Dress Preservation

kimarino13

Did any of you clean/preserve your wedding dress?  I thought for sure I was going to donate it, as I didn't care much about my dress leading up to the wedding.  Now I am having a hard time parting with it and just may keep it.  Can you recommend a reputable place in the Boise area?

brideinboise

I had my dress preserved at Bairds. They have locations all over and they cleaned/pressed my dress before the wedding. I believe they did a great job and they were recommended to me by five people.

kimarino13

Thank you!  I will look them up. 

books4brooke

I got my dress at the Bridal Couture, and I believe they do dress preservation.  I'm still undecided about what I am going to do with my dress.  There is a place in Portland (I think) that donates proceeds from donated dresses to breast cancer, so I am leaning toward that instead of keeping it.

kimarino13

I have my dress in a box, all packaged up and ready to go to Brides Against Breast Cancer, but can't part with it just yet.  Maybe next month I'll be ready to.  I never thought I'd get attached to my dress. 

http://www.makingmemories.org/brides_against_breast_cancer.html 

books4brooke

I'm not ready to part with mine either (despite the fact that it's taking up too much square footage of my house).  I'm giving myself a year. 

Nondairy Lady

I just got my dress back from baird's and they did the most wonderful job and it was a good deal considering how much I spent on my dress.  The service and quality of work is spectacular.