When you think of toilet paper, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? My guess is it has nothing to do with wedding dresses. The two normally don’t belong in the same sentence, unless you are referring to the Cheap Chic Weddings Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest. The 11th annual event took place last week in New York City. Nearly 1,500 dresses were entered this year and designers were required to construct their wedding dresses only out of Charmin toilet paper, tape, glue and/or needle and thread.
This marks the fifth year Charmin has partnered with Cheap Chic Weddings by providing coupons to help cover the cost of purchasing Charmin toilet paper used in creating each dress. Designers used between two and 40 rolls of Charmin Basic, Charmin Ultra Soft, Charmin Ultra Strong, and even a vintage Charmin product from the 1970s.
Fun Facts About These Toilet Paper Dresses
- Dresses were made using as little as 8 and as many as 74 rolls of Charmin toilet paper
- Charmin products used included Charmin Ultra Soft, Charming Ultra Strong, Charmin Basic, and even a roll of pink vintage Charmin toilet paper (Touchstone dress)
- Contestants come from all different backgrounds and occupations, including an interior designer, schoolteacher and a second runner up to Miss America
The three finalists
All three look absolutely stunning! It would be so hard to pick just one. I think they all did a beautiful job.
The winning dress by Donna Pope Vincler – $10,000 Grand Prize
Isn’t the winning dress gorgeous? It’s made out of 22 rolls of Charmin Ultra Strong, Charmin Ultra Soft and Charmin Basic combined. It’s hard to believe that it was made entirely of toilet paper! The exciting thing is this dress will inspire a ready-to-wear dress to be created by Kleinfeld Bridal. If it’s everything you’ve ever dreamed of for your wedding, it could soon be a reality!
You can view more photos from the contest at Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com and on Charmin’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
Which dress is your favorite?
I partnered with Charmin to bring you this post. All opinions are my own.
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Patty wright
Tuesday 23rd of June 2015
I like the other two dresses better than the winner
Marisa
Tuesday 23rd of June 2015
I agree, Patty! I prefer for the bottom to be big & fluffy rather than fitting :)