Hi Gurls 

What d'you/did you do with your wedding dresses, shoes and accessories after your big day? . . .

Do/did you pass them on to the next generation(e.g. to your daughter)? . . .

Would/Did  you (rather) borrow them and return them after the wedding ceremony? . . .

OR . . . Would/did you just leave it hanging in the closet? . . .

As long as the owner is alive, I'd keep to my word by returning them accordingly.

Would hang it in my closet

i think i might keep mine till the first anniversary
i think its cute when they wear the wedding dress on the first anniversary
that said, after the anniversary ill promptly turn the dress into a cocktail gown

SeanT21:

I will borrow them and return it. There is no need keeping it around sef.

Yes oooooo, it's either you're doing wedding or you're not.

They're so expensive, no? That's why I'd want something really simple and classic with not too much frou frou or poof to it so that I could wear it again and again as an evening dress i.e. wear it once and then dye it to an evening colour like navy or black or burgundy or something.

Salvation army needs alot

Tatase:

They're so expensive, no? That's why I'd want something really simple and classic with not too much frou frou or poof to it so that I could wear it again and again as an evening dress i.e. wear it once and then dye it to an evening colour like navy or black or burgundy or something.

lol at 'frou frou' but im with u on the dyeing

Ive always wondered what I would do, but I would probably give it to charity some years after the wedding. I wouldn't think of saving it to pass to a daughter because I might not have one and it might not be of her taste at the time of her own wedding.

or keep it for the next wedding,

Borrow and return!

debest1:

or keep it for the next wedding,

Don't be mean! . . .

I returned mine to the bridal shop. No need having it around for the next generation. it wud sure be old fashioned by then . I still have the acessories though, and use them once in a while.

Will Change mine to a nice evening gown.

debest1:

or keep it for the next wedding,

or this. . . 

I returned mine to the bridal shop, still have my shoes but haven't worn them.

My mum's wedding gown was used in making the dress i wore for my first holy communion.

Winnergal:

Don't be mean! . . .  

But that is the truth, another wedding. The way things unfold after wedding makes me think like there is another.Not a big day after all. I would like and appreciate a little quiet day of union. Let me brag small, like 7women are calling now, I hope not to be roped in, with d wrong one. I just tire oh, so much to choose from and sometime we are spoiled for choice and ultimately settle with the wrongest of them all.

I would have mine transformed to an occasional dress . it works

Why buy a wedding dress for over N150K when it is worn for less than 4 hours in a lifetime?. Keep it for what?. Either  the woman gets bigger and outgrows it or it gets out of fashion. Its a pity to see Nigerian couples who do not worth more than N1M in total spending N200K on a wedding gown alone.

For the records: My mums own hung in her wardrobe forever sotee the white turned brownish and we later used it to mop the floor. Who knows how much my father paid for it. Renting will be appropriate and please, learn how to save your money for your children's welfare. There is no medical, food aid or other social welfare in Nigeria so, make do with what you have and stop being unnecessarily extravagant.

By morning after here, I'm talking of 10yrs! And yes, it's been hanging in my closet all those years; not by choice tho. Just couldn't think of who to dash it to. My younger sisters each insisted on making their own to their own tastes, (who wouldn't anyway!) Meanwhile, and to my utter consternation, I would need to be about half my current size to be able to fit into it again!
Only consolation, the dress, if taken apart, can still be useful to make a native Igbo blouse. My daughter actually thought it was a real barbie gown!

Aloy~Emeka:

Why buy a wedding dress for over N150K when it is worn for less than 4 hours in a lifetime?. Keep it for what?. Either  the woman gets bigger and outgrows it or it gets out of fashion. Its a pity to see Nigerian couples who do not worth more than N1M in total spending N200K on a wedding gown alone.

For the records: My mums own hung in her wardrobe forever sotee the white turned brownish and we later used it to mop the floor. Who knows how much my father paid for it. Renting will be appropriate and please, learn how to save your money for your children's welfare. There is no medical, food aid or other social welfare in Nigeria so, make do with what you have and stop being unnecessarily extravagant.

sell it on ebay ,

Since I was a child I never wanted to wear white nor wear a dress that would make me feel like an exhibit.

My perfect dress comes in Amethyst, and when I'm done with it I will wear it to someone else's wedding 

Men dont wear wedding aparrels

Men dont wear wedding aparrels

brein:

Men dont wear wedding aparrels

Dream on!  It can go the same way as a wedding dress or, in my father's case, still be hanging in the wardrobe and wearable years later (he's very proud of the fact that it still fits him )

hi guyz, interesting tread.
my wedding is coming up dec 2009, from wat ive read on this tread, i'm begining to have a rethink.
i'd wanted to go for a very gorgeous wedding gown, but the question is,
will the wedding gown be useful after my big day?
will it appreciate in value with time?

debest1:

or keep it for the next wedding,

Una no go wound me

SeanT21:

I will borrow them and return it. There is no need keeping it around sef.

Sell on ebay, i don't fancy the idea of renting a gown.