The catharsis of donating a wedding dress from a previous wedding was a chance to move on
I dropped off a box of donations at my local thrift shop this morning and that simple errand has weighed heavily on my mind all day. My contribution of shoes, clothes and knick-knacks also included my wedding dress. More precisely, my second wedding dress. I’ve been to the altar twice.
Marriage No. 2 has been over for almost 10 years now. The dress is approaching its 34th season and was worn just that one time. Despite its lack of versatility, I have viewed it like my silverware or pearls. These are my personal belongings, resting in scattered treasure chests, tangibly connecting me to my own memories. I rarely use these things but I’m hesitant to give them away. I guess I’ve held onto that wedding dress for no other reason than it means something to me.
Lately, I’ve been noticing my wedding dress on its pink, puffy hanger under its dry-cleaner plastic at the far end of the clothes rail. It has hung in the closets of my life for the 25 years my second husband and I were together and nearly another decade after that. Why did I hold onto it? Did I think I could make something out of it? Would my daughter or hypothetical granddaughter some day walk down the aisle in it? The likelihood of either of those scenarios seems quite far-fetched.
We were grateful the space was available, but it was a medieval chapel of sorts that had suits of armour hanging on its walls and thrones for chairs. The ornate stained glass windows, no doubt impressive on a sunny day, were more Hitchcock than da Vinci, being starved for light by that dark stormy sky.
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