Toilet Paper Wedding Dressby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 20 Jun 2008 10:08 AM
Instead of one wedding dress made out of toilet paper, why not consider a choice of six different designs. New Yorkers are taking advantage of the idea by viewing the fashionable choices at Times Square, at the Ripley's Believe it or Not! Odditorium. Designers created the toilet paper wedding dresses as part of a contest that netted the winner $1,000. The contest was sponsored by Ripley's, Charmin and Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com. The winning design was a sheath dress that featured a raised floral pattern that was created out of molded toilet paper. What do you think? Would you ever design a wedding dress or even wear one that was made out of toilet paper? Matching bridesmaid dresses could always be made out of the colored stuff that my mother always warned us never to use. Perhaps you could even make a tux? It took the winner, Katrina Chalifoux of Rockford, Illinois, two weeks to form her creation. Personally, I think there are other ways to get a wedding dress for less, such as at a resale shop, borrowed from a friend, at a sample sale or even at a rental shop. At least with a traditional dress, you won't have to worry about the weather. Then again, a toilet paper dress would make a very unique statement. Other materials that might be reused for a frugal wedding dress include plastic grocery bags that are crocheted into a dress, CDs and DVDs (for a shiny dress) and lint. Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. Starting June 1st, don't miss her articles in the Baby Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here. Related Articles: HOFF: Real Uses for Dryer Lint 5 Ways to Save on Toilet Paper Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments MegfromAllAboutAppearances (330) 20 Jun 2008 10:54 AMLOL. I wouldn't wear a toilet paper dress out in public, but at my bridal shower my relatives had fun designing tp dresses on two "models". Tashi (1013) 21 Jun 2008 02:40 AMLOL Meg, that's where I thought Mary Ann was going with the subject. I, too have been to bridal showers where they have a tp "wedding dress" contest, with teams and "models". It's amazing what people can do with any variety of materials. I have to wonder how fragile the tp was for the contestants to work with. I'd never wear a tp anything. Too many worries, too many jokes and being made fun of. Not for ME. But then, to each, their own. Community Tags budget, charmin, Ripley's Believe it or not!, toilet paper wedding dress, weddings Discuss this article
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