Should I Sell my Wedding Dress?

The big question among many wedded brides is whether or not to sell their wedding dress. If you are uncertain about selling your wedding dress, we have compiled a list of points for you to consider.

Your Wedding Investment

Your wedding day is the single biggest invest for many wedding couples, next to buying a house. The big difference is that your wedding day will not provide many financial returns, that is unless your guests are generous and give you piles of cash.

An Expensive Keepsake

Your wedding dress is likely to be one of the biggest investments on your wedding day, next to the reception and honeymoon of course. For many wedded brides, the wearing of a wedding dress is the most poignant event during the entire wedding ceremony.

Nostalgia and Preservation

After your wedding day, you will most likely want to keep your wedding dress for either nostalgic reasons, or as a family heirloom. If this is the case, you will need to invest further in a professional dress preservation service, otherwise your dress will deteriorate over time.

Changing Wedding Fashions & Trends

If you are planning on keeping your wedding dress to pass on to your family, you will need to consider the rapidly changing wedding trends and fashions. Your wedding dresses may be outdated in time, or simply be the wrong size, color, or style.

Life after your Wedding

For many wedded brides in modern times, life after the wedding day will involve working full-time, paying off a house, and having children. It is during these times that sell a wedding dress becomes an enticing consideration, especially considering the fact that many preserved wedding dresses are never worn again.

Our Expert Opinion

Whilst we acknowledge the utmost importance of a wedding dress to many brides, it is often difficult to ignore the large investment in both the initial purchasing and wearing of a wedding dress, and the ongoing preservation costs.

We believe that if you are considering selling your wedding dress, then you need to make the decision shortly after your wedding day, before your wedding dress fades in color or drops out of fashion.

Preparing your Dress for Sale

You may need to dry clean your wedding dress prior to sale, and consider the additional costs of delivery. You also need to consider that many brides-to-be will want to try-on your wedding dress prior to purchase.

Also, a single wedding dress can range in size, so you need to give careful thought to the size category that you feel your dress best fits.

Be prepared for brides-to-be to negotiate a better price, and remember that most brides-to-be that you will be contacted by will be looking for a bargain.

Allow for potential buyers that may live in distant states of counties.

Dress Images are Everything

It's simple. The wedding dresses with the clearest and most descriptive images, sell the quickest. If possible, provide 3 images of your wedding dress, 1 x front view, 1 x size view, and 1 x rear view. Try to avoid images that have guests in the background, or general clutter.

Wedding Dress Description

When you add information about your wedding dress, be sure to highlight as many features as you can. If you have a tiara or veil, if your dress is strapless, A-line, or off the shoulder, even provide hip and bust measurements. Be as descriptive as you can about your dress features.

If you follow these simple selling steps, you are sure to find the right buyer quickly.