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Village East Cleaners and Restoration Lab does all cleaning using museum care process at their local plants and as a member of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists backs their work with an International Guarantee. Why take a chance, call us.

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Questions to Ask About

If you want to keep your gown in the family, choose your gown preservation service carefully. As a general rule, avoid a service that promotes vacuum-packaging as the plastic in which the gown is sealed can trap moisture and emit fumes that yellow the gown. One cleaner uses pretty much the same chemicals and solvent as another, but very few cleaners actually do their own work and clean wedding gowns at their locations. Some do not know that shoulder pads, bust pads, and underarm shields should be removed because they are made of materials that can bond to the fabric of your gown and destroy fibers. Others have no idea gowns need special packaging, and some offer no guarantee. You need to ask lots of questions before you make a final decision.

Is the work done locally so you can personally inspect your gown after it is cleaned?
What special precautions are taken to protect delicate trims & decorations?
How does the service guard against latent stains caused by alcohol & other sugar-based stains that do not dissolve during ordinary dry cleaning (these will eventually caramelize into dark brown spots)?
Does the service provide an environmentally safe acid-free container that will not discolor or damage the fabric? Is the tissue and bust form used to stuff the gown acid & lignin free? Both sealed & unsealed plastic containers can trap moisture, and botheven chemically inert plastics such as the one trademarked Coroplastalso set up an electrostatic charge that can permanently set wrinkles in the gown. On the other hand, acid-free boxes of paper board breathe and allow for expansion and contraction of gown fibers subjected to environmental changes in heat and humidity.
As the gown is folded, are the folds buffered with tissue?
Does the service seal the box itself or leave open? Ask why or why not and if the preservation or the guarantee is void if the seal is broken.
Does the service provide a guarantee the dress will not be stained or discolored when the next bride in your family is ready to wear the gown?

Be sure you are comfortable with the answers to all your questions. After all, your wedding gown is the perfect gown for you. You want to give your beautiful gown the care that will keep it perfect for the next bride to wear.

Village East Cleaners and Restoration Lab does all cleaning at their local plants and as a member of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists backs their work with an International Guarantee. Why take a chance, call us.

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