Your wedding day was the biggest day of your life. Throughout the years, you’ll be able to relive the memories through your wedding photos and videos. But how are you going to wash and preserve your wedding dress? The question really becomes who do you trust with such a treasured item? Your own washing machine? your favorite local dry cleaner? Or an authorized wedding dress preservation company? Take time to research since your wedding dress is at stake.
The Pros & Cons of Only Washing Your Wedding Dress
While you may think you’re saving money by trying to wash your wedding dress at home, all the extra caution isn’t worth the headache and what if you wreck it.
- You can only even attempt this method if your gown and lining is made from polyester, otherwise it’ll shrink.
- You run the risk of losing your intricate beading and having to repair it or pay to have it repaired later.
- If you wore a vintage gown, even with pre-treating and running a delicate cycle, the tulle skirt may still shred in parts.
Pros and Cons of Wholesale Wedding Dress Cleaning
Wholesale wedding dress cleaning still differs from gown preservation in that these cleaners generally just clean the surface stains from your wedding so while it may look brand-new for awhile, your dress may begin to yellow from age:
- Uses so many different machines and cleans more than 30 wedding gowns at a time, offering very little personal attention.
- Runs the risk of contamination from other wedding gowns.
- Poor packaging means you can’t inspect the washed wedding dress but you can see new wrinkles or creases not there before.
Why You Should Use Gown Preservation Instead
Using wedding gown preservation allows your dress to keep its beauty for many years in case you want to pass it on to another family member or if you someday choose to use part of it as a Christening dress for your new daughter. It’ll be in pristine condition. Typically, a competent team of seamstresses, and cleaners survey your gown to decide how to best eliminate stains and then use remove some by hand, while others use dry-cleaning methods before finishing the preservation process.
- With wedding dress preservation services, you’ll receive quality customer service and the following:
- Removal of all stains, including the ones hidden to the naked eye like sugar stains. Here’s a friendly tip: try to send your dress as soon as possible after the wedding to make it easier to get the stains out.
- Prevents fabric deterioration and aging
- 100% organic cleaning process
- Wrap your gown in acid-free paper before packaging it in another acid-free box to allow your gown to breathe.
When you’re choosing which wedding keepsakes to preserve, your wedding dress should be at the top of the list. After all, you can pass your wedding gown onto a younger sister or close friend or keep it in your preservation chest and just sneak a peek at it now and then.
