by Jordyn Crowley | Apr 12, 2016 | Wedding Gown Stories
Charity’s love story is basically the plot to your favorite romance movie. She married her Jr. High sweetheart! It’s true — Charity and her now husband started dating in the eighth grade. They were together 11 years prior to their wedding! As if her...
by Jordyn Crowley | Mar 30, 2016 | Before and After, Garment Rescue, General, Heirloom Garment Restoration, Preservation Products, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Preservation, Wedding Gown Restoration
Have you ever wondered how we can take an old, soiled wedding dress and make it look brand new again? We’re proud of our process– so we’re going to let you in on exactly what happens behind-the-scenes at Heritage Garment Preservation. Take this dress, for...
by Jordyn Crowley | Mar 18, 2016 | Heirloom Garment Restoration, Heirloom Garments, Vintage Weddings, Wedding Gown Stories
By Grace The dress belonged to my paternal grandmother, for whom it was custom made in Rochester, NY, in 1951. Unfortunately, my grandmother doesn’t recall the name of the shop that designed and made it for her, and it has no tags. I’ll be the second...
by Jordyn Crowley | Mar 10, 2016 | Preservation Products, Wedding Gown Stories, Wedding Planning
If you’ve ever even thought about getting married, you probably know that wedding gowns are expensive. Wedding dresses are always in demand, and sellers know that– so they charge outrageous prices. Luckily buying your dream dress–while emptying your bank...
by Jordyn Crowley | Feb 18, 2016 | Before and After, Garment Rescue, Vintage Weddings, Wedding Gown Restoration
When Elena decided to restore a vintage wedding dress to use as her own, she had little reason to believe it could ever be as beautiful as it once was. Its unique style and undeniable beauty was enough to catch her eye– she probably thought, “Is it really so bad...
by Jordyn Crowley | Feb 8, 2016 | Before and After, Heirloom Garment Restoration, Preservation Products, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Preservation, Wedding Gown Restoration
A simple gown without minor stains, tears, or other serious problems could be cleaned by anyone or anything, right? WRONG! Vintage gowns are fragile and delicate– and have to be handled delicately. Karen’s vintage gown was in pretty good condition when it...
by Jordyn Crowley | Feb 4, 2016 | Garment Rescue, Heirloom Garments, Preservation Products, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Preservation, Wedding Gown Stories
by Lisa THE GOWN: Purchased at Curvaceous Couture. THE VEIL: My mom made the antique gown into the veil. THE WEDDING: Cambridge, Maryland. THE STORY Lisa fell in love with the first gown she tried on. The intricate beading was perfect; the English net ballgown skirt...
by Jordyn Crowley | Jan 20, 2016 | Before and After, Garment Rescue, Heirloom Garment Restoration, Preservation Products, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Preservation
Before and After: From Soiled to Shimmering Beth’s dress had a lot in common with a famous Disney song– “shining, shimmering, splendid” (“A Whole New World,” Aladdin). Her Augusta Jones fit-and-flare dress was covered from top to bottom in beautiful sequins...
by Jordyn Crowley | Dec 29, 2015 | Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Stories
By Hillary’s Mom The wedding was on August 22nd at our local country club. The ceremony was on a deck overlooking the lake and the reception followed inside. The theme was country elegant and believe it or not, Hillary wore cowboy boots under that beautiful...
by Jordyn Crowley | Nov 17, 2015 | Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Preservation, Wedding Gown Restoration, Wedding Gown Stories
By Chelsea’s Dad Shortly after Chelsea said “yes” to Erik, we joined her in her search for the perfect wedding gown. Chelsea found a beautiful gown online, and sent us a video link where we could view it as well. It seemed exquisite.So we searched for a...
