Today in the Sunday Independent magazine there was a feature about designer Helen Cody and her new wedding dress collection. She reckons that wedding dresses shouldn't be left in wardrobes after the big day and should be so beautiful that you will wear it again and again! I heartily agree with her.....
If I had worn this dress when I got married I would wear it at every opportunity!
All of these dresses were featured in the Life Magazine in the Sunday Independent and that is where I got the pictures.
Speaking of wedding dresses getting a few wears, check out my twin sister in her wedding dress. She had a 1950's style wedding dress for her wedding in the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas. It's hard to see but she is wearing a vintage head piece that I bought for her on eBay - it was a great find!!
Amy has reworn her wedding dress to a Christmas Party and a few other events. How great is that???
Have you ever reworn your wedding dress? If not, what did you do with it? Is it still hanging in your wardrobe?
It used to be fashionable in Ireland to get your dress altered and turned in to a Christening gown for your first born. I know in the States "Trash the dress" photography sessions are very popular. Personally I would not like them to gain popularity over here, I really find them distasteful. I think it is shameful to ruin something that generally is so costly and has taken a lot of man hours to create.
Unfortunately I have never got to wear my dress again. It is a more traditional dress than my sisters so there is just no event that it would be appropriate for!
I should mention that my sisters wedding dress cost nowhere near the cost of some of the wedding dresses by Helen Cody pictured above. As far as I remember she spent about €150 on her wedding dress in Debenhams. It looks great for that price!
