My friend was recently a member of her brother’s wedding party. At the reception, she had a LOT of fun, if you know what I mean…A LOT of fun.
Hours later, well into the FUN, my friend got sick and soiled her bridesmaid dress.
It’s been several weeks since the incident and her dress is still sitting in the trash bag that her husband put her dress into. She opened it once to inspect the damage and couldn’t get past the, um, scent.
My poor friend isn’t sure what to do! The dress itself was expensive, the alterations added another $100 to the price, she can’t imagine just tossing it in the garbage. The dress was gorgeous and very figure flattering, but she doesn’t think there’s any possibility that she’d ever wear it again. It IS a bridesmaid dress after all and she doesn’t care what anyone says, but they can’t actually be worn again. Her closet is practically a graveyard of old bridesmaid dresses.
What does she do? Throw it away? Have it dry cleaned and face the horror of having to tell the poor unsuspecting person behind the counter that real reason the dress reeks?
The dress looks a lot, okay, fine, EXACTLY like the dress I’m wearing in this picture of me at MY brother’s wedding.
What a coincidence, huh?
Michelle
July 19, 2009 at 9:04 pm
A little too much fun at a wedding! None of us have ever done anything like that!
Colleen - Mommy Always Wins
July 20, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Hon, toss it. I’m one of those people who usually keeps something like a bridesmaid dress for several years, thinking I’ll find some way to reuse it, only to toss it later when I just get sick of looking at it. Chuck it…it’ll only hurt for a minute!
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Maggie
July 21, 2009 at 2:27 pm
It looks like a dress that you…err…your friend…could wear again, so I would throw the bag in the back yard for a couple hours (as wide open as possible, and away from a spot accessible to neighborhood dogs!) to air out a little, and then (with a face mask, perhaps, and dish gloves) pull the dress out & HOSE IT DOWN. After all the *ahem* chunks are gone, put it in a clean bag & take it to the cleaners. That’s what I’d do, anyway…
Stephanie
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July 22, 2009 at 1:50 pm
You look so pretty in that dress. It is very figure-flattering on you. Oh, and you have a pretty handsome dancing partner in that picture too!
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edj
July 24, 2009 at 8:57 am
So, what did your friend decide? And my, that is a coincidence, both of your sisters-in-law picking the same dress
BTW, I personally think the dress is gorgeous and doesn’t scream “bridesmaid!”, and I’d at least try to get it cleaned, after hanging it out in the sun for a couple of days and rinsing it if possible.
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Marjorie
July 30, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Haha! Funny.
I’m throwing away everything in my house these days, so I say toss it. Time even for another errand is probably in short supply for…her.
You did look lovely in it.
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December 9, 2009 at 11:58 am
Sounds like Febreeze won’t help lol I’d definately try dry cleaning if you really want to keep it but, like some other people suggested, this may have just been the excuse you weren’t looking for to toss it out.
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Sarah
December 9, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Seriously line the bin with it Ive been a Bridesmaid 3 times have dumped all the dresses one even in a builders skip !!