Why Not to Go Cheap When Preserving Your Wedding Gown

By Mary Beth


Bridal gown preserving has been a service that has been on going for almost 300 years, ever since the conventional, formal marriage ceremony became a big affair. In Britain, revealing the royals bridal gowns became an enormous event, easily compared to that of a sports event in today's age. Much gossip was made when imagining what fashion the royal would be adorning and after her important day the local seamstress went to work readying the gown to be preserved and put on display for the whole kingdom to gaze upon.

Although today we are living in a very different age you are still able to get treated like a princess when preserving your bridal gown. State-of-the-art technology and developments in fabrics allows companies to back up their gown preservation service and warranty the service for over a generation. More vital is discoveries that have also shown us what we should not do when preserving your bridal gown like staying away from paper with acidic materials in them and using ultra violet coated materials in the preservation box.

Though you could be nearly convinced to take your gown to your local dry cleaning business to get cleaned, covered in plastic and hang back into your attic, it is highly important you don't take the inexpensive route and instead decide to take your dress to a pro. Just as you would not take your automobile to a car wash to get your transmission repaired you also shouldn't take your gown to a business that doesn't only focus on bridal gown preserving.

Bridal gown conservation consultants understand the unique material, bead work and lace that comprise your gown. They have many years of experience in cleaning and saving just wedding gowns and that knowledge means they can promise your dress will be preserved for generations to come. They will encase your wedding gown in materials that have been proved not to hurt the fragile lace and sensitive fabric. This implies no acid paper, no encasing that permits damaging sunlight to permeate and a bust model to keep your gown in its original shape as it is sitting in the conservation box.

While it's advocated that you do not go inexpensive, you also don't need to spend a lot to save your gown. Most quality dress preservation firms will preserve your dress for only $200 which includes 2-way shipping to their preservation factory and insurance on the trip both ways. When you compare this cost with the original investment you've put into your wedding gown you can understand why it's easily worth preserving your gown with a professional company that guarantees their results.




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