The best guarantee in the wedding gown preservation industry
Although a lot of companies will offer you a lifetime guarantee, we’re firm believers in our work’s quality. Our 100-year anti-yellowing, anti-staining promise ensures your dress will look great for multiple generations. How much extra time is our guarantee compared to a “lifetime”?
On average, roughly 50 years! Our guarantee starts from the day the dress is preserved which means your gown can be worn by your children, grandchildren and
even great grandchildren—all under the same guarantee.
Our history in wedding dress preservation
Our guarantee means nothing if you can’t trust us. For over 100 years, we’ve specialized in bridal preservation for people across the country. Although other companies may have experience in archival preservation, only Trusted Wedding Gown Preservation has worked entirely with wedding gowns. We understand gowns like no one else in the industry, and the needs that come with wedding gown preservation.
Far too often, we see companies pop up who offer to preserve wedding gowns. They think because they have experience with preserving clothing items that wedding gowns will be a sinch. Unfortunately, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Wedding gowns require specialized care that’s far different than other clothing items. The materials are extremely fragile, and most use extensive beading to create a fairytale gown.
This leads to preservationists working on gowns that will eventually yellow or fade.
We know wedding gowns. For over 100 years, we have helped millions of women preserve their gowns. Today, we see women walking down the aisle in gowns we preserved when we opened! Because of our history with gown preservation, we are confident enough in our work to offer our famous 100 year guarantee.
What our bridal dress preservation
guarantee covers
We’ve talked a lot about our accomplishments, but what exactly does our guarantee
offer? Rest assured that we’re not offering you a limited guarantee with a bunch of exceptions to get us off the hook if something goes wrong. Your gown is professionally cleaned and preserved by our certified preservationists. Although our specialists have experience with all types of materials, on very rare occasions a gown will yellow before the 100 years is up. Although this scenario is unlikely to happen for 99.9% of our customers, we will gladly reprocess the gown to remove yellowing that may have occurred. Should we be unable to remove the yellowing, your preservation costs are returned in full. This guarantee does not include beads or sequins which can become loose quite easily. Remember to handle your gown carefully and in a cool, dry area to ensure the preservation lasts. Never store wedding gowns in a basement or attic.
Before & after
Explore Our Collection of Timeless Wedding Dress Transformations
Throughout the years, we have had the privilege of assisting numerous brides in restoring their wedding dresses, regardless of whether their wedding is just a few months away or if their special day took place over half a century ago. Some gowns have faced unexpected water damage, mere weeks before the wedding, while others arrive at our restoration facility with deep yellowing or even a brown hue due to the passage of time.
No matter the extent of damage each dress has endured, our ultimate objective is to ensure that every dress leaving our facility returns to each bride, shining with the same radiance it possessed when they first fell in love with it at the bridal boutique. We recognize that your wedding dress holds immense sentimental value as the most significant memento from your wedding day. Sharing your dress with loved ones rekindles those treasured memories from that joyous occasion.
Displayed below is a curated selection of the most challenging cleanings and restorations that have passed through our doors in recent years. These are the gowns entrusted to us by brides who have purchased our renowned Wedding Gown Restoration Kit™. Witnessing the restoration team perform these remarkable transformations on these exquisite gowns should inspire you to envision your own gown restored to its original beauty!
What you send us
All our shipping kits are specially created to ensure your wedding gown comes to us in the best condition possible. We ship kits out within 7 days of ordering, and each kit contains:
- Damage-Proof Box – Rip and crush proof, our box ensures your dress comes to us in excellent condition.
- Heavy-Duty Packing Tape – Our tape seals your box nice and tight for its trip to the facility to add another layer of protection.
- Waterproof Bag – Our proprietary bag keeps water and moisture out to keep your dress in the same condition throughout its trip.
- Shipping Information – We send you a prepaid shipping label as well as a copy for your personal files. You’ll also list additional items you want preserved.
- Spot Stickers – Stains are bound to happen on your dress. Our fabric-friendly stain and spot stickers let you point out any spots you notice on the dress that may require deeper cleaning. Although we’ll find all spots on your dress, these stickers help us identify stains right off the bat to get your dress in pristine condition sooner
- Instruction Sheets – Our kits include everything to keep your dress in the same condition it’s in however, we understand the process may feel overwhelming. Our thorough instruction sheets give you peace of mind and discuss each step of packing your gown in more detail.
What we send you
In addition to your received gown, you will get:
- Preservation Bust – Gowns are prone to wrinkling and losing their shape. Our preservation bust is specially created for your gown to ensure it stays in pristine condition.
- Preservation Box – Our preservation box will house your gown for years, so we’ve taken the time to create a box that keeps your dress in the ideal environment while allowing you to look at it with the specially designed window. To keep your box in pristine shape, we’ll send you a high-density box to store it in as well.
- Gloves – Our archival-grade gloves allow you to examine your gown. Our primary goal revolves around your satisfaction. If you see anything you’d like redone, we’ll do everything in our power to make it right.
- Guarantee – Our 100-year guarantee certificate should go straight into your files. This allows anyone to service the gown should issues come up. Our mission is to provide archival-grade preservation for brides across the country. We specially formulated our kits to ensure your dress arrives to both us and you in pristine condition. Purchase a kit today to get your gown looking great after your wedding
Rewording for the box (options given; choose what suits best):
- Strong & Durable = Robust, Imperishable | Powerful, Lasting | Potent, Indestructible
- Molded Bust = Gown holder | Sculptured hanger | Gown hanger | Gown Sculptor
- Viewing Window = Visual pane | Viewing pane | Peeping pane | Peep pane | Viewing shield | Panel viewer
- Accessory Window = Peeping pane for Add-ons | Accessories peeping window | Peeping window for accessories | Add-on peep window | Additional peep pane or 2nd peep pane
- Accessory Window = Peeping pane for Add-ons | Accessories peeping window | Peeping window for accessories | Add-on peep window | Additional peep pane or 2nd peep pane
- Breathable Box Design = Ventilated boxing | Respirable box | Airy box | Aerated box
Our Wedding Dress Display Box: High Quality Inside out
It took several years of research and study to understand fabrics and how they behave, breathe, and react in nature. What we’ve learned over the years is how to safeguard and protect these delicate fibers from staining, discoloration, degradation, and yellowing.
We’ve integrated years of research knowledge and expertise into designing our high quality Wedding Dress Preservation Chest.
The main fundamental aspect was to develop the nation's most valued wedding dress display box. This display box protects your glorious wedding gown while also allowing you, your loved ones, and whoever may want (today or even years after) to view your pristine gown through the stylish peeping pane.
Essentials of our High-Quality Acid and Ligninmfree Display box
Other companies may not pay detailed attention to the packaging box and use cheaperglossy white-coated cardboard instead. Boxes made from low-quality materials cause yellowing from the box’s chemicals leaching onto your white wedding gown. Consequently, this results in browning called “Spot Scorching”.
Each successfully restored wedding gown goes into a customized, well-ventilated display box made from superior-quality materials. The boxing is breathable and fabric friendly, which is light and gentle on fabric.
We use a preservation chest made without any acid or lignin. The reason we use acid-free and lignin-free materials all throughout – is to ensure there are no traces of chemicals getting to your gown, no matter how many years it stays in the box.
Each successfully restored wedding gown goes into a customized, well-ventilated display box made from superior-quality materials. The boxing is breathable and fabric friendly, which is light and gentle on fabric. We use a preservation chest made without any acid or lignin. The reason we use acid-free and lignin-free materials all throughout – is to ensure there are no traces of chemicals getting to your gown, no matter how many years it stays in the box. The 100-year guarantee promises that your dress remains in the same pristine condition it was delivered to you, even after 100 years of storing it inside the box.
Acid and Lignin-free Tissue Paper Packing: Even inside the box Assures Quality Packing
Using the best quality paper packing for your dress even inside the box is an important quality control step to adhere to. Your restored wedding gown will therefore not shift around in the display box.
The gown remains comfortably intact within the display box. Initially, we tried and tested various tissue materials. Once we found museum-quality material that demonstrated the best results, we chose the most superior brand for the packing inside all our restored gowns. The packing inside the box is as important as the
display box itself because your dress comes in contact with the materials. And so, even the inside packing is free from acid and lignin. That’s because we want nothing but the best for all our brides who trust us
Relive Memories at Every Glance Through the UV coated Peeping Pane
With a customer-focused approach, we want our brides to know how much care and effort we put into restoring each gown to its original look. Most importantly we want our brides to happy with what they see not only when they receive it but also after several years of storing it.
We are very careful and strict about the protocols and quality control procedures we follow for restoring each wedding gown. There have also been horrifying instances of brides reaching out to us with unsuccessful cleaning processes from other wedding gown cleaning companies. And we are happy to say that we’ve also restored gowns that have been badly stained, and discolored, some of which resulted from procedures from other cleaning companies.
Always inspect to believe! We created the Ultra Violet (UV) coated Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) peeping pane, where you can look to check how your gown is doing inside its box. This special UV-coated PET peeping pane is a small plastic window on the face of the box that allows you to see your dress anytime you want without having to remove it from its box. Since it is UV-coated, the PET material protects your restored gown from the damaging sun’s UV rays, which can otherwise damage the delicate fibers of the gown.
High-Quality Preservation Bust: Preserves the Shape of Your Restored Gown
Did you know that fabric folds also result in permanent damage to your dress? In addition to stains, yellowing, and discoloration, permanent fabric folds are also a big problem. Our solution to guarantee no permanent fabric folds after the restoration process is to use an acid-free preservation bust which functions as a holder to correctly hold your gown.The preservation bust retains the shape of your restored wedding gown in the preservation chest, no matter the shape of your dress. Our efficient and skilled team that boxes every gown knows how to pack and preserve every gown style. No stains, no discoloration, or fabric folds! And should a loved one in the future choose to carry on your legacy by wearing that restored gown, you will be amazed to see your gown in immaculate condition!
Customized Wedding Dress Display boxes for dresses of Every Size
Wedding dresses are of various types and designs. A-lines, mermaids, trumpets, ball gowns, or T-lengths. We know that not every wedding dress will fit in a box of one size.
So, we have custom-sized our boxes into three main sizes. We haven’t come across a single dress that wouldn’t fit in any of our boxes. Whatever
the dress, whether mermaid, sleek ruffled to even various styles of Quinceañera dresses, we’ve managed to fit them well into our high-quality custom-sized wedding dress preservation chests.
An Additional Superior, and Sturdy Preservation Chest Storage Box for Your Restored Wedding Dress
The additional superior and sturdy corrugated cardboard storage box that covers the inner display box guarantees that your dress remains in the pristine condition that it was restored to. The strong and sturdy external covering also ensures no spills, sunlight, hands, or other potential contaminants get to your dress.
The meticulous storage process is indispensable to our 100-year warranty. It is no wonder that we have carefully yet precisely mastered the art of storage because we want to be sure that your gown stays in its restored form even after 100 years.
Order Your Choice of the Best Wedding Dress Preservation Kit now!
Choose what suits you best from the three varieties of Wedding Gown Preservation/Restoration kits
- Celebrity Wedding Gown Preservation Kit
- Traditional Wedding Gown Preservation Kit
- Wedding Gown Restoration Kit
Be assured that your valuable, and most precious memory from your big day remains in perfect condition for future generations to admire and cherish. And who knows if your children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren may even want to wear it one day? What an incredible legacy!Ordering your kit and getting your wedding gown restored is a quick, easy, and hassle free process. Order your kit now for your wedding gown cleaning and preservation, to preserve your gown in its most pristine form for generations to come!
Frequently Asked Questions
Your Personalized Preservation Kit
We talk A LOT about our preservation kits, so we think it’s necessary to talk about how you can personalize them as well. We understand that each bride wants to let their personality shine with their wedding gown, but we also think your preservation box should reflect you as well. That’s why we have several personalization options for your preservation box. Our state-of-the-art printers allow you to personalize your kit with your name, wedding date or photo to create a beautiful heirloom your heirs will treasure for years to come.
Your preservation kit includes the same high-quality, white embossed display box that has become our trademark in the industry. However, you can include your photo, name or date that will last for generations just like your gown. This allows you to create a personalized box that you and your family will love.
How You Can Personalize Your Preservation Box
We offer several personalization options for your wedding press preservation kit.
- None – You get our standard white box without personalization. This is still a beautiful heirloom for your family members to treasure.
- Text – Whether you want to add your name or dates our text option allows you to personalize your box simply and beautifully.
- Photo – When you receive your kit, you can include a photo, CD or thumb drive with your photo. Or, you can upload it to our website. This photo will then get printed on your box for generations to enjoy.
- Photo + Text – Get everything on your box with a photo and text. This is our most popular options as it showcases you and a short message.
Wedding Dress Cleaning and Preservation FAQ
We understand how shipping your most beloved garment requires a thorough knowledge of the company you’re working with for peace of mind. This FAQ goes over the most pressing questions we get from brides.
Ordering
What do I need to do to get my dress to you?
Simply order your preservation kit from our site, and we'll send you a preservation box with detailed instructions on how to safely pack and send your dress to us. Our preservation box comes with 2-way insurance shipping. It also includes a preservation bag to keep your dress safe and dry during shipping. The box is made of thick-walled, crush-proof material.
Can you deliver my kit to a PO Box?
No, we require a physical address for the delivery of the preservation kit.
Which Kit Should I Order?
- If your designer wedding gown is less than 20 years old and was originally purchased for more than $3,000, choose the Celebrity Wedding Gown Preservation Kit.
- For wedding dresses that are less than 20 years old and originally purchased for under $3,000, opt for the Traditional Wedding Gown Preservation Kit.
- If your wedding gown was originally purchased over 20 years ago or is less than 20 years old but badly yellowed or stained, select the Restoration Wedding Gown Kit.
- For wedding gowns that are less than 20 years old and will soon be worn again or sold to another bride, the Wedding Gown Clean-only Kit is the best option.
- If you have a vintage wedding gown that is over 20 years old and will soon be worn again or sold to another bride, choose the Wedding Gown Clean-only Kit with Restoration Upgrade.
My gown costs more than the standard insurance you offer. Can I add additional shipping insurance?
Yes, you can purchase additional shipping insurance when you check out on our website. Our kits come with standard insurance ($1000 for the Restoration and Christening Dress Preservation kit, $2,000 for Traditional and Clean-only Kits, and $3,000 for the Celebrity Kit), but you can add more if needed. Extra insurance is available.
When should I order my kit?
You should order your Preservation Kit when you purchase your wedding dress or soon after. This ensures your wedding gown is thoroughly cleaned and free from the stains of dirt, grass, food, or sweat that may occur during your reception. Plus, your kit never expires, so you can order it as early as one month before your wedding day or even a year in advance.
What payment methods can you accept?
We accept major credit cards along with PayPal.
I bought a kit and decided not to use it. Do you accept returns?
Yes, we accept returns of unused kits within 60 days of purchase, provided the kit is unopened and in its original condition. All you have to do is contact us, and we will de-activate the kit from our system for a full refund. You need not return the box or its content.
Can I change the shipping address if UPS has already picked up the kit or dress?
No, once UPS has picked up the package, the shipping address cannot be changed.
Can I get my hoop skirt cleaned and preserved with my wedding dress?
Yes, we can clean and preserve your hoop skirt along with your wedding dress at no additional cost. We will remove the hoop from the skirt. After cleaning and preserving the fabric, we will reconnect it to the skirt. After this, we will place it under the preservation bust on the backside of the preservation chest.
Can I add my tiara to be preserved and displayed in the preservation chest?
Yes, you can add your tiara to be preserved and displayed in the preservation chest. Most tiaras are specially wrapped and included at the bottom of the preservation chest to prevent damage to the fabric of your wedding dress. Your tiara will be packaged in a way that allows you to easily remove it from the chest and share it with loved ones without voiding the 100-year anti-yellowing guarantee that comes with your wedding dress.
Sending Your Wedding Dress
How long will it take for my shipping box to arrive after placing my order?
Your shipping box should arrive within 5-7 business days after placing your order.
I’m worried about sending my gown. What precautions do you take to ensure the gown’s safety?
We take every precaution to ensure your gown's safety during shipping. With UPS shipping technology, you can track your dress throughout its journey, and you'll receive email updates when it arrives at our preservation facility.
Each preservation kit includes at least $1,000 in insurance to cover any incidents during shipping, cleaning, or preservation. Additionally, the finished preservation chest requires a signature upon delivery to your home.
Our time-proven process has successfully protected over 3,000,000 brides’ gowns, ensuring they are preserved safely while also saving you money.
How can I ensure my gown is safe during the shipping process?
We provide a 24/7 gown tracking option with our kit. So you can track your gown at any time. Plus, our kits come with at least $1000 insurance for your peace of mind.
What will you do when my wedding dress arrives at your preservation facility?
Upon arrival, your gown will be carefully inspected for damage or yellow stains. We will also examine the fabric of your gown to determine a unique cleaning approach. We will add all the details in the document for our cleaning and preservation team.
How can you guarantee that my preserved wedding dress will be safely shipped back to my home?
We use secure, insured shipping methods and high-quality packaging to ensure your preserved gown arrives safely.
Our Process
How do you track my gown?
At Trusted Wedding Gown Preservation, we use a unique location tracking system that uses barcodes to monitor your gown throughout the preservation process, ensuring its safety and security.
What treatments do you use to clean my dress?
We use eco-friendly SYSTEMK4 fabric cleaning technology to clean the specific fabric and embellishments of your gown. We don’t use harmful PERC chemicals to ensure your gown is safe. Click here to learn more about our fabric cleaning technology.
What can be seen through the display window?
The display window shows the bodice and any intricate details of your gown, allowing you to admire it without opening the preservation chest.
My gown isn’t white. Can you still preserve it?
Yes, we can preserve gowns of any color, ensuring the original shade is maintained.
Will you bleach my gown?
No, we do not use bleach. We employ safe, gentle cleaning methods to preserve the integrity of your gown. Bleaching can cause more damage to the delicate fabric and embellishments of your gown.
Post-preservation Storage & Care
Where should I store my preserved wedding dress in my home?
Store your preserved wedding dress in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight to maintain its condition. However, don’t store in non-conditioned areas, such as garages, basements or attics. You can also store it under the bed in your master bedroom.
What steps should I take if my wedding dress yellows before the 100-year warranty period expires?
While it is very rare, if you notice any yellow stains, contact us immediately. We will restore and preserve your gown again for free and follow the same procedure again.
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