MaryBeth,
My suggestion for what it's worth....
If you have daughters or grand daughters, give them a chance to claim the dress first. I have precious memories of a hand made voile wedding dress my paternal grandmother wore and (at the time) I thought it was mine to keep forever. It even had handmade lace and a handmade petticoat to go with it (the kind you see in museums today), but someone older than I decided it needed to be tossed and did.
The very precious memory I have of that dress will always make me want to give the next generation a chance to have a keepsake if they desire it. Hidden very delicately under the lace front were two bound buttonholes for nursing a baby. Obviously my grandmother wore the dress a long time even though it only had a 14" waistline.
GramMER