by Kathy Wright | Oct 3, 2011 | General, Wedding Gown Care
If your wedding was like my daughter Robyn’s recent wedding, there were many opportunities to get your wedding gown very dirty: the wedding, photos, the reception, etc. We also had a luncheon after the wedding featuring red italian pasta sauce – just...
by Kathy Wright | Jan 7, 2011 | General, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning
The sooner spills or stains on your wedding gown are treated the more likely they can be removed. But occasionally it happens…life slips by and your gown, with its spills and stains, is temporarily forgotten. If enough time goes by, some of the spills...
by Kathy Wright | Oct 15, 2010 | General, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning
Metal rusts. Unfortunately many wedding gowns have metal backed or metal shank buttons. Consequently rust stains are a common challenge in wedding gown restoration. We recently restored a beautiful 1940’s era wedding gown that had severe rust damage. All of the...
by Kathy Wright | Sep 16, 2010 | General, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning
We love the beautiful dresses that come into our shop each day. They are all different and each has a story and a unique bride behind it. We are often able to tell quite a bit about that wedding by the wear and tear of the dress itself. Outdoor wedding dresses are...
by Kathy Wright | Aug 11, 2010 | General, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning
We found it definitely pays to persevere when it comes to removing tough stains. We recently received a plea for help from John Ardoin in Louisiana whose daughter had borrowed her cousin’s wedding gown for her wedding. Everything went beautifully, and the dress fit...
by Kathy Wright | Apr 6, 2010 | Wedding Gown Care
One question that we are often asked is how we preserve strapless gowns with Museum Method Preservation. It’s a good question, as so many gowns are strapless today. Many others have thin “spaghetti” straps, which certainly should not bear the weight...
