Thank you for your interest in donating your wedding dress! Brides for a Cause is a nonprofit organization that collects and resells wedding dresses to support charity. Funds raised from your donation will support a variety of local and national women-focused charities across the country. To date, we’ve recycled over 25,000 wedding dresses and given over $1,850,000 to charity since 2012! For more information about donating visit our FAQ page. For more information about the causes your donation will support, visit Our Cause page.

Brides for a Cause is always accepting wedding dresses year-round from brides all over the US! We accept wedding dresses 5 years and newer, as well as bridal accessories. We are not currently accepting any older/vintage dresses at this time. For more information or questions, please use our contact form or email donate@bridesforacause.com.

Donations can be send it via mail or in-person to any BFAC location.

Here’s A Quick How To Guide

Currently accepting dress donations within the last 5 years or newer in any style, any size, any condition.

We also accept bridal separates and bridal accessories within the past 5 years as well as special occasion dresses from the past 3 years (must be dry cleaned if worn). We do not accept prom dresses.

1) Fill Out Donation Form

  • Download and complete the Donation Form.
  • Include it with your donation!
  • Forms are available in-store for drop-off donations.

Have a Pronovias dress? Learn more about our current partnership with Pronovias Group and our matching program!

2) Value It

  • You may take a tax deduction for your in-kind contribution to the fullest extent allowed by law.
  • Please talk to a tax professional or visit the IRS website to determine the value of your donation.
  • Values should be based on the “fair market value” and should take into consideration the year, designer, style, condition, etc.
  • Our pricing starts around 50% off the retail price. Most dresses are priced between $150-$900. Visit our FAQ to learn more.

3) Pack It

  • Please pack your wedding dress in the most appropriate size box, as it will help save on shipping costs!
  • While we appreciate wedding dresses arriving clean, we can take care of the dry cleaning! We don’t have a condition requirement. We accept previously worn, unworn, altered, samples, etc.
  • We’d love an optional $25-$50 donation to help resell your dress, but it’s not required! Make a monetary donation of any amount online or mail a check with your donation!

4) Mail Or Drop Off In-Store

Shipping Address:

Brides for a Cause
2505 SE 11th Avenue, Suite 120
Portland, OR 97202

***We have four locations, where you can mail or drop off your dress! You can donate it to ANY of our Locations!! We happily accept dresses year-round at any of our locations from brides all over the US and beyond!

In-person donations may be dropped off any time during store hours! Contact us to find out our Store Hours.