Did you have your gown preserved?

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Posted by gemmifer

yes don't do it!!!! My dress got ruined. Try only spot cleaning it first. really.

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Who did you use?????

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Posted by gemmifer

yes don't do it!!!! My dress got ruined. Try only spot cleaning it first. really.

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who did you use? your scaring me now LOL my dress is my baby i would die if something happen to it! ive been thinking on sending mine out soon cause ill be married a year next month and i think its time to put her to rest lol

I used a reputable drycleaner that does preservation. They kinda warned me but not really. I don't think they even thought the cleaning would do what it did. But it is too late now. I would have never know if I didn't take the dress out of preservation (out of box) but b/c I had done that photo shoot that was when I learned.
At that point, why not trash the dress

Really - my mother n law is a seamstress and she told me that it is really all a buncha houla b/c there is no real good way to preserve those dress and best to just spot clean them. My dress by no means was made from a cheap designer and it still fell apart. All the stitching .. Frayed ..etc.
Esp you have lots of beadwork I really would say stay clear of it and just do your best with spot clean and put the dress away w/out plastic b/c the dress will yellow if it is tied up with no ventilation.

This is why with any white article I get back from the cleaners I immediately rip the plastic off of the garment. Good Luck whatever you chose.

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Posted by gemmifer

I used a reputable drycleaner that does preservation. They kinda warned me but not really. I don't think they even thought the cleaning would do what it did. But it is too late now. I would have never know if I didn't take the dress out of preservation (out of box) but b/c I had done that photo shoot that was when I learned.
At that point, why not trash the dress

Really - my mother n law is a seamstress and she told me that it is really all a buncha houla b/c there is no real good way to preserve those dress and best to just spot clean them. My dress by no means was made from a cheap designer and it still fell apart. All the stitching .. Frayed ..etc.
Esp you have lots of beadwork I really would say stay clear of it and just do your best with spot clean and put the dress away w/out plastic b/c the dress will yellow if it is tied up with no ventilation.

This is why with any white article I get back from the cleaners I immediately rip the plastic off of the garment. Good Luck whatever you chose.

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Thanks for all of the information!

nope, its still in my bedroom I dont think I will ever preserve it at the rate Im going

no problem. I just hope your dress comes out nice whatever you chose. It really stunk that my dress turned out the way it did. Most girls would now know b/c they tell you not to open the box afterwards and how many times do they really have to get back in it? I went for round 3 so I say I guess I got pretty good use out of it afterall and have nice pix to show for as well.

I did mine at the local cleaner. It took a month. I paid 125.00.

I was just going to ask about this too. Now I'm nervous

Yes, I took mine to a local dry cleaner. It was ready about 6 weeks later. I went back to look at it and make sure it was ok , a week later it was boxed and ready. I think I paid $180

I was amazed by the job they did....I had a huge red wine stain on the train and it was gone! I really didn't think that would ever come out

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Posted by ksl268

Yes, I took mine to a local dry cleaner. It was ready about 6 weeks later. I went back to look at it and make sure it was ok , a week later it was boxed and ready. I think I paid $180

I was amazed by the job they did....I had a huge red wine stain on the train and it was gone! I really didn't think that would ever come out

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OH gosh you got soo lucky. It is just like one of these catch 22 things I have a feeling.

I used Prestige Preservation/The Cleanery...they're a LIW vendor. They were about $250 but that included my gown, veil, shoes, garter, purse & slip. They can clean it first, then have you come in and view it to see that it's clean enough, then they'll box it up for you in a beautiful view box.

They have a referral program...they'll send you $50 for any bride you refer to them, so if you're interested let me know and I'll send you my info to give to them.

I used Wedclean and I loved them. I was nervous too about shipping the dress out but they really took good care of it and kept me informed about how it was doing.

They use a preservation method where they actually recommend you take it out of the box every 6 months to a year to air it out. So I love that

It came back 2 weeks later with no problems, and they def. got a lot of stains out. It was about $189 I think with tax and shipping both ways

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Posted by gemmifer

yes don't do it!!!! My dress got ruined. Try only spot cleaning it first. really.

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Oh Jenn, Im so sorry to hear that, that *****!!! Im glad it was still good enough though that you got to do that shoot, good for you!!

I used WedClean and loved them!! They were very good with communication and gave alot of updates. I got my dress back in about 2 weeks. I recommend them highly!!