Jul252008
Lasting memories — or clothes
Filed under Uncategorized by donna roberson at 2:02 pm
So if you’re not trashing the dress, or even if you’re just lightly trashing it so you can save it for future generations — you’ve got to preserve your wedding dress.
According to CNN, the average bride spends a little more than $1,000 on a gown, and if you don’t preserve it, it’s going to get ugly. According to the CNN article, you should get your dress to the cleaners within a few weeks of the wedding. Then, you have the best chance of getting stains out and preserving the gown. Brides who wait years before heading to the cleaners may not have the same results.
I have a friend who was married a few years ago. She’s very tiny and her gown is unlikely to fit her future children. But she still saved it, and plans to turn it into her child’s baptism gown someday. So there’s plenty of othr options, other than preserving it and hoping for a daughter who actually wants to wear your dress.
If you have a dress that’s already preserved, cleaners recommend shifting the material every few years so your dress doesn’t get permanent creaselines — and wearing white glove when you do so (grease from fingers can also damage the gown).
There’s a list of cleaners at partypop.com that lists those who preserve wedding gowns.
Also, CNN has wedding-related videos and articles on their Web site, so check them out.
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