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Wedding gown preservation
Hello everyone!
Today marks our 1 month anniversary. I need to get my dress cleaned and preserved, any one have any rec's in the valley? TIA!
Re: Wedding gown preservation
I just got this done, I've been married about 6 months. I was looking for a place in the valley but everyone I checked was around $250. I found an online place www.wedclean.com and they did a good job. My dress was very dirty underneath and on the train from being outside and the majority of that came out. It comes packaged nicely in a huge box.
Mine's still in the bag from our wedding in August of 07. I really don't want to pay the money to get it cleaned. I have thought about just selling it. I really don't expect my daughter (if I get one, I know I'm going to get all boys) will want to wear it when she gets married. Styles change so much and mine wasn't just a simple a-line dress. Not sure what I'm going to do yet.
I can't help you as I am 11 months married with a non-cleaned gown hanging in the closet.
I actually think I'll end up donating it to Brides for Breast Cancer.
Thanks for the info.
I may or may not part with it, not sure either.
Just a heads up girls! My MIL just made a baby blanket and a dress out of my sisters wedding gown! She had pics taken of her 4 month old baby girl in the dress on the blanket and they turned out sooo cute! I will have hubs scan the pic so I can post it!
MIL owns a drapery shop and the girls there are very very talented! If anyone is interested I can ask MIL how much she would charge! I think a blanket is an awesome keep sake that you can pass on to your child and wont take up space in the closet!
I always thought that was an awesome idea Kirstin. Unfortunately I don't think that my taffeta gown would make a very comfy blanket
My dress is still in the bag from the day I had my TTD pictures done. I'm scared that I'll open it and steam will come pouring out.
I too plan on donating mine. I love my dress, but I have no emotional attachment to keeping it in a box for 40 years.
Here is the photo of my Niece in the dress and blanket MIL made out of my sisters wedding dress!
She seriously looks like a little angel!
I used Prestige cleaners to clean and preserve. The cost was around 300, but they came recommended and I had heard bad things of other places.
It took me almost a year before I got mine cleaned too (I hated to spend the money on it), but I have heard that if you leave your dress in the plastic bag over time it will yellow the gown. I would either donate, sell or get it cleaned, otherwise it is going to be worthless.