So, for the 48% (and growing), here is a guide for where and how to rent or buy your second hand wedding dress (plus, how to get it altered), and for the 52%, let us try and sway you
A padded hanger, hanging the dress from the crotch of the bodysuit, folding the dress over a hanger, or lying it flat may be helpful to keep your dress from stretching while in storage
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If your wedding dress has a looser silhouette, such as an A-line or ball gown, feel free to wear your bridal lingerie instead (so long as it's comfy enough to have on all day long)
3 chickens that got loose from someones yard spent a couple of nights in my yard, to keep them safe until we could find the owner, a few years ago and I really enjoyed watching them
This makes it ideal for pattern making, draping an pinning technique