NJ Librarian Loans Out Wedding Dresses to Brides in Need

Choosing a wedding dress can be one of the most emotional — not to mention expensive — aspects of planning a wedding. And all too often, that dress ends up packed away in storage, never to be worn again. Librarian Adele Puccio aims to give once-loved gowns a second chance at life. In addition to her day job as the director of Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Puccio collects previously worn wedding dresses as a hobby.

Word began to spread about Puccio's collection after she helped Estefani Hernadez Soler, a local librarian, find her dream dress for her May 2023 nuptials. “Someone told her, ‘Hey, go see Adele, she's got dresses,’” Puccio recalls of being introduced to Soler. Soler selected a ‘70s sleeved gown trimmed with lace for her wedding, which took place at the New Milford Public Library. “She looked lovely,' Puccio says. 'I mean, it was a dress from the 70s. It was beautiful.

Source: Loan News Today (loannewstoday.net)

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