A dark lid boxes in a woman’s most anticipated and painstakingly planned formal gown. Many married women when asked what has become of their wedding dress answer with one of three words: storage, closet, or box. Some believe they are saving their nuptial gown for a future landmark anniversary or perhaps a daughter’s far away wedding. However most dresses for various reasons do not make it to these ends. Maybe they are taken out once or twice in a life time to share with admiring eyes. Memories and details are recounted, if you’re lucky, for an afternoon and then the dress is returned to its tomb. With so much “to do” surrounding the wedding dress before the wedding, it’s a shame that it is forgotten so quickly.
But could there be another way? Could the wedding dress continue to transfer meaning and beauty after the wedding as well, and maybe even for a life time? One way to extend the function of a wedding dress is repurposing. After adorning a beautiful bride a wedding dress can be transformed to communicate the love and commitment begun in a formal ceremony. A gown can be remade to serve in a new capacity. Be it functional or ornamental, a wedding dress can be part of a marriage and family for more than just a few hours or days of a life time. A repurposed dress can extend a wedding’s magic and meaning.
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