23-year-old gets married in grandmother’s wedding dress
Allie Livingwater found her grandmother’s wedding dress in her basement in 2016, and instantly knew she wanted it to be her “something borrowed” for her own wedding.
The 23-year-old tied the knot in Massachusetts in September, dressed in her 88-year-old grandmother’s white lace gown.
After being stored in a garbage bag since 1961, the dress needed a good spruce up, but required no alterations for Allie to fit into it.
The incredible gesture was a sentimental one for Allie, as she grew up with her grandmother Anne after the family moved into her home when her husband passed away after 38 years of marriage.
“My grandma couldn't believe I decided to wear her dress”, said Allie.
“She stored it in an old trash bag because she didn't think it was anything special. But to me it was.”
“She was tearing up when she saw me for the first time on my big day. It was an incredible moment that I will treasure forever.”
She said, “The dress is obviously sentimental to me as she wore it to my marry my granddad. I had never met him but I know they had a successful, long and happy marriage. So it felt like the dress paved the way for my marriage.”
As well as the obvious sentimental value, Allie chose to wear the dress in order to save money on buying a new one.
“I fell in love with how the dress looked from the moment I had seen it. So it was a no-brainer for me to wear it,” Allie said.
“But if I was going to buy my own, it would have been $2,000 so it's great to have saved some money whilst creating special memories.”
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