Bride who went paddle boarding in her wedding dress the day after saying ‘I do’ reveals she’ll spend the next year wearing it on adventures
- Dawn Winfield-Hunt, 54, from Ryde on the Isle of Wight, said she loves her dress
- She said that she will document the adventures of her dress on Facebook
- Dawn married husband Steve, 57, last Saturday at Quay Arts in Newport
A bride who went paddleboarding in her wedding dress will spend the next year wearing it on adventures.
Dawn Winfield-Hunt, 54, from Ryde on the Isle of Wight, said she loves her dress and didn’t want to just wear it for one day.
She plans to document the adventures of her dress on Facebook, although she admitted it was ‘starting to smell’ after falling in the sea.
The bride originally planned to spend the week after her wedding wearing the dress, but has now extended it to a year.
In a bid to be environmentally friendly, she bought the dress from a charity, and paid £300.
Dawn Winfield-Hunt, 54, from Ryde on the Isle of Wight, said she loves her dress and didn’t want to just wear it for one day
Dawn Winfield-Hunt of her paddleboarding in her wedding dress. The 54-year-old from the Isle of Wight decided that she loved her dress and didn’t want to just wear it for one day
She said: ‘The day after my wedding I had friends round for a barbecue and I was cooking while wearing the dress.
‘The next day I went paddleboarding, and I’ve also worn it to Tesco.’
‘The dress got wrapped around my ankles as I was getting off the board. But it was in the shallows so I was fine.’
She said that outings for the dress will include festivals, as well as more adventurous activities, such as caving or rock climbing.
Dawn plans to document the adventures of her dress on Facebook, although she admitted it was ‘starting to smell’ after falling in the sea, so she was planning to give it a bath
Her cockapoo was walked down the aisle by their dog walker, who had been in on the surprise
The bride originally planned to spend the week after her wedding wearing the dress, but has now extended it to a year – and she even wore it to Tescos
Dawn’s beloved dog, Bernard von Licktonstein, was part of the ceremony, surprising guests when he appeared as ring bearer
She aid about the dress: ‘It was a bargain. A wedding dress shop in Ryde closed down and donated loads of dresses to Friends of the Animals, so I got it from there. It should have been £1,800.’
Dawn married husband Steve, 57, last Saturday at Quay Arts in Newport. Her beloved dog, Bernard von Licktonstein, was part of the ceremony, surprising guests when he appeared as ring bearer.
The cockapoo was walked down the aisle by their dog walker, who had been in on the surprise.
‘Bernard goes everywhere with us, he had to be involved,’ the adventurous bride said.