Ghost Stains: Why cleaning your gown after the wedding is so important

Congratulations! You're Married! Now what? After all of the wedding fun and celebrations, there can be stains lurking on your gown that will not materialize for weeks to come. We like to call them Ghost Stains. What is a Ghost Stain you ask? It can be anything from perspiration, to champagne, and even sugar! Many times, you will not be able to see these stains until nature takes its course and they appear out of nowhere.

So what do you do about it? Designate someone to take your gown to the cleaners or your local bridal salon for preservation while you are on your honeymoon. Now I know, most girls don't think they will ever use their gown again and see no need in preserving it, but think twice! Some girls take it and make baby bedding out of it or a christening gown and some girls keep it and use a piece of it on their daughter's gown or bouquet. Our most important point about preservation is that it cleans, presses, packs and preserves the gown for typically less than your local cleaner will charge you just to clean it.


More than likely, you will move within the first year of marriage so having your gown neatly tucked away in a travel box will make it so much easier for transportation and storage and less likely for hubby to ask "why do you need to keep this?!" It will be cleaned so that no Ghost Stains will  appear and should you start to get sentimental later in life, it will be preserved so that you can show it to future generations!


For more information about preserving your gown, please stop by Bliss Bridal Salon. We would love to help keep your gown as beautiful as it was on your special day!