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!

Wedding Gown Preservation - why it is so important right after the wedding!

The other day we had one of our beautiful brides bring her gown in for preservation. It has been almost a year since the wedding and due to her school schedule, she had just now found the time to bring her gown to us for cleaning and preservation. It had been a while since she had looked at the gown so we opened the bag and she was astonished at what she saw! There were stains on the gown, both in the front and back that she could not explain. After discussing the wedding with her and telling her that some of the sneakiest things at a wedding that can stain a gown are champagne and sugar she realized what had happened!
During the cake cutting, she and her groom had smashed each other with cake therefore some had fallen down the front of her skirt. Unknowingly, she brushed it away with her hand and created a larger problem. After looking at the back of her gown, you can also see where her groom rested his hand for pictures and where someone had placed their thumb to adjust her zipper.


Even though you may not see any stains with your eyes, trust us, there are invisible stains lurking around. Make sure you have someone designated to take your gown to be preserved immediately after the wedding while you are away enjoying your honeymoon. The preservation process costs less than taking it to a local cleaners and includes cleaning, pressing, preservation and three nested boxes to protect your gown for years to come! For more information or to schedule a time to bring your gown for preservation, feel free to contact us at any time!