Friday, July 23rd, 2010...9:04 am

Ask Claudia: Donating Wedding Gown to Charity

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Stephanie, Washington DC (Married in Northport)

Q:  Hi Claudia! As a newlywed I would love nothing more than to donate my wedding dress to a local Long Island charity.  Do you have any recommendations for places that would accept my gently worn dress? Thank you!

A:  That’s a wonderful thing to do, Stephanie.   On Long Island, you can donate your gown to any Goodwill store, or Salvation Army store.  Also, Savers, which benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island, accepts used wedding gowns.  There’s one that is just opening in Holbrook at 7001 Sunrise Highway, and another location in Medford at 700 Patchogue Yaphank Rd.   And here’s another idea — Brides Against Breast Cancer accepts wedding gowns for wedding wish granting.   To learn how you can donate your gown to this organization, click here.

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  • Kristine Enfield
    July 27th, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    Hi Stephanie,

    What a wonderful gesture!

    Our organization Dresses for Dreams, provides wedding and formal attire free of charge to many women and girls.

    We accept dresses of many types and then distribute them locally here on Long Island to those women or girls who cannot afford one.

    If you are interested in donating please contact me or visit us on Facebook: dresses for dreams and see what our organization does.

    Our web and email is currently down due to web construction but feel free to contact me @
    ogeegirl@msn and I will gladly help in anyway I can.

  • Melissa
    January 10th, 2011 at 9:19 am

    I wanted to get information on how to donate a wedding dress, on Long Island. How can I find an outlet for wedding dresses to give my clients the option of donating it.
    thank you!

  • Claudia G. Copquin
    January 11th, 2011 at 11:53 am

    Melissa, I would suggest to your clients that they donate to their place of worship, where they might come across a needy parishioner. Other options include the Salvation Army and the Goodwill. They both accept used wedding gowns. Thanks for asking!

  • Susan
    November 29th, 2011 at 10:33 pm

    A good website for donating wedding gowns is http://www.donatemyweddingdress.org.

  • Claudia G. Copquin
    November 30th, 2011 at 10:14 am

    Ah, thanks, Susan!

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