Repurposing The Pieces of Your Wedding

There comes a day after months of planning, that a bride and groom will say "I do," party the night away, get whisked off to a fairytale honeymoon, and then come back home. Now you get to relive all of those wonderful moments again and again through photos, videos, and all of the details that you now have stacked in your home that were once decorations.

While we have loved planning every minute of your wedding with you at the best wedding venue in Colorado Springs, we know the planning doesn't stop here! Now you need to figure out how to preserve your wedding dress, and then decide what you'll do with all of the extra pieces of your wedding. From your bouquet to the wedding invites, there are ways you can repurpose all of these! Check out these great ways to remember your wedding long after the day has passed.

Wedding Dress

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We'll start with the forerunner and highlight of your wedding day - the dress. There are many creative ways that women are preserving the wedding dresses nowadays, aside from putting it in a box under the bed. There are also many ways to do it so that you don't have to do any harm to it, and you can save it for your daughter someday if she would like it. Here are a few of the unique and beautiful ways people are preserving their dresses.

• Creating a shadowbox to display their dress
• Making a hair comb from the lace to give each of your daughters
• Turning the pieces into a necklace or putting it in a locket
• Doing photos with your daughter wearing the dress
• Make a christening gown for your daughter
• Do a fun Trash the Dress photo shoot (Are you brave enough?)
• Have the pieces made into a teddy bear
• Create Christmas ornaments, a wreath, or a stocking from it

Bridal Bouquet

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This is something you'll want to think about before the wedding because if you'll have fresh flowers in your bouquet, you'll want to preserve it properly. If you want to dry the flowers, you'll need to make sure and hang the bouquet upside down before you leave for your honeymoon. This will ensure that the flowers dry in the right position without getting droopy. Are you looking for some unique ways to preserve your bouquet? Try these!

• Make an ornament from the petals or flowers
• Commission an artist to paint a unique photo of your flowers if you don't want to save the petals
• Arrange the flowers in the shape of your new initial for a shadow box
• Have the flowers preserved into a tall candle
• Press the petals and arrange them into a frame
• Include your bouquet into the shadow box with your dress

Print Pieces

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There will be many different things you create for your wedding when it comes to print pieces. The save the dates, invitations, programs, thank yous, custom napkins, custom stamps, and more! With all of these pieces being created specifically for your wedding, it would be nice to find a way to preserve them instead of tossing them into a box to be saved for later. Try using some of these ideas:

• Including them in a scrapbook with your wedding photos
• Arranging them in a pretty frame with a wedding photo
• Shredding them and putting them in a clear ornament
• Cut hearts or other shapes out of the leftover invitations and glue them into a frame
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If you are still in the planning phase of your wedding, The Historic Pinecrest would love to assist you! Our beautiful Colorado Springs event center is a beautiful place to make all of your dreams come true. We're romantically situated at the base of Mt. Chautauqua, where the views are breathtaking and the weather is beautiful. If you would like to visit our mountain chapel in Colorado Springs, visit our website and schedule a private tour!

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7 Special Ways to Repurpose Your Wedding Dress

In the past, it has been common for a daughter to wear her mother's wedding dress when she gets married. Where did this tradition come from? Unfortunately, the internet didn't divulge much information, but there are plenty of speculations as to why this was such an important tradition. Perhaps, years ago, it was a way of saving money, if you already had a beautiful dress, why not re-use it? Alternitively, it can be extremely sentimental, and a great way to cherish history. In fact, you can find many brides who are wearing the same dress from many generations past.  Our last thought is that maybe it was meant to be your "something old."

No matter how the tradition got started, it is not a common practice today, and many brides choose to purchase their own wedding dress. If you want to include the sentimentality of your mother's dress in your wedding, or create something special for your own daughter someday, and don't know where to start, you can use these ideas when planning your Colorado Springs wedding at Historic Pinecrest!

Create a Christening Dress

This is becoming a popular idea among many brides who will be christening their child. You can hire a seamstress through online businesses like Etsy, or a local seamstress, to create this masterpiece for you. While it may feel like a large leap to let someone cut up your dress, it will be a special piece you can save for years to come. You can even frame the small dress years after your daughter grows out of it, and use it for her daughter when the time comes.

Take Photos Of Your Baby Girl With Your Dress

Another popular way to save the memory of your dress is to do a photo shoot of your baby with your dress. It will perfectly embody "something old, something new," and can be a sweet keepsake if or when you get ride of your dress.

Donate Your Dress

There are many organizations who accept wedding dress donations. They can be used for bride's who can't afford a dress of their own or auctioned off at a bridal event to support a special cause. This would be a great way to know that your dress has been a special memory for someone else as well.

Embellish Your Daughter's Bouquet

You can use pieces of satin, tulle, lace, and buttons to embellish your daughter's bouquet at her own wedding. This would be a special way to incorporate your wedding dress into your daughter's special day, without her having to wear your dress. Many women don't wear their mother's dress, due to sizing issues, style perferences or even years of age making the entirety of the dress unusable, but pieces are still salvageable.

Play Dress Up and Take Photos with Your Daughter

Create a special memory with your daughter and play dress up with your dress! This will be a moment she will never forget. You can do her makeup and hair, let her wear your shoes and jewelry and top it off by letting her wear your dress. Don't forget to commemorate this day with photos!

Make a Necklace

This would be a lovely way to wear your mother's dress at your wedding and accomplish your "something old, something new." By using pieces from the wedding decor, the dress, and having names and dates engraved on the back of the necklace, this can make a very special piece that you'll wear for years to come. You can also do this with your own dress, especially if you have several daughters. It would be a significant way to give them each a piece of your dress. You can create a piece like this with supplies from a craft shop, or you can find many craftsmen on Etsy who can create this for you.

Do a Photo Shoot With Your Friends

After your group of friends get married, you can do a fun photo shoot to commemorate the day and the dress. Spend the day getting dressed up like you did years before on your wedding day, and do a fun photo shoot in a location that is either significant to all of you, or someplace entirely new that you can come back to years later.

Celebrate Your Wedding in Colorado Springs

While you may spend months looking for the perfect wedding gown, isn't doesn't take long to find the perfect wedding venue in Colorado Springs. Our venue is complete with a breathtaking mountain chapel, large event center, and we even have a lodge that can hold up to 20 guests. Contact us today to book your dates and let us help you make beautiful memories at Historic Pinecrest!

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