I recently took the one from my first marriage out of its preservation box a couple months ago to use part of it in altering my step daughter's dress for her wedding. At first she was aghast cause she didnt want me to cut up my dress till I looked at her and said..."The only good this dress did for me was get me Drew (my darling son) and lead me along life's path to find you and your dad...so its only fitting it should be used to help you on your special day. She didn't say anything else after that but hug me and say lets get to it! LOL!!