After years of decluttering and downsizing, I’m sharing my final declutter (yes, I can’t quite believe it myself!). My wedding dress, and the meaningful way I chose to let it go.
If you’re wondering what to do with sentimental items like a wedding dress, or need gentle motivation for decluttering, minimalism, or letting go with purpose, I hope this chat inspires you to take your next small step!
Have you ever been holding on to something sentimental (like a wedding dress, letters or keepsakes) and found it hard to let go? What helped you. Or what’s holding you back right now?
To learn more about Mind My Angel Denmark, or support their work, see https://MindMyAngel.dk All monies from today’s video will be donated to them.
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Diane in Denmark
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I’m proud of you, and a bit teary, too. Thanks for sharing.
Such a lovely and very special thing to do Diane 🤗💔👼🙏🏼
Diane, what a gorgeous bride you were… Classy, elegant, simple beauty. I have followed you for years. thank you for helping me embrace the fly lady system and decluttering. My husband is less inclined to declutter. It takes a lot of thinking and ruminating, but we are getting there.!
immensely moved by this beautiful gesture
Bless you Diane xx
That’s lovely.
What a beautiful thing to do with your wedding dress. It made me cry. God bless you Diane.
Diane I no longer have my wedding dress. I’m 74 years old. But my daughter still had hers until her youngest daughter got married. Her daughter picked out her own wedding dress but she used her mothers dress as her reception dress. It was cut short and it just looked darling on her. She danced the night away in it. And when her oldest daughter got married she cut off the lace that was still very nice and wrapped her wedding bouquet in it.
Hubby and I have been happily married since 1997… I gave my wedding dress to a friend in need, and she later passed it onto another friend. Very rewarding to see it bring them as much joy as it brought me🥰 Diane you will LOVE living in the city! It’s so fun being near the water and popping out for lunch or dinner, live music, art galleries, theatres, etc… Our city is next to a river where we walk each morning. At night, we have lots of options for dinner, dancing, or just moseying around people-watching and petting their furry companions
🦮🐕🐩🐕🦺 🩷Elizabeth in St. Louis
This is incredibly touching, Diane. What precious way to share your beautiful gown.♥️🥹
I still have mine. I have four daughters, and have told them they are free to wear it, or cut off parts of it to include in their own wedding dress, or whatever they’d like. No pressure either way.
Such a nice idea. Hope the angel parents find hope again.
Looking forward to watching this for inspiration as I can’t decide what to do with my Mums wedding dress ❤️ thank you 😊
What a beautiful and elegant dress, Diane! I got married in 2003 and I still wear my wedding dress every now and then. It consists of a skirt and a top, both in silk and pearls. I wear either the skirt with a blouse or the blouse with black trousers. When I looked for a dress, I wanted exactly that: clothes that accompany me through my life. I will wear the blouse again in 3 weeks on the occasion of a first Holy Communion.
Thank you for your lovely videos and your positive mindset!
Love
Susanne from Frankfurt/Germany
What a beautiful dress Diane and what a touching way to share the dress. My son and my daughter in law lost their baby girl in august last year after a pregnancy of 24 weeks. So much immense sadness. Hearing you speak about this charity made me cry again.I understand that it must have been hard to write something for the parents. There are simply no words that will offer consolation. Thank you for this wonderful way to part with your wedding dress. It will be highly appreciated by those affected by a great loss.
What a wonderful gift of love, Diane. I had hoped to make a christening gown out of my Italian silk wedding dress—which my dear mother-in-law wore 30 years before me and my beautiful daughter wore 30 years after me. But it is so tattered now that I have just stowed it away until a better idea emerges. Thank you for sharing your happy memories and tender heart with us. Cheers!
I was touched by this neat idea of converting wedding dresses to something useful.
I made my wedding dress almost 60 years ago and never knew what to do with it till I saw this video. I also have the real old wedding dress worn by my mom in Dec 1944 and stored in her cedar hope chest “inherited” to me, now stored in our master bedroom closet. Also, I have my daughter’s store-purchased wedding gown in 2008. Yes, I will chat with her about our dresses.
And from one comment, I thought the gowns converted into pillow for coffin is one of neat ideas.
Thank you.
Opal
Thank you of sharing this…it is very close to my heart. We lost 0ur firstborn, Abigail, at 36 weeks. The hospital provided her with a beautiful gown, made from someone’s wedding dress. Words cannot express how much it meant to us and we still have the gown. I then donated my wedding dress to the organization that made Abigail’s gown and every gown or outfit made from my wedding dress, a tag was put on saying in memory of Abigail Joy Martin. So thank you, Diane. It will mean more than you know to a family going through such a dark and sad time.
I live in the US, and did the EXACT same with my gown. The charity here is called Angel Gowns. They even donated the wraps to the neonatal unit at the children’s hospital I worked at ❤️