Wedding Blog

Growing up, my parents always made us donate our old clothes. Part of it was that they were sick of seeing all our clothes strewn about our room The other part was that Mother-of-Pearl has always believed in helping out those who are in need. I still have a healthy sense of altruism, I suppose, although my giving is not quite as frequent (or organized) as it was with MoP. My desire to give back has, in part, influenced my career decisions, having worked for the past couple of years at an underperforming high school.

As one of the senior class advisors this year (yeah, because I have nothing else do to in my spare time ), I have seen how fortunate I was to be able to attend school functions with little thought of how they would be paid for. In focusing on prom planning right now, I have had to face the sad reality that some kids will not be attending prom because they cannot afford it. We were extremely fortunate to link up with an organization called Planet Hope, an aid organization that does, in part, help fund underprivileged kids to go to prom. They not only donate dresses, but also pay for prom tickets for kids, making other costs negligible or, at the least, not as burdensome.

For those who have those old bridesmaid dresses sitting in your closet, never to be used again, I hope you will consider donating them to an organization that can help a high school girl be able to feel like a princess on a special night. Even if you don’t have any, maybe your bridesmaids would like to take advantage of these organizations!

Other organizations around the country are:

California:
San Francisco - Princess Project
Sacramento - Cinderella’s Closet

Florida:
Plantation - Becca’s Closet

Illinois:
Champaign - Perfect Prom Project
Chicago -Glass Slipper Project

Massachusetts:
Boston - Fairy Godmother Project

Nevada:
Las Vegas - Las Vegas Prom Closet

New Hampshire
Bedford - The Cinderella Project

New York:
Albany/Saratoga/Schenectady/Rensselaer - Cinderella Project
NYC — Operation Fairy Dust

Pennsylvania
Philadelphia -Fairy Godmothers Inc
Pittsburgh - Project Prom

Texas:
Houston - The Fairy Godmother Project
Austin/Dallas - Prom Shop Project

Washington:
Bothell - Cinderella’s Trunk

CANADA:
Ontario:
Barrie - Ballroom Blitz
Mississauga - Inside the Dream