The Process of Preserving Your Wedding Dress

The fist thing we do when your wedding dress arrives at our store is check the entire gown for any and all stains, tears and other blemishes that need to be addressed. The pre-spotting process is where the rubber meets the road in stain removal and there is no one better then our resident expert Juana Muguia.

Juana personally cleans and preserves every wedding gown that we receive and her commitment to excellent work in unparalleled. After pre-spotting the wedding dress Juana then dry cleans the gown to ensure a deep through clean.

Benefits of Preserving Your Wedding Gown

As stated above the biggest benefit of preserving your wedding gown is that you leave open the possibility that your daughter could one day wear your wedding dress on her big day. Another big benefit it gown preservation is that is also saves space.

Many brides that come to us have had their wedding dress for a number of years taking up space in their closet. Another reason that many brides are happy to get their dress preserved is because they take up so much space. If you are not going to use a wedding dress for four years or more then it’s a good idea to have it preserved.

A wedding dress should be preserved if it is not going to be used for at least three years. Even if you are not going to preserve your wedding dress right after your wedding you still need to get it dry cleaned. Whether you plan on keeping your wedding dress or selling you want to make sure that the stains won’t set in and even unseen stains on a wedding gown can cause series damage in very short order.

While Sir Austin is an ELIGIBLE bachelor he one day hopes to have a philanthropically focused wedding. The I Do Foundation is a great way to make that hope come true by giving you multiple outlets to give back. One of the creative ways the I Do Foundation makes this possible is by giving marrying couples the option to bypass traditional gift registries and opt instead for a chariatable gift registry system. The gift registry system allows wedding guests to donate online to the marrying couples charities of choice. The I Do Foundation is a great answer to the question of what you get the couple who has everything and the answer by giving in their name. Along the same idea as traditional gift registries, the I Do Foundation guides the giving choices of your guests by informing them of your charitable giving preferences.

Additional Wedding Planning Assistance

The I DO Foundation also has other ways to assist you in your wedding planning endevours such as offering a free website tool that not only guides wedding attendees to your charities of choice but also gives them logistical information on your wedding such as directions to your ceremony and reception. As if all this wasn’t enough, the I Do Foundation also offers green wedding tips for the eco-friendly bride and groom. As many of our readers know environmental issues are near and dear to Sir Austins heart. The I Do Foundation gives such advice to the eco friendly couple as how to find organic flower distributors and how to pick the perfect eco-friendly wedding destinations. With these kind of credentials it’s no wonder why the I Do Foundation gets two coat hangers up from Sir Austin and the Austin Cleaners crew!

Wedding Dress Preservation is a means of preserving a garments appearance and quality as good as the day that the garment was preserved. If left out without preserving in some form of acid free box your garment, especially delicate ones, can yellow and fade. Museums preserve dresses and other heirlooms to ensure that no discoloration, fading or yellowing will happen to the dress. Preserving your wedding dress will guarantee your garment will stay in the same state as the day it was preserved for a lifetime.

How The Preservation Process Works

We first analyze your entire wedding dress or other garment for what type of fabric it is and also any and all stains that are on the garment. Stain removal is the most important part of the wedding gown preservation process. Light stains such as white wine and other hard to see stains can damage your wedding dress with time. Substances such as sugar as well. That is why we thoroughly pre-spot your wedding dress before dry cleaning and pressing the gown before preservation. After all stains are removed and the gown is pressed next your wedding dress is carefully wrapped in acid paper that ensures your wedding dress or garment will not age a bit. Also your gown should be removed from any extreme temperature area like direct sunlight and should be preferably stored in a cool dry place.

Why Preserve Your Wedding Dress?

Gown preservation is a great idea for anyone who wants to possibly have their daughter wear their Wedding Dress on their wedding day or anyone who wants to preserve any garment in the state that it’s currently in. A wedding dress should be preserved if it is not going to be used for at least three years. Although some experts say it’s OK to wait up to six months after the wedding before preserving the dress at the very minimum it should be dry cleaned immediately after your wedding to avoid any damage the dress might incur due to unforeseen stains.