A wedding dress can be a statement piece, a treasure, a keepsake, a representation of a brand new season of life, and the stuff of many people’s dreams.
It’s an heirloom so precious that it seems like a waste to let it hang in a garment bag or sit in a box for the rest of its existence. Many brides dream of the moment when their child might one day don the gorgeous gown and give it a second life, but of course, that isn’t always the case. That’s why one mom took a more practical approach to her future hand-me-down and transformed it into a play tent.
Once Robyn had the brilliant idea, she couldn’t stop thinking about it. Soon, she turned it into a proposition for her mom, Brenda Wetmore Giffen: Robyn wanted her to transform her wedding dress into unforgettable playthings for her daughter Elena.
“I was honored and surprised that she trusted me enough to do this,” Brenda wrote on Facebook. “I let it just hang there for a few days before I got the courage to take apart the dress she loved so much.”
She ended up fashioning a tent with all the trimmings, a necklace, multiple pillows, a framed swatch of lace, an adorable stuffed unicorn, stuffed bears, and even a tutu for Elena’s baby sister!
Brenda’s creations have been such a hit that she even started an online shop, Brenda’s Online Boutique, where she sells pillows, garters, DIY necklace kits, and more!
Read more and see the pictures of this sweet story here!
(Photo courtesy of Brenda Wetmore Giffen Facebook)
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