A bride-to-be wants to keep the cost of her wedding dress as low as possible and makes a daring decision.
London – A wedding is often very expensive.
The right dress in particular costs many brides a small fortune, but it's worth it for the most beautiful day of your life, isn't it?
Not when it comes to a bride from Britain.
To keep costs down, she bought a dress from a sample sale for just £100.
Another bride took a riskier step and ordered her dress online - the shock was deep.
A bride's dilemma: how to wash her wedding dress?
The bride from Great Britain was now faced with the big question of how best to clean the dress.
She hatched a risky plan and posted it on the online forum
Mumsnet
in early March .
She didn't want dry cleaning to cost more than the dress itself.
"Given the fact that it was pretty cheap, would it be silly to just tuck it into a duvet cover and wash it on a gentle cycle?" she asked the online round.
Here a lively discussion broke out about the feasibility of this idea.
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Some brides dig deep into their pockets to find the perfect wedding dress.
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The plan is courageous because there is a risk that the bride will ultimately no longer be able to wear the dress.
However, there is also a chance that your bargain will pay off – literally.
In the best case, she can invest the money saved from a professional cleaning in the desired changes.
She writes on
Mumsnet
: "I don't want to spend a fortune washing a dress if I don't already know if it can be altered how I want.
I also don't want to pay for alterations if I can't get it nice and clean.”
Wedding dress in the washing machine?
Advice in online forum is ambiguous
The bride leaves many commentators shocked and there is no clear answer either.
Some write that it depends on the material of the dress, while others prefer the bathtub to the washing machine.
Still others question the whole project.
"Does it really need to be washed?" Another common advice is to find out if the changes you want are possible before going to the trouble of cleaning them.
After a few hours of discourse, the bride actually settled on the final proposition, stating that she had an appointment at a tailor's shop.
Whether the cleaning plan worked remains open for the time being.
(Maibrit Schueltken)
Weddings in general can cause a lot of stress.
But there are also ways and means to make the big day perfect for the bridal couple.
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