How to Preserve Your Wedding Gown

Preserving your wedding dress starts when you purchase it. You should decide if you want to keep your wedding gown as a cherished memory and possibly something your daughter or granddaughter might wear.

If you don't care, or if you're going to play "trash the dress" which has become popular lately then who cares about the dress's future? If you do trash your dress, depending on what you actually do, you'll still be able to preserve your wedding dress.

Ok, you're planning on having your wedding gown preserved properly, what do you need to do?

First, enjoy your wedding and your reception. Don't worry about the dress. It will get dirty. The hem will be dragged around on the floor, through the grass, across the parking lot, along the beach...it doesn't matter. Even those wine stains, or the cake icing you smashed into it won't matter.

So after the wedding is over you need have your gown professionally preserved. You might find a "do it yourself" kit online, but beware. Those kits contain a box and some tissue paper, you have to clean the dress yourself.

You want to find one of about 3 major companies that actually do the preserving of the dress. BridalKare International is the oldest company, Wedding gown preservation company is another major company.

Check online for the best price.

The processes for the different companies are almost identical. The results are all excellent. These companies have great reputations and they work hard to keep it that way. You won't be disappointed with the results.

That being said, price is the important consideration. Look over the websites, make sure that their process to preserve your gown is from one of these companies and then buy based on price.

Also check out their guarantees and their processing time.

Good luck and congratulations on your wedding.

by Erlene Clifton