Where Does Your Wedding Dress Hang Out?

Where Does Your Wedding Dress Hang Out?

September 18th, 2009 @ 3:05 pm by Mrs. Star

This morning, Mr. Star and I were awakened by the doorman buzzing up to tell us that the post office was delivering a package we needed to sign for.

The package was pretty unassuming, except for the cute little note written in red that said, “do not bend”.

But when I opened it up, I was thrilled to find my latest completely-unneccessary-but-totally-adorable-anyways wedding purchase: the wedding dress hanger.

I have thought for a long time that I would not be participating in the special hangers for wedding dresses trend, but when reader ejs4y8 posted a thread on the board with these adorable little works of dress hanger art, I knew I had to have one.

Etsy seller lilafrances makes these hangers with a variety of sayings (or pretty much anything short enough to fit in there!) and I just think they’re so precious.

This was the style of hanger that I originally fell in love with, but because of last name changing complications (which I will blog about at some point!), I decided to stick with our first names.

Are you doing anything special for the hanger for your wedding dress? Have you ever originally decided not to follow a wedding trend and then changed your mind?

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51 Responses to “Where Does Your Wedding Dress Hang Out?”

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Mrs. Bruschetta (message) 5,553 posts, Bee Keeper

Oh my gosh, I love this! And I’m SOOOO happy I didn’t see this before our wedding, since my poor credit card was already getting quite the workout.

9/18/09 @ 3:12 pm (reply)

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soon2beebride (message) 59 posts, Worker bee

OoOOoOoO please let me know how it holds up with your dress! My dress is so heavy that I wonder if the hanger is sturdy enough. But no matter, GREAT find!!

9/18/09 @ 3:15 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Lovebird (message) 695 posts, Busy bee

That is so cute! I hear ya Bruschett! I so woulda bought one of these had I known about them!

9/18/09 @ 3:17 pm (reply)

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ChiDIY (message) 92 posts, Worker bee

aw! your hanger is now on their site!

Another thing to add to my list of “absolutely must have”s.

9/18/09 @ 3:17 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Deviled Egg (message) 894 posts, Busy bee

Well isn’t that clever? I would have loved to have had one of these for my dress.

9/18/09 @ 3:18 pm (reply)

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bunny (message) 534 posts, Busy bee

I bought a cute lil’ padded hanger from a thrift store for a couple bucks, but I love these!

9/18/09 @ 3:35 pm (reply)

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GI Josephine (message) 222 posts, Helper bee

I’m so glad I’m on weddingbee.. specifically for the fact that I find cute ideas like this! love it!

9/18/09 @ 3:37 pm (reply)

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arobb81 (message) 267 posts, Helper bee

I bought one of these too, and while it is amazingly, incredibly cute there is no way in heck it is going to hold up my wedding gown for even a couple of hours, I think it would snap. Mine is a satin ball-gown-ish with built in lining, pretty heavy. If you have a lighter, smaller gown, it will work.

9/18/09 @ 3:42 pm (reply)

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septbride26 (message) 46 posts, Newbee

I also bought one of these! It is really cute. I am a little nervous it won’t hold my dress though.

9/18/09 @ 3:47 pm (reply)

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MissMooMoo (message) 4 posts, Wannabee

I had one of those exact packages arrive in my mailbox a few weeks ago! I got three with the heart shape on them; one for me and one for each of my bridesmaids. They’re so cute! Love yours, too!

9/18/09 @ 4:08 pm (reply)

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winterschminter

I bought one for the sole purpose of looking cute in pictures. Even though I have a lighter dress, I still don’t expect to hang it all morning with it - that’s what the store hanger’s built for! I intend to replace the ugly one w/ the cute one for the photographer, and then take it off the hanger and put my dress on.

9/18/09 @ 4:08 pm (reply)

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Hayley (message) 214 posts, Helper bee

O.M.G.

i am SOOOOO buying this =)

9/18/09 @ 4:22 pm (reply)

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Lina

Oh lordy, I might get one of these, and my wedding was over a year ago. :p The shame!

9/18/09 @ 4:23 pm (reply)

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Miss_Carmel (message) 317 posts, Helper bee

Okay - I want all of my hangers to say Mrs. Carmel on them. These are the cutest!

9/18/09 @ 4:28 pm (reply)

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tessabella76 (message) 2,698 posts, Sugar bee

I have one! And I love it and hubby loves it! It’s now hanging in our walk in closet (read teeny tiny spare bedroom turned into a closet) with my bracelets hanging off of it.

9/18/09 @ 4:36 pm (reply)

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Lydia

So So cute, Mrs. Star! (You might want to black out your name and address on that package picture!!)

9/18/09 @ 4:40 pm (reply)

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Miss Star (message) 1,291 posts, Bumble bee

Yeah, I’m not expecting it to last all morning — my dress is super heavy. I just want pretty pictures with it!!

9/18/09 @ 4:44 pm (reply)

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RecessionistaBride (message) 3,416 posts, Sugar bee

My sister bought me a hanger after ejs posted about it! I looooooove these hangers…

9/18/09 @ 5:10 pm (reply)

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ashlle (message) 92 posts, Worker bee

I love these hangers - they are so cute! I may have to break down and buy one myself. What a great idea.

9/18/09 @ 5:18 pm (reply)

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9/18/09 @ 5:23 pm (reply)

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kellyalvey (message) 216 posts, Helper bee

I know I broke down and bought one after I saw the original post also!

9/18/09 @ 5:25 pm (reply)

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Mrs. French Bulldog (message) 6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

OMG that is SO CUTE! Dang it! Can I go back in time and have one of those for my dress?

9/18/09 @ 5:27 pm (reply)

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K610 (message) 111 posts, Blushing bee

Just another reason for me to love you, Miss Star! I’m also a “youngish” bride named Kate.

9/18/09 @ 5:29 pm (reply)

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Miss Star (message) 1,291 posts, Bumble bee

@K610: Aww, so cool! Yay for young-ish Kate-brides

9/18/09 @ 5:37 pm (reply)

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ZoeKat (message) 160 posts, Blushing bee

Miss Star! It looks really cute. I knew what it was going to be as soon as I saw your pic of the envelope, because I ordered one for myself, too. Love it.

9/18/09 @ 6:18 pm (reply)

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loveardently (message) 83 posts, Worker bee

So adorable!

9/18/09 @ 6:20 pm (reply)

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phruphru (message) 180 posts, Blushing bee

So awesome! You could also get your new last name on there. Love it.

Unrelated, Star: you might want to blur out your personal info on the packing label. Better to be safe, etc.

9/18/09 @ 7:12 pm (reply)

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FlipFlopBride (message) 1,305 posts, Bumble bee

!! So awesome !!

9/18/09 @ 7:50 pm (reply)

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Miss Ramen (message) 263 posts, Helper bee

uh so freakin cuuuute! nice find!

9/18/09 @ 8:28 pm (reply)

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Miss Labrador (message) 1,325 posts, Bumble bee

Haha! I totally just squealed when I saw your hanger because one of my bridesmaids got me one with my new last name a couple weeks ago! Aren’t they awesome?!?

9/18/09 @ 8:40 pm (reply)

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celery (message) 59 posts, Worker bee

wow! That’s pretty neat!

9/18/09 @ 10:36 pm (reply)

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arobb81 (message) 267 posts, Helper bee

Those of you who keep saying you don’t “expect it to last all morning” and will just use it for pictures (I was obviously going to do the same thing), please try it out first because I don’t think mine will hold my dress at ALL- not all morning, not for pictures, I mean not hold the dress on its own for even a minute. I’m afraid to try it! Does anyone else want to give it a go and let us know how it holds up??

It’s really cute, one of my favorite wedding purchases so far, but I think I’ll use it for my rehearsal dress instead.

9/18/09 @ 11:03 pm (reply)

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Miss Star (message) 1,291 posts, Bumble bee

@arobb81: I don’t have my dress yet (two more fittings to go!), but I’m relatively sure the hanger will hold my dress long enough to get a picture. I’ll keep you posted!

9/18/09 @ 11:13 pm (reply)

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His Barista (message) 1,844 posts, Buzzing bee

Love it!!!

9/18/09 @ 11:51 pm (reply)

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T Bride

I just got one of these, too! It came in the mail yesterday, and it’s so cute! Yay for cute hangers!

9/19/09 @ 12:13 am (reply)

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tea (message) 2,658 posts, Sugar bee

i didn’t know that was even possible! how cute!

9/19/09 @ 1:51 am (reply)

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eileen marie (message) 375 posts, Helper bee

I heart!! I have friends named Kate & Dan who are also married.

9/19/09 @ 10:07 am (reply)

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ejs4y8 (message) 6,972 posts, Bee Keeper

I totally knew what that package was before I saw the rest of the post! woohoo! No wonder that lady is so busy! Her stuff has overtaken weddingbee! I love the first names =]

9/19/09 @ 10:40 am (reply)

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9/19/09 @ 11:34 am (reply)

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Miss Moonbeam (message) 1,335 posts, Bumble bee

Every life needs a little frivolity. Super cute!

9/19/09 @ 1:45 pm (reply)

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peakay (message) 69 posts, Worker bee

I *JUST* bought three. One for me (of course) and for each of my bridesmaids. They are really so adorable.

9/19/09 @ 10:56 pm (reply)

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luckyyou (message) 185 posts, Blushing bee

I am trying to decide what I want it to say, but I am definitely ordering one!
Oh, and she told me she recommends not doing any more than 14 characters (including spaces) on the hanger. Just a FYI to anyone considering it!

9/19/09 @ 11:32 pm (reply)

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kmattso2 (message) 990 posts, Busy bee

I saw these awhile ago when they were posted and I’m definitely thinking about getting one for me and one for my cousin and friend, we’re all getting married within a month!!

9/20/09 @ 11:35 pm (reply)

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Adriana26 (message) 143 posts, Blushing bee

What a great idea - so cute! Hmm but I think my surname would’ve been a tad too long to fit onto the hanger if I had ordered one. But yours is super cute!

9/21/09 @ 6:32 am (reply)

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AnnieAAA (message) 1,076 posts, Bumble bee

SOLD!! I’m headed to her site to order mine, so excited!! THANKS for the idea!!!!

9/21/09 @ 1:36 pm (reply)

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ColorCoated (message) 951 posts, Busy bee

I blogged about this just a little while ago. I love that hanger!

9/21/09 @ 8:51 pm (reply)

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Miss Poodle (message) 3,020 posts, Sugar bee

Love that hanger!!

9/23/09 @ 2:36 pm (reply)

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contrarymary (message) 352 posts, Helper bee

So i put on my dress on the same hanger and it won’t hold it up! The dress is too heavy! what to do! the wiring is bending out of shape already within a couple minutes of hanging the darn thing! of course i’m not going to hang it on there until the wedding but how will they even take pictures of the dress if it won’t even stay on for a few minutes!

9/24/09 @ 3:22 am (reply)

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