Why You Shouldn’t Rule Out Wedding Dress Preservation in NYC
When you were planning your wedding it may have been suggested that you consider having your bridal gown cleaned and preserved after the ceremony. You may also have memories when you were growing up of seeing a large box in a disused closet at home. That unwieldy box contained your mother’s wedding dress. You were not allowed to touch it, lest the preservation process be disturbed and the gown permanently damaged. Well, the procedure to clean and preserve wedding gowns has come a long way from encasing the dress in a box and preventing anyone from viewing or displaying it. Today when you opt for professional wedding dress preservation in NYC from Cameo by Copeland Cleaners you’ll be in for a very pleasant surprise. Gone are the days of cleaning then banishing the dress to a box that must remain unopened. Instead, in this posting, we’ll take you through the steps so you can make this important decision for yourself.
To begin, your bridal gown must be professionally cleaned to ensure that any stains have been removed, as well as repairs made. As part of our expert wedding dress preservation in NYC, Cameo by Copeland Cleaners’ professionals use only preservation methods that are of the highest archival museum quality. We take every step possible to protect the color, embellishments, fabric, and construction of your dress. The tissue and box in which your wedding gown will be placed are lignin-free so that the environment’s pH remains neutral. Also, this is key, your box is not sealed – but more on that later.
Once cleaned, your gown is filled with acid-free paper to shape it, then it is wrapped in a muslin covering, and placed in the box. Next the box is placed in a second muslin cover. This extra step enables air flow which is vital as it acts as a filter to allow treated air that is free from impurities to pass through and circulate around your wedding dress. These steps are taken so that your memento of your wedding day will remain true to its original color, and its fabric and construction strong. Best of all, Cameo by Copeland Cleaners’ professional wedding dress preservation in NYC allows our clients to open their wedding dress boxes and share their memories with friends and family at any time (white gloves for handling are recommended, however).
Also, if it has been years since your wedding and you now want to have your wedding gown preserved, this is also possible. We hope you now know that by having Cameo by Copeland Cleaners preserve your bridal gown, that you will be able to enjoy it for years to come. If you have questions or to schedule a pickup, please contact our experts at either our Cedarhurst, Long Island, or Manhattan locations. Call today!