A bride "made the most" of her $2.7k dress and wore it at her wedding and on her honeymoon – and plans to don it again for future celebrations."

Bryce Hansen, 27, decided to have two weddings after getting engaged to her college sweetheart, Chad, 28, an NFL football player, in August 2022.

The pair had a legal ceremony in June 19, 2023 – and Bryce wore a $285 House of CB white dress.

For their big wedding they celebrated at a villa in Sorento, Italy, on June 26, 2023 – surrounded by 14 members of family.

Bryce wore a $2.7k "princess vibe" Maggie Sottero white gown for the day but decided she wanted to wear it again when the couple travelled to Venice, Milan, and Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, for some other wedding photos."

Bryce put on the dress – which fit into a duffel bag - in Venice and Switzerland for a photoshoot.

Bryce, a freelance video creator, from LA, California, said: "You pick a dress you feel beautiful in. "

"Why not put it on again instead of preserving it? "

"You’ve got to make the most of it."

Bryce and Chad met in college in 2016 and got engaged in front of the clock tower at Berkeley College, California, US, in August 2022.

The pair decided to get married in Sorento, Italy, but Bryce picked out another dress from House of CB for their Orange County courthouse wedding on June 19, 2023.

For her wedding gown, she wore a Maggie Sottero design with an added overcoat– which cost $2.7k with alterations.

Bryce said: "I always wanted a princess vibe."

"Sorento was a dream."

After tying the knot, Bryce and Chad travelled around more of Europe and Bryce decided to whip out her dress again for some photoshoot as she had it with them.

She said: "It fit into a duffle bag."

"I thought I might as well wear it."

The pair hired a photographer in Venice and Switzerland and Bryce donned her dress again for the snaps.

Bryce said: "We’d recommend doing it."

"Each set of photos is different."

Bryce plans to get the dress out again for special occasions and life moments – like pregnancies and anniversaries – and document them with a photoshoot.