used wedding gowns

With the ink barely dry on their marriage certificates, and piles of thank-you notes yet to be written, many brides are wasting no time getting their summer wedding dresses on the block for fall gown-buying season, hoping to cash out on their investment and eliminate a storage issue in one fell swoop.

It's a wedding trend that would have been unthinkable in the boom era that brought us Bridezilla-themed reality TV, but is gaining traction in these leaner times: more brides-to-be are opting for wedding dresses that have already taken a trip down the aisle.According to The Wall Street Journal...