by Robyn Orr | Feb 27, 2014 | General, Wedding Gown Restoration
Pat’s lace gown is gorgeous! With a layer of lace over soft satin, and a cathedral veil, this gown has a beautiful traditional flair! The belt is also made of satin and has a lace detail. When we got the dress, it was slightly dirty all over, with each hemline...
by Robyn Orr | Feb 20, 2014 | Uncategorized, Wedding Gown Restoration
Elizabeth’s Casablanca Bridal gown was exactly what she wanted. With satin fabric, gold-colored threading, and embroideries on both the front and back of the bodice as well as the train, this gown was the icing on the cake for her big day. When we received the...
by Kathy Wright | Feb 15, 2014 | General, Wedding Gown Care, Wedding Gown Cleaning, Wedding Gown Restoration
We get a variety of wedding gowns to be cleaned or restored. Some dresses are sent just a couple of weeks after a wedding, but others can be many years later. The older the wedding gown is the more likely it has oxidized stains on it. Generally these oxidized stains...
by Robyn Orr | Feb 13, 2014 | General, Wedding Gown Restoration
Barbara’s dress was in need of a good wedding gown restoration! Her beautiful, white lace and pleated dress had turned yellow; The threads all along the dress had become very yellow and there were oxidized stains on the back. Even the veil was stained! The only...
by Robyn Orr | Dec 11, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Restoration
Like many brides, after Patricia was married, she put her her wedding dress in a closet and enjoyed her new marriage. Years later, she found that her silk dress had yellowed all over and particularly on the bodice. Several parts of the dress also had rust-colored...
by Robyn Orr | Nov 14, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Restoration
When Ann Meuel bought her wedding gown, she was not planning on needing a wedding gown restoration. She was looking forward to her wedding day. After the wedding, her dress was put away with new things to plan and do. But her dress was still a treasured garment, which...