After 2.5 years, I have finally bought a proper box with acid free paper to store my dress, and clear out wardrobe space for LO's arrival. I was planning on putting it in the loft, but the instructions say they don't recommend this - they suggest under the bed (doesn't fit) or in the wardrobe - which we don't have room for

Does anyone store theirs in the loft? Is it a bad idea? I don't want to ruin it. Or is there anywhere else my pregnant brain hasn't thought of?

Mine is under our bed at the moment but I'm thinking about moving it to the loft. I was going to buy one of those water proof bags that you can vacuum - figure it'll stay safe and compact that way.

Mine is scrunched up in the bag I brought it home in the day after our wedding.....8.5 years ago

Mine is hung up in the attic in a protective bag, not sure how it's fared cos I've not looked at it since 2005 lol

Belle!

The vaccuum bags are amazing things, I filled two with my pre pregnancy stuff and it's amazing how small they scrunch up. Not sure what they would do to your wedding dress though as it would become really, really crumpled.

I think surely it will be ok in the loft, but then don't want to be silly either and I guess they advise for a reason. Should have just left it in the damn wardrobe and saved the £18 the box cost!

Ooh go and have a look for me will you Mossy?

Mine is also back in the bag that it came in an hung up in my mum and dads loft, i've not looked at it since the day after my wedding!

Mine was dry cleaned and boxed straight after our wedding and has always been stored in the loft. It gets looked at every now and again and so far is seemingly fine. I've not removed it from the box in all that time though. Would love to show the girls, might be an excuse to get it out of the box :)

Mine is boxed up and in the cupboard in our spare room.

Mine is in the bag it came in, in my parents wardrobe, they have built in ones

Mine is in a suitcase in the loft. I did have it dry cleaned after the wedding and then put it up in the loft, where it has been since 2003, ten years yikes!

Mine was in the box I brought it back from Greece in until August just gone when I shook it out, wore it in the beach and in the sea and then rinsed it through, hung it up and put it back in the box!

Errrmmm I ebayed mine!!!

Mine is in bottom of wardrobe, hoped it would sell on ebay but nothing yet- I should put it back on really!

Thanks everyone, seems like the loft will be fine then.

Noggin - The reason I wanted to keep mine was to show it to our child / children - bet your girls will love it!

Belle

Mine is scrunched up in the bag I brought it home in the day after our wedding.....8.5 years ago

Thia is me - but only 1.5 years ago! I haven't even cleaned it, checked that there are no leaves twigs etc stuck in it!

I've been married 4.5 years and my dress is still on the back of the spare room door in its bag, uncleaned!

Mine is in my wardrobe.

My first wedding dress was cut up, and made into cushion covers.

Mine was chucked in the washing machine, dried and hung in the protective bag in my mum and dads loft! It's fine! :)

Mine was dry cleaned, boxed and stored in our loft, now its in our garage - might get it out soon and try to get one leg in it!