Tips for Preserving Your Wedding Gown

Wedding gown preservation takes a bit of planning. After the wedding is over, 

the task will be to clean and preserve your wedding dress. Although the cost of 

preserving wedding dresses may vary, once you understand the intricate 

process of repairing, cleaning and storing, you will be able to make the right 

decision for your wedding gown preservation. 

Getting the wedding dress cleaned is important, whether you intend to keep the 

wedding dress or sell it on eBay. Wedding dress cleaning is crucial to its 

preservation. This should be done immediately to keep stains from setting.

Before the gown is actually cleaned, it must be carefully looked at by a 

seamstress. Missing beads must be replaced, and any damage to the hemline 

has to be repaired before the gown is cleaned. A good cleaner will not clean the 

dress until the repairs are made.

Where are you going to store the wedding gown after the wedding? The best 

situation for the gown is in a box, because the gown will be relaxed lying in a 

box. After the gown is repaired and cleaned, it will be gently wrapped in acid-

free tissue paper and folded neatly to fit in a special acid-free box.Breathable 

acid-free garment bags, acid-free boxes and acid-free tissue paper can be 

purchased online. You can have the gown cleaned yourself and then bag it or 

box it to suit the place of permanent storage. Keep the gown from excessive 

heat in an attic, and basement storage may encounter some dampness.