'It keeps the magic going': Bride who loved her wedding dress too much to take it off now wears it when she and her husband go golfing and for pancakes
- Samantha Burns married her husband Darren in August 2014
- The 30-year-old from Massachusetts wears her dress on every anniversary
- She says: 'I wanted to keep the magic of our special day going'
One woman has found a perfect way not to let her wedding dress go to waste - by wearing it again and again.
Samantha Burns, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, is so attached to the dress that she has worn it golfing, taste-testing fudge, munching pancakes, and dancing on a river cruise, all on the anniversary of her tying the knot.
The 30-year-old married her husband Darren in August 2014.
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Samantha first wore her dress on her wedding day to Darren in August 2014
The couple, pictured on their wedding day, say that anniversaries are especially important to them - as they got engaged exactly one year after their first date
As the day and the dress were so special to her, she did not want to let the magic go.
Samantha, 30, said: "I thought of the idea the day of our wedding when I didn't want to take off my dress. I wanted to keep the magic of our special day going.
"It represents our marriage, the vows we took on our own wedding day, and the anniversary feel very special.
"Playing golf was probably the most entertaining because we love to play together and I drew quite a crowd at the driving range!
Samantha, who says she's a 'bubbly and outgoing person', tried on an inflatable pink flamingo as she and her husband celebrated their first wedding anniversary in 2015
Samantha dropped into a sweet store to pick up some treats on her first wedding anniversary last year
"My husband is a good sport and he lets me be me, which is why I love him.
"My family and friends think it's a fun way to celebrate and know that I'm a pretty bubbly and outgoing person, so it fits within my character."
A somewhat overdressed Samantha wore her wedding dress as she and husband Darren went for pancakes on their wedding anniversary this year
This year, Samantha and Darren took a sunset cruise on a Wednesday to celebrate their anniversary. Samantha admits they had the dance-floor to themselves and says it was 'fun and special'
But it's not only family and friends who like the idea. Samantha, a relationship coach and 'millennial love expert,' also gets shout outs from passers-by and compliments from clients.
She said: "Some passers-by yell out 'congratulations,' and my husband has started responding that it's our anniversary tradition.
"That usually catches them by surprise so they ask how long we've been married, or tell us about their own anniversary traditions."
Samantha and Darren met online and hit it off straight away, and anniversaries quickly took on a large significance in their relationship.
Some of her research for her business is also at the heart of her wedding dress tradition.
She said: "Though it may seem like a silly tradition, there's actually science to support why creating fun customs like this help you keep that spark burning bright in your relationship.
"Spontaneity, surprise, taking risks, and exploring the unknown, all of which happen when you have an adventure in your gown, activate the reward centre in your brain.
"Herein lies the magic of the wedding dress tradition!"
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