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Every bride-to-be is well aware of just how expensive it is to puttogether a wedding. Even a low-keywedding with just a few guests can easily cost thousands of dollars - and oneof the biggest single expenses for this special day is the . In fact, it is notunusual for a bride to spendthousands of dollars in order to purchase the perfect wedding dress. While you certainly can't blame a bride for wanting every aspectof her wedding to be exactly as she had always dreamed, you can't help butwonder if it is possible to recoup some of that money after the big day isover.
Traditionally, brides have kepttheir wedding dresses long after the wedding day is over. In order to save the wedding dress properly, the must get it dry cleaned and then store it away in an airtightcontainer. Otherwise, the wedding dress may become faded,dirty or damaged by moths. Unfortunately, this is where the often staysfor years to come. Therefore, many of today's brides are starting to wonderwhether or not this makes a whole lot of sense. After all, reselling the weddingdress can put hundreds or even thousands of dollars back into thehappy couples' bank account.
The main reason many brides havekept their wedding dresses in the past was because they dreamt of one daypassing the wedding dress ontotheir own daughter or daughter-in-law. While this certainly sounds wonderful and sweet, the reality is thatthis rarely happens. First, the chancesare slim that the bride's daughter or daughter-in-law will wear the same size,which means alterations will need to be done to the dress. Second, bridalfashions change and, while the weddingdress may be trendy and fashionable now, this may not be true twentyor thirty years later.
For these reasons, many oftoday's brides are deciding to sell their wedding dresses and to keep otheritems, such as the or tiara. By keeping the veil or,the bride still has something of sentimental value to keep from her weddingday. In addition, a veil or is mucheasier to pass onto future generations because these items do not go out ofstyle and are "one size fits all."