Ten donated wedding dresses have undergone a makeover to ready them for the big day of 10 new brides.
Four New Zealand designers and six design students redesigned the gowns donated by local women - and now they're being auctioned off, with all proceeds going to hospice.
Pauline Waugh recalls the day she wore her donated wedding dress.
"[It was] back in 1974; thunder and lightning in the morning, quite windy, got married at the local St Peters church in Whanganui," she said.
Ms Waugh now volunteers for Hospice in Whanganui, and a fundraiser using donated wedding dresses was the perfect way to give new life to the gown that had been gathering dust for 40 years.
"I wanted to keep it for my daughters, but I didn't have any daughters - so I thought I might keep it for my daughter-in-laws but they weren't interested in it."
The fundraiser was the brainchild of Whanganui Hospice Operations Manager Sandy McDougall.
"I suspected at the time there were a lot of gowns hiding under beds or at the back of wardrobes, and [thought], 'Wouldn't it be cool to bring them to life and refashion them?'" she said.
Ms McDougall collaborated with students Whanganui's Universal College of Learning and a handful of national wedding dress designers.
The aim was to create gowns that appeal to the younger generation, but also carried some history.
"These students were quite nervous cutting into these gowns - it's much easier to say, 'Here's some material, make a gown' - it's quite an emotional journey for some of them."
Ms Waugh's dress was redesigned by Wellington designer Sally Eagle, and the end result brought her to tears.
"I was overcome, I was overwhelmed and absolutely stunned by the dramatic change they did - it looked absolutely beautiful and really stunning."
The 10 gowns went up on Trade Me on Sunday, and Pauline hopes the woman who gets her dress wears it as she did as a young bride - with pride and happiness.
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