Tips for Wedding Dress Preservation

How often do you wear that very special wedding dress you selected after countless trips to the store and after having spent considerable amount of money on buying it? Once a year or once every two years, that may not be the case for most of you. You may have left it hanging in the closet for years without even checking on it. One day, what if you decide to hold your wedding dress and relive those beautiful moments of your life and find that the beautiful dress has dust all over it, and there are moth and bugs stains on it. It would hurt, right? Well, wedding dress preservation is very important to retain the look and feel of the dress, as if it is brand new, just out of the store!

You may have invested lot of time and money in selecting that perfect dress and dazzled everyone on that once in a life time occasion of your life! You would not want to see this prized possession losing its charm and value as it hangs in your closet falling prey to moth, bugs and moisture. You can retain the new look and soft feel of this valuable garment with the many tips available for wedding dress preservation.

Wedding gown boxes and garment bags are the two preferred options you have when looking to preserve your wedding gown. You need to consider many options before choosing the right one for preserving your special dress. Primarily when look for preserving this valued possession, you need to look for an environment that is free from dust, sun light and acid while making sure that the dress gets enough air.

Boxes for Wedding Dress Preservation:

When you decide to go with a box for preserving your wedding dress, you need to fold the gown to accommodate it in the box. You can use acid free tissue in the folds as a buffer and avoid creases, unlike in a sealed preservation. The box preservation, as it is not completely sealed, allows the inflow of air, allowing the dress to breathe. When choosing the box make sure that you pick one that is acid and lining free, and not just cardboard boxes with acid free coating, as the coating may fade away in a few days making the dress vulnerable to acidic exposure.

Garment Bag for Wedding Dress Preservation:

The most preferred choice for preserving your special dress is storing it in a garment bag. In this method, you need not fold the dress, and hence there is no scope for any creases. Garment bags offer protection from dust, sunlight, while offering air and protecting the dress from mold, and mildew.

Keeping your favorite garment in a plastic bag will damage the dress. Plastics are not suitable for storing garments. Muslin bag is an ideal choice for wedding dress preservation.

Preservall is a manufacturer of patented preservation and storage bags for chemical free protection.