Awesome: This Jilted Bride Wore Her Wedding Dress In a 5K Color Run

At the beginning of this year, we told you about a lovely lady by the name of Shelby Swink, whose fiancé had called off their wedding the week before it was to happen. Friends and family weren’t sure how to support her on the actual day that should have been her wedding day—until her photographer suggested they do a liberating, joyful, take-control (read: not angry or bitter) trash-the-dress photo session. It turned out to be the most perfectly awesome thing she could have done, and frankly, we thought Shelby was pretty awesome, too.

That’s why I was eager to learn the story of Kilee Manulak, who has been in the headlines the past few days for how she handled her similar situation of being, as they say, jilted: Her fiancé, who she had been with for over four years, broke up with her via text (which: I really just cannot. A text? A text?) the week before their wedding, and she, too, was left wondering what in the heck to do with her beautiful white gown that was hanging in her closet, all ready for its moment.

The answer? She wore it to run a 5K Color Run.

Jilted bride wears wedding gown in 5K run: “Now this dress is about friendship and support.” https://t.co/uDi1ZLl90w pic.twitter.com/vpZtHLDNVV

— ABC News (@ABC) November 19, 2015

Her bridesmaids wore their would-be bridesmaid dresses, too, and just like with Shelby, it changed the course of what could have been a very sad time. Plus, I just love what she said about her dress to ABC News: “I detached myself from the dress,” she said. “It was no longer that beautiful white dress to me. It was no longer going to be worn, now [the dress] is about friendship and support.”

Perfect.

RELATED: This Just Might Be Our Most Favorite Trash-the-Dress Shoot Ever 

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