Why wear it on only one day?

Like most girls, it was love at first sight with my wedding dress.

After a fairly painful process of trying on countless dresses and realizing I wasn't shaped like a bridal mannequin, I knew this Sarah Seven dress from Lovely Bride was the one. I ended up throwing down way more money than I anticipated — succumbing to the "wedding dress shopping experience" and enjoyed counting down the days to wear it down the aisle.

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And when that day came, I enjoyed wearing it more than is easily put into words.

Best. Day. Ever.

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After the wedding I sadly hung it up in my closet, not knowing what to do with it.

I could have donated it, but I destroyed the bottom walking around NYC after the wedding. I could seal it in an airtight bag and hope my theoretical future daughter has very outdated taste in fashion? Or possibly even make it into a piece of art for my wall?...None of these options was that appealing.

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Or maybe, just maybe, I should wear it again, WHENEVER I DAMN WANT. Like this Saturday night for example.

When I re-opened the dress bag for the first time since the wedding, I had immediate second thoughts: Was this disrespectful to the sanctity of my marriage?...The sanctity of ALL marriages? But after stepping into it I remembered it made me feel like a FUCKING ROCKSTAR, and I couldn't wait to get out on the town.

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