A wedding dress is an outfit to which most girls are affectionately and reverently, and this is not surprising, because many warm and joyful memories are associated with it. It was treated with care and passed from generation to generation from mother to daughter.
Some young ladies carefully store an outfit in a wardrobe, others put them away on the mezzanine, and still others decide to sell a wedding dress.
At all times, a wedding dress was considered a kind of amulet for a young family.
When is it forbidden to sell the bride's dress after the wedding?
A wedding is not a cheap pleasure, only buying an outfit takes away a tangible part of the budget prepared for a special event. It is for this reason that many brides decide to sell their wedding dress immediately after the wedding. Despite the expediency of the act, many signs warn that a wedding dress cannot be sold, and here's why:
- At all times, a wedding dress was considered a kind of amulet for a young family, selling it meant losing your female happiness.
- Orthodox people claim that the wedding dress should be kept in the house of the married couple as long as one of the spouses is alive. In those days, it was believed that the bride's dress protected the couple from the evil eye and negative influence from the outside.
- You cannot give a wedding dress to try on, even many years after the wedding. Superstitious people warn that a girl who has tried it on can take a piece of family happiness, even without wanting to.
- Previously, sick babies were treated with a wedding dress. The young mother put on a dress, squatted in front of the baby and brushed off the ailment from him. To sell it in this case meant to deprive children of their protection against illness.
- In no case should you sell the outfit in which the bride was married, our ancestors believed that this outfit was charged for family well-being, to lose it – to be left without the protection of the Almighty in family matters.
- Superstitions warn that by selling a dress, you can also sell your family happiness. Quarrels will begin in the house, which sooner or later will lead to divorce.
- It is strictly forbidden to sell or even give a wedding dress that the girl sewed or decorated with her own hands, since it is highly likely that it will get to a person with negative energy and even harm the family at a distance.
- A dress may be needed for a wedding if it happens several years later, and not the day after the wedding.
If a girl is superstitious and afraid to inadvertently bring trouble into the house, then selling a wedding dress is not worth it. You can reshape it and sew an exclusive envelope for a discharge from the hospital, a pillowcase for a baby crib or sew an elegant dress for your daughter for a festive event.
The traditional dress of the Russian bride was red, it was this shade that symbolized the beauty, health and fertility of the future wife. White outfits appeared in Europe. On the territory of our country, a woman in a white dress was considered the 'bride of Christ', that is, she had to leave worldly life and go to a monastery.
By selling a dress, you can sell your family happiness.
When can you sell?
Despite the fact that many signs say about a ban on the sale of a wedding dress, you can and should get rid of it in the following cases:
- The family has broken up and there is no need to keep the wedding amulet.
- The husband died.
- The family is in dire need of money. In this case, the dress can be sold, but only a year after the celebration. If the newlyweds are happy, then the signs promise a happy life for the new owner of the wedding dress.
Where can you sell your wedding dress?
If the woman is not superstitious or has good reasons to get rid of the wedding dress, then the dress can be sold. There are several sales options:
- take a few photos, post it on the Internet and wait for a customer;
- sell to a bridal salon;
- take it to a thrift store.
Rental
One of the options to get back the money spent on the wedding dress is to rent it out. Pros: with good preservation and careful handling, you can return the entire amount spent. Cons: you will have to communicate with people who will come to the house and, possibly, criticize the outfit or try to drop the price.
Each of these options has its pros and cons, many young ladies try not to sell dresses personally, since different people will come to the fitting, each with its own energy and not always positive.
A veil is an item that protects the newlywed from evil spirits
What to do to sell and not cause trouble?
If there is an urgent need to sell a wedding dress, then you need to approach this issue responsibly and thoroughly. In order not to cause trouble and not to harm family relations, it is worth conducting a kind of ritual:
- Tear off the red ribbons from the dress from the evil eye and break off a pin, if any.
- Be sure to leave a button, a frill and a ribbon as a talisman.
- Give into the wrong hands only in a washed form.
- For washing, take to dry cleaning. It is not recommended to wash or clean it yourself, so as not to leave your energy on it.
- After coming home, sprinkle with holy water.
- If the bride decides to sell a wedding dress that is not hers, then be sure to ask permission from the previous owner.
- You can sell a wedding dress, only part of the proceeds must be taken to church or spent on other good deeds.
What to do after the sale?
If a woman has already decided to sell her wedding dress, then here, too, a certain sequence must be observed:
- cross the back of a woman who has bought (leaving) three times;
- cross yourself three times;
- for 7 days do not give, give or borrow anything.
Following these simple rules will help protect your family from harm.
Jewelry, if equipped with precious stones, is not recommended to be sold
What cannot be sold from a wedding look?
The wedding image of the bride is not limited only to the dress; gloves, veil, shoes, garter and jewelry are included in the complex. Having decided to sell her wedding dress, a girl should remember that some things worn in a set cannot be sold:
- Veil. Since ancient times, it was believed that a veil is the item that protects the newlywed from evil spirits. Selling a veil meant depriving yourself and your family of protection.
- If the bride wants to take off the veil at the wedding, then only her mother or godmother can be entrusted with its storage. A veil is a kind of amulet, which cannot be tried on either before or after the wedding; it is strictly forbidden to give it into the wrong hands.
- In Russia, the veil was advised to hang over the matrimonial bed and leave it for 30 days. It was believed that such a little trick would help give birth to a strong and healthy baby. After the birth of the child, the veil was hung on the cradle to protect the baby's peace from the surrounding negativity.
- Jewelry, especially if it is equipped with precious stones, is also not recommended to sell, since stones tend to store the energy of their owners. If the jewelry falls into the hands of a negatively minded person, then he inadvertently or deliberately can harm the newlywed couple.
There are no prohibitions on the sale of shoes, belts, clutches, capes or gloves, and if they are not in demand in later life, then yesterday's bride can safely sell them.
Despite the fact that the 21st century is in the yard, many women to this day follow wedding signs and try to keep the covenants of their distant ancestors in everything in order to save themselves and their families from future troubles.
Selling a wedding dress or keeping it safe, only yesterday's bride can decide. However, despite all the signs and superstitions, there are many skeptical women who sold and avoided any marital problems.
