It took me about two years to finally get serious about preserving my wedding dress. I had procrastinated because of the cost. Some of these wedding dress companies were quoting me $250.00 – $500.00 and then I had to get the dress to them! Ugh, I was definitely to lazy for that! What really got my butt in gear was a girlfriend of mine who showed me her yellow wedding dress that had been sitting in the back of her closet for ten years. Now that freaked me out!
Once I got serious, I started researching different avenues to preserve a wedding dress for the lazy post bride, and low and behold my Mom group told me about David’s Bridal mail in preservation service on Amazon for $100.00. Being an Amazon junkie this seemed right down my ally, HOWEVER, I was definitely a bit nervous about the risk of mailing my $3,000.00 wedding dress to David’s Bridal in Texas. Though, once I read the 67 decent reviews and pictures on Amazon the mail in process seemed a bit less risky.
In a nutshell, you buy the David’s Bridal Wedding Dress Preservation and Cleaning Kit (linked below), you’ll received a box, a bag, an order form and a prepaid UPS label. As stated on Amazon:
1. Pack It Up : Place your gown and accessories in the provided packaging along with your completed order forms.
2. Drop It Off: Attach the prepaid shipping label, then bring the package to a UPS-authorized shipper.
Note, you can add any accessory to the bag (ie: veil, garter, slip, bra etc…), though each addition comes with an additional charge:
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- Veil $20.00
- Sash $15.00
- Garter $10.00
- Slip $20.00
- Bra $15.00
- Flower girl dress (in separate box) $55.00
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Note, anything other than the standard preservation service is extra $$. You can see from my order form below you can repair tears and seams and replace beading and buttons for an extra charge. I opted to personalize my box with our name and wedding date for $20.00 and added an additional $500.00 of insurance for $10.00. Also to note, once you ship your dress you will have a tracking number to make sure it successfully makes it to David’s Bridal!
Standard Services: Eco-friendly cleaning and stain removal, white preservation box, round-trip prepaid, insured shipping to and from our professional cleaning facility, $500 insurance, anti-yellowing treatment steamed, folded, and boxed by hand acid-free tissue wrapping.
Premium Services, for an additional $50: In addition to the services above, premium service includes: Grey preservation box, $1,000 Insurance, Pressed, folded, and boxed by hand unbleached muslin wrapping.
David’s Bridal indicates you’ll receive your preserved gown in two to six weeks. I received mine in three weeks!
You can shop the David’s Bridal Wedding Dress Preservation and Cleaning Kit below. Note, the original price is $150.00 but many times you can find it for $99.00:
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