I'm going to keep it,that's not the problem.I hear its very costly to get it cleaned,since it's just the bottom thats dirty,is there any cheaper way to get it cleaned?(White)
2007-06-12 07:48:13 · 9 answers · asked by MS 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
It is not just the bottom that they are cleaning. They also have to remove the natural oils that your skin puts out and any sweat that may have gotten on the fabric or it will eat through and destroy it. If you are going to do this make sure you do it a day or two after the wedding day. If you wait any longer it might be impossible to get completely clean because the stains will set.
I'm not sure about cheap ways to get the dress preserved but you need to get it professionaly done or it will turn yellow and/or get eaten away my moths and things. I just havn't looked into alternatives a ton since i don't know of anybody who has actually worn their mother's dresses (fashion changes so much). Mine is just going to the breast cancer place who clean it themselves. They sell donated dresses and the profits go to the foundation.
2007-06-12 08:00:18 · answer #1 · answered by pspoptart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the place you get it cleaned and preserved has see through lids on their boxes.
I watched the Leeza Gibbons show back when it was on and she did a show on preserved wedding dresses and how when women opened them up again after a few years, their dress wasn't even in there.
Well, she decided to open hers during the show, and yep, you guessed it, the same thing had happened to her. The only thing that was in there was the under-skirt thing she had worn to make the dress poof out. She was devastated!!!
2007-06-12 08:25:09 · answer #2 · answered by swimbike21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of it relatively is quite fairly. in simple terms on the grounds it relatively is marketed as a promenade/pagent dress does no longer propose it relatively is the only time it could desire to be worn. I wore an prolonged white dress of the rack and so did 2 of my sisters. We stored various funds what replaced into extra effective spent on different issues.
2017-01-06 11:16:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a huge dress with a long train. It cost me $90 to get it cleaned AND seal-packed and boxed. I thought that was worth it. They even packed the veil.
2007-06-12 07:57:22 · answer #4 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it's not the cleaning that's expensive, what is pricey is if you want it preserved in a box. I decided not to go with that, as you can't open it.
2007-06-12 14:35:38 · answer #5 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay the money to get it cleaned and preserved professionally. If you don't it will turn yellow over time.
Good luck
2007-06-12 07:53:02 · answer #6 · answered by Blunt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Def clean and preserve it. I paid $150 to have my gown, veil, and garter cleaned and preserved.
2007-06-12 14:20:59 · answer #7 · answered by Michelle S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't matter, b/c all that's going to happen is you're going to come early one day and find your husband in it, and he's going to say "It's not what you think!" and you're going to say "I can't believe YOU can fit in my wedding dress and I CAN'T" and he's going to say "Oh. I was afraid you would think I'm gay" and you're going to say "you're gay??!!" and he's going to say "No! But I look so GOOD in this dress! And you should see me in your cheerleader skirt!" and you're goin to put on one of his suits and it won't fit and then you';ll feel REALLY bad.
2007-06-12 07:58:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i had my dress cleaned for about 50.00 and pressed... just check into it.....you might be surprised!!
2007-06-12 07:52:17 · answer #9 · answered by blakesmommie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋