YOU GOT HITCHED – WOO!! …. Now — What do you do with that beautiful white dress you spent a lot of money on?

If you think your only option is to pay hundreds for it to be preserved in a box for the minuscule possibility that you offspring will wear it at their wedding — think again! Let me start by saying that if preserving your gown is your ideal next step, that’s completely acceptable. However, a lot of brides want more free space and for it to be loved/worn again.

For The Brides That Want To Resell Their Gowns

Services such as Still White and Once Wed let happy newly weds free up their closets by selling their preowned, but still perfectly beautiful wedding dresses to other brides to be! These companies are secure, affordable, and sustainable. Did you know it takes 713 gallons of water to grow the cotton needed to produce one cotton T-shirt. It’s mind-blowing to begin to calculate how many gallons are needed for a wedding gown. Think back on how confident and radiant you felt in your dress — It’d be a shame to not let another bride with similar style feel the same!

For The Brides That Want To donate

If you aren’t interested in the process of selling your wedding dress nor letting it collect dust, donating it for a good cause is a perfect option.

Angel Gowns re-purposes wedding dresses into beautiful baby burial gowns. After your send in your wedding dress, they donate their angel gowns to hospitals, funeral homes, bereavement ministers, and individual families all over the world. It’s an unusual option for a second life for a wedding gown, but a helpful one neither the less. You will be gifting comfort to a family that needs it. (Please not they do not accept gowns that are mostly tulle.)

Brides For A Cause is also an incredible donating service that will let your wedding dress do good for chairty. Brides for a Cause is a nonprofit organization that collects and resells wedding dresses to raise funds for charity. To-date, we have collected over 25,000 wedding dresses and given away $1.75 Million to charity. HOW INCREDIBLE!?

Adorned In Grace Bridal is another remarkable resource. They are an affordable bridal & formalwear boutiques raising awareness and funds for the prevention of exploitation and support for survivors.

For The Brides That Want To keep their wedding gowns

Yes, you read that right! You can keep your wedding gown and still repurpose it in a sustainable fashion! Recently brides all over the world have decided to get their long gowns tailored into cocktail dresses to wear for anniversaries (GENIUS). Chop off that extra fluff and save that too for perhaps some children attire in the future or donate what you want to Angel Gowns. It’s the best of both worlds, you get to keep your dress and wear it more frequently!

The fact that you are reading this blog to see what sustainable options you have is an admirable first step. Thank you for being mindful of wedding waste and putting in the effort to reduce it.