Wedding dress storage

katnwill Posted: Apr 20, 2012 11:18 AM

Wedding dress storage

Hi ladies,
I received an email today from David's Bridal that my dress is ready for pick up. When I ordered it I was told it would be here by July but it came extra early. And my wedding is in a little over a year. To those ladies who already have their dresses what are you doing to store and protect your wedding dress?

TIA!

Marty Posted: Apr 20, 2012 02:55 PM

Re: Wedding dress storage

David's Bridal did that to me too - they said it would be here in May, and then 2 weeks later in March it came in.

I spent $10 at DB to get the garment bag (yep, they charge you extra for that), and then I immediately took it to my in-laws and stored it safely (knock on wood) in a closet. I didn't trust it at our house, because we have a young dog and I don't trust that our closets are that clean (previous renter was a cat lady).

katnwill Posted: Apr 20, 2012 07:52 PM

Re: Wedding dress storage

Thanks. I plan on getting a storage closet to keep it in as well as the garment bag.

mrs2012 Posted: Apr 23, 2012 01:10 PM

Re: Wedding dress storage

i bought my dress a year and a half in advance. i bought an acid free storage box to fold it in along with acid free tissue paper. i was worried about having it hung up for so long. we take it out every now and then to refold and air it out. its a pain, but its worth it.