Beware of Inexpensive/Cheap/$99 Wedding Gown Preservation Service

You can find discounted wedding gown preservation service in many places. Sometimes it’s a local dry-cleaner offer specials. Sometimes you’ll see ads in magazines or on the internet for $69 or $99.

Read the fine print! Invariably the low priced specials are not actually for wedding gown preservation, they are for the box only. They call it a wedding gown preservation box and so you’re responsible for cleaning your wedding gown yourself and then you can use this “special” box to store your wedding gown.

Sometimes these special prices will be for a “do it yourself” cleaning kit. It will include the storage box, some acid free tissue or muslin to wrap the wedding gown in, maybe even a home dry cleaning packet to use in your home dryer.

Most of these special priced do it yourself cleaning and or storage boxes are found on eBay. They look similar to real wedding gown preservation kits, but aren’t.

When comparing you’ll find that real wedding gown preservation kits contains everything you need to take care of your wedding gown. You’ll send your wedding gown to the company to be hand inspected by specially trained technicians. They will pay special attention to the hem and top of the bodice areas, cleaning them by hand.

Spot cleaning will be done for all stains. And they will use a special “anti-sugar” treatment for your gown. This treatment removes the residues from wine, soda, cake and food that may be on your wedding gown. These spots will yellow quickly if not properly treated.

Your local dry-cleaner cannot do this. They service and quality is limited.

Professional wedding gown preservation can cost as much as $490, but usually averages between $125 - $189. Be careful and not over pay to have your wedding gown preserved. Many online websites offer exactly the same service at various prices. Check it out carefully - no sense paying more for the same service.

Choose a wedding gown preservation company that has been in business for a long time, a company that has a great reputation, and a company that offers a minimum 20 year guarantee with their service.
 

By Erlene Clifton