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How Should I Store My Wedding Dress Before My Wedding?

Posted by David Whitehurst on Tue, Dec 21, 2010
  
  
  
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I Was Recently Asked About The Best Way To Store a Wedding Gown in The Weeks or Months Before The Wedding. 

 

This is actually a great question because Brides know to protect their wedding gown after their wedding by cleaning and preserving it.  But they often don't think about protecting their wedding gown before their wedding.

If it is going to be only a few days before the wedding, you can use the plastic bag that often comes with a wedding gown purchased at the bridal shop.  But I so dislike plastic and the problems it can cause, that I do not recommend keeping it in the plastic bag much longer than a few days.

A muslin bag is a great solution. The photo above is a muslin garment bag.  This is a light, cotton fabric that will not damage the dress over time.  We have these available in Birmingham, Alabama.  They can even be used as an alternative to placing the wedding gown in a preservation chest, although, to me, the chest is preferable for long-term wedding dress preservation.

You can also use a clean white cotton sheet, maybe two, pinned together to protect the wedding gown, at least for the short term.  This is the most practical method of protecting your wedding gown before the wedding.  Depending on the size of the wedding gown and the sheets, two white cotton sheets placed under and over the gown, like bread on a sandwich, with safety pins around the outside should protect the gown for a few weeks or months before the wedding.

Use one of these solutions when traveling to a destination wedding vis automobile...or even to take the wedding gown to the wedding site.

Just be sure to keep it away from kids, pets, heat and moisture. And remember to check it before the wedding in case the wrinkles need to be steamed out.

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Comments

Hi, so far this has been the most useful page I have found for storing my wedding dress until my wedding. Due to certain circumstances, I have my dress a year and a half early. Do you have any suggestions as to how I should store it? If I go for cotton sheets, is sateen cotton or egyptian cotton still okay? Thank you for your help!
Posted @ Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:42 PM by Brianna
Brianna, 
 
My suggestion is to use any 100% cotton sheet you have as the most economical approach to protecting your gown this far ahead of your wedding. Another alternative is to buy a muslin garment bag from your local fabric store. You can often find these is different sizes and are not too expensive. I recently saw a good sized muslin bag for maybe $20.00. Muslin is my favorite.
Posted @ Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:28 PM by David Whitehurst
I see! Thank you for your help.
Posted @ Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:40 PM by Brianna
One more point. Make sure the sheet is white. That's the advantage of muslin...it's typically an unbleached, colorless fabric that us loosely woven which allows air to pass through...and that's good from the dress.
Posted @ Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:45 PM by David Whitehurst
Oh, that makes sense, too! Thank you again! Feel free to add any more tips if they come to mind.
Posted @ Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:07 PM by Brianna
I received my dress in a clear plastic bag with a black garment bag. I'm afraid to leave it in the plastic bag since i hear it can make the fabric turn yellow. But i'm also afraid of the black garment bag alone. HELP! =S
Posted @ Friday, November 04, 2011 7:18 AM by Cherrypie
Dear S - 
 
You are correct to be concerned about a black garment bag. While I can't imagine a bridal shop giving you a bag that could cause your dress to discolor, I wouldn't take a chance without at least discussing it with the shop where you bought it.  
 
If you don't trust the people you bought it from, I suggest you get a simple, muslin garment bag available at many fabric stores. You can also use a white, cotton sheets to protect your gown before your wedding. Just fold the sheet over the gown on the hanger and pin the ends together above the hanger.  
Posted @ Friday, November 04, 2011 9:13 AM by David Whitehurst
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