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Monday, June 22, 2009
Your wedding gown is the dress you dreamt of having to get married with the one you love. It is a testimony of your great love to each other. That is why, wedding gown should be taken care of so that it will last for many years.
The following steps should be taken BEFORE getting your dress professionally dry cleaned:
1. Purchase a clean, undyed, undersized, unbleached cotton sheet. You can find this at almost any home outfitting store, like Bed, Bath & Beyond. Make sure the sheet has as little synthetic fiber as possible!
2. Wash the sheet in hot water (without detergent) to remove any dirt or sizing.
On your wedding day, as soon as you take the dress off, wrap it in the sheet. NEVER store your gown in a plastic bag. Plastics decompose, causing rapid oxidation of the fabric, which will leave acid residues on your dress!
3. Keep the gown as flat as possible, away from sunlight and moist or damp areas.
4. Take the gown to a reputable dry cleaner store (make sure they are specially trained in preservations) within two weeks of the wedding. If you will still be on your honeymoon, arrange for your mother, maid-of-honor or another trustworthy individual to take care of this for you.
There you go, be sure to keep it clean and safe! Your wedding gown is worth a million and a thousand years.
Source: www.howtodothings.com
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