We got married 7 years ago in Vegas. Walking around the town all day left the bottom of the dress quite dirty, and the dress has been hanging in a bag on the side of the wardrobe ever since. Sort of mentioned cleaning it a few times. I wondered whether we left it that long that it would be nice to keep it dirt and all. We've been having a big tidy up lately. Not quite Marie Kondo, but certainly getting a load of stuff cleared out.
I said "So shall we clean the wedding dress before we bag it up?", and my wife says she was thinking of just sending it to the charity shop.... I have mixed feelings about this. It's just sat taking up space, but there seems something not right about saying goodbye to it. Shouldnt it be in an attic so that one day when we're old we can unbox it and look at it? That's what you do, right? I don't care now, but what if elderly me regrets throwing it away? Thoughts?
Also, if she gets rid of the wedding dress, what will my wife wear when she's a ghost?
Edit: To clarify, it's not an argument between me and her about the subject. It isn't causing conflict. It's pretty much a given that if i do want us to keep it, we can and will.
I can understand why you have an attachment to it, it was a huge day for you guys.
But..its her dress, and if she feels that someone can get use and value out of it, instead of just being stuck in your attic gathering dust? Let her donate it. You aren't throwing it away, it's not like it is going to the garbage can, It is going where it can be re-used for another person's special day, maybe someone who wasn't as fortunate as you to be able to afford the dress.
So let her donate it.