Friday, June 7, 2013

Keep Your Wedding Gown Safe For The Next Generation

Keep Your Wedding Gown Safe For The Next Generation

The spring and summer mark the height of the wedding season all over the United States.  Blushing Brides all over the country have the opportunity to present themselves to their loved ones, new and old, in the Wedding Gown they always dreamt of wearing.  This dress is not only a personal statement of a Bride's individuality, romanticism, and style, it is a major financial commitment.   Of all of the financial commitments associated with that special day, the Wedding Gown is, often, proportionately, the most expensive, single undertaking of the event.

Wedding Gowns may vary in style and complexity.   Some are plain, others beaded, some sensual, some traditional, some with long trains and some with no trains at all.   However, what they all have in common is that none are inexpensive and none are without special value to the Bride.  Therefore, after the big day comes and goes, the Bride is left with a valuable garment and a priceless, personal heirloom that can quickly become damaged, oxidized and ruined if left unattended.  Professional Wedding Gown Preservation is the solution to cleaning, protecting, and preserving this part of your family's history for the next generation and longer.

Professional Wedding Gown preservation can be done by your neighborhood NCA approved Dry Cleaning establishment.  According to Jimmy, the owner of Demetri's Valet, in Levittown, NY, it is important to get that dress to the Cleaner's as soon as possible after the Wedding Day.  "People don't realize how damaging food stains and body oils can be to fine fabrics if not treated within a reasonable time."  He went on to say that some people hesitate to bring the Wedding Gowns in right away because they are reluctant to spend the money needed to properly clean and preserve the garments.  "If you think about the amount of money spent on the dress itself, the cost of cleaning and preserving it for a lifetime is really worth the price-there is real value in the process."

A Wedding preservation specialist will hand spot the garment.  They will then check all the beading, zippers and accessories to insure they are secure and in good condition.  The gown will then be Dry Cleaned and placed in a Preservation Chest.  These Preservation Chests are moisture resistance, oxidation proof, archival storage boxes designed especially for fine garments such as Wedding Gowns. The newly cleaned and treated Wedding Gown is delicately placed in the Preservation Chest and sealed.  These attractive Chests are where the Wedding Gowns will remain, safe and preserved.  If the day comes that the Bride chooses to break open the Chest, perhaps for a child to wear on her wedding day, the Wedding Gown will be beautifully preserved, clean, and unoxidized-ready to wear.

Jimmy gave one other helpful piece of advice.  "I always seal the Preservation Chest in the presence of the Bride.  This insures the integrity of the process.  This way the Bride never has to wonder whether her dress is, in fact, inside the Chest and then feels compelled to break the seal, risking the garment. The process is so important and emotional because the Wedding Gown represents so much to this young, promising Bride."  Well said.

For more information on this process contact your local, NCA approved Dry Cleaner.


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