Is your wedding dress still hanging inside the closet, because you have no idea what to do with it now that your wedding is over?
If this is a case, and you don’t plan on handing it down to your daughter, I have an idea.point 77 |
Donate it to services that produce “angel gowns”.point 131 |
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For those who don’t know what an angel gown is, it is a special garment designed for babies who passed away too soon.point 332 |
Often times, because the babies never had the chance to leave the hospital, the grieving parents may not have the clothing prepared for the burial service.point 130 |
So, people all over the world began to make angel gowns to help the babies’ families during such heartbreaking moments.point 236 |
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Here’s where your wedding dress comes in.point 41 |
Instead of having to buy an outfit for the burial, many hospital NICUs (Neonatal Intensive Care Units) offer an angel gown to the parents.point 156 | Even though such gowns can be made out of various clothing material, they are mostly made out of donated bridal dresses.point 256 |
Since the wedding dresses are generally made out of fine materials such as silk, the parents are able to associate the importance of the wedding gown with the importance of a ceremony for their little ones.point 171 | 1
Plus, since angel gowns are very small in size, even one wedding dress can be used to make many.point 78 | So, your donation actually makes a huge difference.point 122 | Not only that, even though angel gowns can be made from the same dress, they can be made into various sizes and styles.point 219 |
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A great example of this program is shared by a young woman named Justi Bates.point 63 | As she went on to explain on the post on Facebook, Bates actually had 17 angel gowns made from her wedding gown.point 267 | 1
If you have a wedding gown and want to use it for a good use like Bates did, I hope you consider the option of donating it for angel gowns!
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