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The average wedding gown costs in the region of £800 and takes many months of rummaging though scores of bridal boutiques to find. It is the dress of you dreams and for one day it will make you look and feel like a princess.
But once your big day is over, what happens to your fairytale frock? More often than not it’s left hanging desolately in your wardrobe.
Recent times have seen a surge in sales used wedding dresses, with many traditional white gowns being freed form their wardrobe detention and given a new lease of life. Charity shops across the country have reported a significant increase in donations of used wedding gowns.
Celebrities have also jumped on the band wagon. Jerry Hall recently auctioned the dress that she donned more than 18 years ago for her wedding to Mick Jagger. The short white dress sold for £2,420, five times more than it cost Jerry all those years ago. She donated the proceeds to charity.
August 29th is the 3rd annual World Wedding Dress Day, sponsored by Take a Break Magazine. Thousands of women will slip into their wedding dresses and help to raise money for charities such as Dr Banardos’ and The National Alliance of Childhood Cancer Parent Organisations, in addition to many hospitals and hospices. From holding Wedding themed charity balls to packing supermarket shopping in your wedding attire, or simply wearing your dress to work for the day, anyone who has, or has access to a wedding dress can take part.
Tags: charity, recycle, wedding dress
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