Storing your wedding dress

Tips on how to store your wedding dress

Once the wedding is over, the memories remain. And the wedding dress, of course. Have you thought about how to store it? Here are a few tips to ensure your wedding dress remains beautiful even years from now.Before you bought your wedding dress, you may have spent a lot of time searching for your dream dress. When it’s time to put the dress away, it’s a good idea to spend a little time looking after it so that it retains its beauty for as long as possible.

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Find your wedding dress

Stick to a few simple basic rules:

01. If the wedding dress needs washing, you can do so in the washing machine or by hand. Did you know that most hire companies wash their dresses this way? An exception is silk; a dress made of silk should be dry-cleaned.

02. Hang the wedding dress on a padded hanger, preferably one with extra fabric and/or cotton around the shoulders. A standard hanger can cause the fabric at the shoulders of the dress to tear. Place tissue paper as protection where pleats form. This will help prevent creases.
03. It’s a good idea to sew a ribbon into the waist of the dress, which you can then hang on the hanger. This helps distribute the weight more evenly.

04. The wedding dress should be stored wrapped in fabric. An old, freshly washed duvet cover works well. Under no circumstances should plastic be used! This can cause condensation, and there is a high risk of mould forming on the dress.

05. The wedding dress should not be stored in a cellar where there may be damp. It is important that the location is dry and protected. The loft is a suitable option.

06. It is fine to store the dress flat. Try to lay the dress as flat as possible. Fold it in the same way as you would clothes in a suitcase. Place protective tissue paper between the folds.
07. An antique wedding dress that has been passed down through the family may need to be preserved. In this case, place a piece of fabric underneath the dress to support it, so that the fibres do not disintegrate.

08. Expect the wedding dress to yellow over the years. There’s nothing you can do about it, and it doesn’t have to be a disadvantage. In days gone by, the white wedding dress was bone-white, and silk, for example, always has a creamish tinge.

09. Finally. It may only be after a number of years that you realise the joy of still having your wedding dress. If you keep your wedding dress so that it’s still there in the future, you’ll also have something to bring out and show to your children and grandchildren. Surely there’s something special about wedding dresses from days gone by?!

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