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What did you do ? Cleaning and preserving wedding dress
Hi,
I'm trying to figure out what to do with my wedding dress (I want to keep it). I've been looking into cleaning and preserving and the estimates I've gotten seem to be around $250-$300.
What did you do? Did you clean and preserve? How much did you pay?
Just want to get some more info before I do it.
Thanks
Re: What did you do ? Cleaning and preserving wedding dress
I went to a local drycleaner that also does alterations and wedding dresses. They cleaned and preserved (boxed) it for $85. It's in Toronto in an Indian shopping district so I thought they would be good with delicate/fancy fabrics. The quote was based on the length and detail of the dress. It is cathedral length but the fabric was mostly plain from the hips down. They took their time because I told them I wasn't in a rush, I think it was 3 weeks.
ETA: I didn't bother to ask about specific preserving agents, because it is not really important to me. My Mom's dress hasn't fallen apart and it was never cleaned or preserved, lol.
It's almost 1.5 years later and it's still hanging in the guest room closet!
I wanted to get it done but can't justify the cost...I'd be interested in reading the replies! Maybe I'd be able to finally get it done...lol
I went to a local dry cleaner that my mother uses all the time. She found a coupon for a discount on wedding dress cleaning/preserving. I just took mine out a month ago to air it out (and inspect it) and I looked at the receipt. It was over $200 even with the discount.
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