Bridal Dress Cleaning And Preservation – Yay or Nay?

The bridal gown is an iconic part of your wedding day.  After all, you’ve spent years envisioning what your wedding day will be like and what you’ll be wearing the day you say “I do.”  So what happens to your wedding gown after the big day? That’s when bridal gown cleaning and preservation comes into play.

Why preserve your wedding dress after your big day? You would think that after your nuptials, you could just put your dress in a box or in a garment bag and hang it in your closet for a keepsake.  But, if you’re planning on keeping your luxury bridal gown in good shape for the future – whether it just be for a memento or to pass it down to your own daughter one day, you’ll need to make sure that you take the right precautions to preserve your dress.

Wedding dresses can take quite a beating on a wedding day - stains, odor, possible tears in the dress are all very likely. After all, a bride is in her wedding dress for hours on her special day, so bridal dress cleaning and preservation will be very important.  Here are some things to consider:

• Make sure you take your dress to the wedding dress cleaners soon after your wedding, ideally the day after the big day. The longer a stain stays in your dress, the harder it is to get it out of your dress. Wedding dress cleaners also have the ability to see invisible stains (such as white wine) that you can’t see with the naked eye. These stains will start to damage your fabric over time.
  
  
• Do not take your wedding dress to a regular dry cleaner. Wedding dresses are specialized garments and not all dry cleaners will know how to deal with the proper cleaning of these dresses. Depending on the fabric and the details on the dress, wedding gown cleaners/preservation companies will have more knowledge on the proper techniques for bridal dress cleaning and preservation. 
  
  
• Make sure you go to a reputable wedding gown preservation company. After spending all that time and money finding the perfect dress, you don’t want your dress to be ruined. If you’re looking for great service and knowledgeable staff, check out Parkers Cleaners. They’ve been in business for over 100 years and have expert staff that specializes in wedding dress preservation. They’ll even dry clean your wedding dress before the wedding, if needed.
  
  
• Once you get your dress preserved, keep it in a safe place!