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Rhode Island Bride Seeks Lost Family Wedding Dress

12/11/2025

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  • Rhode Island resident Symone Gilbert is searching for her mother's wedding dress, donated to charity before her wedding.
  • The dress, hand-sewn by her great-grandmother in 1992, ended up in a giveaway pile during basement cleanup in Providence.
  • Gilbert planned to wear part of the gown to connect with family history because her wedding coincides with her late grandmother's birthday.
  • She has said she is willing to buy back the dress.