by Jordyn Crowley | Aug 25, 2015 | Famous Wedding Dresses, Vintage Weddings, Wedding Planning
The poofy, floor length white wedding gown with a train for miles is what little girls imagine getting married in from the time they start playing pretend. Thanks, Disney (okay.. while you’re thinking about it, take this Buzzfeed quiz. You know you want to!)....
by Jordyn Crowley | Aug 17, 2015 | Before and After, Garment Rescue, Heirloom Garment Restoration, Vintage Weddings, Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Restoration
The experts at Heritage Garment Preservation are not the kind of people to shudder at an old, stained dress. But when Erica’s gown arrived in the condition it was in, it was enough for them to raise their eyebrows at least– it wasn’t the typical mild case of a...
by Jordyn Crowley | Aug 11, 2015 | Heirloom Garment Restoration, Heirloom Garments, Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Stories
by Lindsey Rideout, formerly Lindsey Dunn Davis Rideout and I (Lindsey Dunn, now Lindsey Rideout) got married on June 20, 2015 in South Philadelphia. In lieu of a traditional bridal party we had our siblings stand up front with us during the service, our brothers as...
by Jordyn Crowley | Jul 28, 2015 | Famous Wedding Dresses, General, Newlywed Tips, Uncategorized, Wedding Gown Stories, Wedding Planning
Almost one year ago, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, commonly referred to in the tabloids as “Brangelina,” held a marriage ceremony in the South of France– planned by their six kids. Walking their mother down the aisle, gathering flowers from the...
by Jordyn Crowley | Jul 21, 2015 | Before and After, Garment Rescue, Heirloom Garment Restoration, Vintage Weddings, Wedding Gown Preservation, Wedding Gown Restoration
A flood of memories accompanies one look at a bride’s old wedding dress. For Christina, these memories were the key to a romantic Valentine’s Day surprise. We received a rush order to turn back the clock and restore Christina’s vintage gown to...
by Jordyn Crowley | Jul 14, 2015 | Wedding Gown Stories
By Marie Phillips My maiden name is Marie Christine Shrefler and my husband’s name is John Eric Byron Phillips (he goes by the nickname Jeb). We were married at Willow Springs Estates in Richland, PA on May 30th, 2015. Shopping for the dress was very special. My...
by Kathy Wright | Jul 2, 2015 | General, HGP Promotions
This month enjoy $30 off any Heritage Box™ preservation service with coupon code: BoxSave30 Our museum quality preservation box will protect your wedding dress better than most preservation boxes because it is made of solid acid-free and lignin-free archival board....
by Jordyn Crowley | Jul 2, 2015 | Before and After, Garment Rescue, General, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Restoration
When Laura slipped on her sleeveless Vera Wang, she just knew that her wedding day would be one to remember. What she didn’t know is that her wedding dress, as she remembered it when she slipped it on that happy morning, would not be the same after a long ceremony and...
by Kathy Wright | Jul 1, 2015 | General, HGP Promotions
Get a wedding gown preservation discount when you share some of your newly found expertise and experience with other brides to be! Let’s face it– weddings are a lot of work and after you have planned and executed one yourself, you have a vast amount of...
by Kathy Wright | Jun 23, 2015 | General, Wedding Gown Restoration
This beautiful vintage lace, cocktail length wedding dress and matching bolero came to us in a pretty sad state. Both pieces were severely yellow with a large oxidized stain on front of the skirt, and small oxidized stains elsewhere. This wedding dress has a zipper on...