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What to do with your old wedding dress when it no longer fits
When you get your old wedding dress out of the loft and hold it up in front of the mirror, how do you feel?
Astonished that you ever got into it?! That was my first impression. That along with a jolt of surprise at the face and body looking back at me. You may feel better than every before about how you look, but it's impossible not to compare the reflection in the mirror to the woman who wore the dress before. Here's what I want you to remember: your body has been hard-won. There is no “Better or worse”,
What to do with your old wedding dress: Lend, Rent or Wear?
How would you feel about sharing your old wedding dress? Would it somehow diminish its meaning?
Like many brides, I used to feel that part of the value of my dress lay in it being exclusively mine. But as time has passed, and I’ve relaxed my grip on it, I started to change my perspective. I’m not personally ready to chop it up yet, but I am ready to share it. And the main options for this include lending, renting or wearing it again.