totally up to you whether to sell your dress or not - However, as your husband said, you dont' want to end up regretting it later. I did not sell my wedding dress - That's b/c it was a very simple elegant dress (ie: not too puffy,etc) and hence, I wanted to keep it for my daughters when they get older incase they want to wear it. I have a friend who sold hers on Ebay for $600.

Hi mrsl2008, I didn't sell my wedding dress, because I didn't want a hassle with mailing, etc., so I gave it to a charity. If you sell your dress, just remember to take the condition of the marks on it into consideration as to a price. If you want to make a sale at all, lower the price. Ebay is a great place to sell stuff, I recommend Ebay as my hubby has sold lots of items there.

it really depends on you... if i were you, i won't because it has an emotional and sentimental value to me... i will keep it and hope that i can let my daughter wear it as well when she gets married in the future... this is my opinion though... every person is different... take care and have a nice day...

I did not sell my wedding dress. But it was borrowed from one of my cousins wife and it was for free. She just adjusted some parts of my clothes and she wore it as same new one. My wedding dress is actually not expensive it is just cheap and made out of cheap materials but it looks good because the sewer was a good one. The decision is up to you actually. You can sold it and earn money or you can keep it as a memory of your wedding day!

You need to be sure that you no longer want the dress, before you sell it. Buying a new one to re-new your vows is not a customary move. Most people use their first wedding dresses for that, or keep them for thier children or grandchildren. If you put the dress into plastic, so that it will stay fresh and crisp, and then put it away in a box or trunk, then later on you can decide about that dress and not have to regret selling something, that you will never be able to get back. Buying a new one, is not going to be the same.

hello I think that you should sell the dress, I mean are you planning to get married again. I think alot of women keep there dress just to savor the memories honey that is what pictures are for. Another reason is they may want to pass down the dress to their daughter or daughter in law, not to be mean but half the time they don't want it. I say sell it because let some have the same great memories in the dress as you do pass it down that way.

see this is totally your own decission whether you want to sell it or want to keep it for ever, because wedding dress is a memmory which will never come again if you think in that way then keep it with you so when ever you miss your married day then you can check that dress again but if yu do not want to keep these memory and want changes in your life always you can sell it and can buy a new one so that you will be wearing the new dress

according me, better you rent your wedding dress to someone who need wedding dress but not have enough money to buy it. so you can help other people and also you have income from it continously. what do you think?

some people dont want to sell their wedding dress for sentimental reason. you gave me an idea since i know that if i get married again, i will not used this wedding dress anymore. Going back to your questions, you have to asked yourself if its what you really want and you will not regret it in the future. and you really have to know if your husband is ok with it. and if you really do want it, why not sell it online. there will be chance to get a bigger amount.

dear friend , to my concern u should not sell ur wedding dress . because wedding is the occassion that happens once in our life time , and more over u have mentioned that u got married 18 months before so ur not that much old after marriage . they are the things that to be taken care and maintained with high priority ... it is a sign of rememberance ...

This is my thoughts on selling the wedding dress, and I'm coming from many years (60) and having many, many friends with daughters over the years. I have never, ever, met one daughter who ever wanted to wear their Mother's wedding dress, even tho the Mom kept it for all those years thinking 'they might want to wear it.' I saved my own wedding gown with those thoughts in mind, and even though it was kept nicely, it was 1. out of style, 2. not either of the girls sizes and 3. they both wanted their own special dress of their own for their day. So, coming from that place, I think it's kind of pointless to hang onto a wedding dress that will stay in a box wrapped forever lol. I know lots of gals who think they might want to wear their original wedding gowns for their 25 or 50th anniversary, or repeating the nuptuals, but hey, out of all the women I've known, I've only ever known one person who ever fit into their dress again, (and it still had to be altered.) Personally, I wish I would have sold it after the wedding and gotten at least some return on what was spent on it. After all, I DO have the pictures to remember it by! As for how to go about selling it? I would take it to a bridal shop that sells gently used wedding gowns. At least they would give you a fair price. Their price would actually be lower than what it would sell for, so if you sell it on your own you could ask for a lot more than their offer for it. If you did it on eBay, you could then set a minimum bid and still get more than you expected for it. Good luck.

Honestly, it is up to you. I still have my prom dresses. Yes, I have my junior and my senior prom dresses, and I cannot seem to let them go.

I would sell it if I needed money and space. I would take lots of good pictures of the pretty details and sell it. I have lost so many nice things trying to hang on to them. I wish I would have sold them to good homes instead. I would probably just list it in CraigsList for a reasonable price, noting that the price is negotiable. That is if I didn't need the money right away. If I needed money I'd list it on ebay with a reserve price. You could always try a Consignment shop.

I'm still keeping my wedding dress, as my mom advised me to keep it. She told me keeping the wedding dress insinuate a smooth marital relationship. I was widowed 12 years later however, still I'm keeping it, though a cousin borrowed it for her daughter's wedding but demanded her to return it back to me. For 30 years am still keeping it, but wait, it might be the reason why until now I was not remarried (lol). It's alright, anyway I'm 53 already and I don't have the plan of marrying again. If I were you, I won't sold my wedding dress. That's a part of your wedding souvenirs.

I would sell it. I just rented mine though. I look back to the pictures and other little keepsakes for memories. A dress is just a big item to store. Yu wouldn't want to renew your vows in the exact same dress anyways. I'd list it on craigslist. Thay way if someone buys it you don't have to ship it or wait for payment. They can just pick it up.

Im not yet married but if i am in the future. I will never ever sell my wedding dress. What im gonna do is to put it back to box and keep it. You know, its gonna be nice after many many years of marriage and being together. You gonna reminisce your special day.