How We Preserve a Wedding Dress
What do we mean when we say, “dress preservation?” How many steps are there? How long does it take? In this article we will take a look at a step by step guide as to how we preserve wedding dresses.

Step 1.
Remove all paperwork from dress
Read all paperwork to ensure all pieces are present
Pin together all paperwork and set aside

Step 2.
Examine dress to ensure that all pins have been removed and there are no stains present
Pull tulle down if necessary
Remove hanger

Step 3.
Lay dress face down
Slip bust form into dress
Line up breast area of dress with bust form
Bullet dress at side of bust form
If dress is strapless, bullet side ribbons on dress together
Zip or button dress

Step 4.
Make belt with plain ribbon and tie to pull in sides to form a waistline

Step 5.
Hold dress up to straighten out
Lay dress face down
Lift bottom of train and pull over back of bust
Fold dress to the bottom of the breast form

Step 6.
Put a riser in the box if necessary
Make 4 balls of tissue to keep stable and tape them down
Lift dress into box
Secure dress with zip tie at the top of bust form

Step 7.
On the side of the box put Prestige ribbon through the middle hole and then through the top hole. Repeat on the other side of the box
Press bust form down and tie together tightly

Step 8.
Straighten dress and pull bottom of train from the top of the box to create veil look
Bullet to box to hide zip tie
Pull on veil and secure with ribbon and bullets

Step 9.
Place window box top over bottom box
Tap corners of box to prevent ripping shrink wrap
Step 10.
Fill out paperwork
Tape blue card to back of box

Step 11.
Cut shrink wrap plastic
Place box in shrink wrap plastic
Tape down on both ends with clear tape

Step 12:
Place into oven to shrink wrap
Use shrink wrap heat gun to shrink loose areas

Step 13.
Tape top and bottom of box with Prestige tape
Poke hole in box
Use vacuum to remove excess air
Insert gas into hole. Press for 3 seconds
Place sticker over hole

Step 14.
Place window box into outer box
Place warranty card inside outer box
Place box into outer bag (If there is a garment bag, place inside)
Fold plastic bag end tape to sides
Pin paperwork on fold of bag
Step 15.
Bring completed dress to appropriate area to prepare for shipping
We clean and press dresses before we complete this process. These are the steps that we take for each dress when preserving them. To see a video version of this, visit our tik tok page! To purchase this dress preservation service, click here!