How to Donate a Gown

Thank you for supporting our military brides. We will pass on your precious wedding gown to a military bride in need.

How to Gift Your Gown 1 Tell us About Your Gown form Provide basic details about the gown - designer, year purchased, size, style, alterations, etc. 2 We review your form submission We review your indication of interest form submission and contact you to let you know if the gown can be of help. 3 We provide shipping instructions Once we determine that your gown can be of help, we will provide instructions on how to package and ship your gown, and provide the ship to address. 4 After gown is accepted Upon acceptance of your gown, we will provide a receipt for your tax-deductible donation.

If you have any additional questions, please enter them in the additional information field on the Tell Us About Your Gown form on this web page, and we will reply promptly.

Gown Criteria

We do our best to give away gowns that are up to date with current trends. So, please view the criteria we use when accepting gown donations:

We accept gowns that are less than 5 years old and are in good condition. If you have a unique or vintage gown, please submit the Tell Us About Your Gown form along with a photo, and we will let you know if we can accept it. We accept veils, tiaras and accessories but no undergarments or petticoats.

What else do we accept for donation?

We do our best to give away gowns that are up to date with current trends. So, please view the criteria we use when accepting gown donations:

Gift certificates

Gift cards

Engagement rings

Jewelry Special occasion gowns

Veils

wedding favors

Gift items

We Are Eco-Friendly

Please recycle before shipping your gown, according to the instructions below. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated since it saves us valuable time and resources.

Only include your gown in the box.

Eliminate any cardboard, plastic wrap and bubble wrap.

Eliminate packaging materials from preservation boxes.

Please note that we have ample supply of certain sizes and styles and may not be able to accept the gown at this time. Your donation helps us in assisting the brides to be and we are always in need of small to plus size gowns.

Thank you very much for your generosity!

Warmest regards,

Heidi Janson

CEO & Founder

Brides Across America