Inside the Charity Shop Where Wedding Gowns Get a Second Life | Brides
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Go inside Portland's Brides for a Cause, a bridal salon that doubles as a charity shop and recycles wedding dresses while supporting women's causes.
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Inside the Charity Shop Where Wedding Gowns Get a Second Life | Brides
Producer/Director/Editor: Carly Marsh | Assistant Editor: Savanna Fair
I would love to start something like this in India.
@Prashansha Kumari When I was in India I did no see any clothing resale shops then . Nor have I see resale shops for clothing in any of the Asian countries I have traveled too. The sari is the traditional wedding dress and it’s sentimental and they want new sari for sure
I was about to say the same..
I would like it
!! i want this YES
I agree!
What a fantastic idea. Wedding dresses are often so expensive! It’s a shame to wear them only once. This way they can get loved over and over again. ☺
my mum’s wedding dress ended up in a shop like this run by Oxfam in the UK. We actually got sent pictures of the next bride to wear the dress because she wanted to say thank you to my mum for donating it. It was kind of amazing
It sounds amazing. Unbelievable X3 That’s what I was thinking when that girl said she could feel the love from the dresses. Sort of like passing on the good fortune and wishes from a stranger.
@Frieda Meins there is an oxfam bridal shop in York near minster
Awwwwww that’s so sweet!!!
Hello I would like to buy few wedding Dresses for my store.
where is that oxfam shop exactly located?
My mom turned her dress into our christening outfit.
My mom did that too
I live in Serbia, and here wedding dresses are usually rented, because they are too expencive to buy.
Easter Europe is the same…makes no sense to buy to wear 1x…but uk has no chance for that
Same here in Malaysia, and it is very common to wear 3-5 wedding dresses throughout the whole wedding ceremony and lunch/dinner.
Same in Lithuania
do you like thiS ? In Morocco the bride wears up to 4 different dresses so she rents some of them
Same in egypt alot of brides rent instead of buying
Gave my wedding dress to a drag performance artist, he was over the moon and made a great costume with it.
I think there’s nothing cheap about getting a second hand wedding dress, because it’s actually beautiful that you get to share a part of the happiest day of your life with someone else on theirs. and the dresses are in tip top shape, there’s literally no difference to a store bought one except that you’re paying more and the textile industry is not very environment friendly so it’s always great to buy second hand
I love this story ……. so please brides don’t do those ‘ruin your dress’ wedding photos where people splatter paint over them or set them on fire……. it just seems such a waste. These beautiful garments can be worn again and both the buyer and the people who donate their dresses know it is helping a good cause. Brilliant idea.
That’s horrible
People set fire to the dresses?? Like wth
@Karen I never knew people do that! Holy crap donate them instead it would make you feel 100 times better!!!
No normal person does that
The brides who do the “trash the gown” thing are usually brides that cancel the wedding because they find out the groom cheated or something after the dress is already paid for. It’s more of a coping thing rather than just “lets have fun and ruin something expensive”. I personally wouldn’t do it, but I understand why others would do so.
My sister got her dress from them for a great price!
And she looked beautiful.❤
Those dresses are actually beautiful.
Awsome idea, plus when its all ready been worn its not going to be full price.rather do this place then a David’s bridal☺
Would like to have seen something about the cost of these dresses.
0:01 retail: $1,495 sale: $500
0:05 – size: 12, retail: 5000, sale: 600
Affordable! My sister got hers for 120 but you couldn’t tell👏
Does anyone have a phone number or address, I would love to donate my wedding dress. It’s in amazing shape and it was made in 2009, I’ve always wanted to give it to a charity or to go to a charity. Specially now when they need it more than ever.
Once? I wore the buttons off of my wedding dress! Then I got out the
scissors and the old needle and thread and got shorter and shorter.
Then I dyed it, no easy task! Then I added appliqué to it and other
embellishments. I seriously got my moneys worth! Lol
This is very lovely store, God Bless these women. All of them that are involved.
@Flyingmartini Hurricane would love to see it as well
Do you have pictures of your re-creation?
Wonderful way to help other, over and over again. Cool shop! Great way to support charities.
This is amazing–my local Goodwill always has tons of wedding dresses for cheap and it’s so great these incredibly beautiful dresses are being passed around from one pair of loving hands to the next…
I cut up my wedding dress (with hubby’s permission, in case he had issue with me doing it), and made a new dress out of it – I dyed it a different colour too! Still have it!
My wedding dress got worn by 5 different brides, then donated and worn again.
@Silly Weirdo I guess most of the rentable dress are not as nice and I’m not sure you can make alterations.
So unless you’re perfectly fit and model-like the dress won’t fit you well. Probably shopping in outlets, off-season or second hand is better. Some countries don’t even have many rental gowns. In Italy the culture of second-hand clothing is also rejected since the idea is that only poor people will go second hand and you don’t have to look poor at your wedding. So people end up buying it.
Wow,that dress has seen some special moments
🤗🤗🤗❤🌹🌹🌹
@Kayla in uk…you don’t buy a dress for 600
@Silly Weirdo because you can NOT rent one…no such a business….
Most of the dresses here I like more than the dresses that I see on say yes to the dress. I love charity shops. This is such a great idea. Win-win for everybody.
That is,amazing! I had not much money and neither did my parents so wore a second hand one advertised in the newspaper. Loved it and no one knew!