My Mum held onto it at first, if I remember correctly, and must have given it to me some time after I moved out. It had been in my possession for a good 20 years when she died. Her wedding dress, which had been made of the same kind of lace as my dress, but white, has long since disappeared. I wonder why she held on to my dress. Maybe because it was such a nice colour. She was not a sentimental woman, so it's kind of surprising that she kept that dress.