Someday your daughter or granddaughter may walk down the aisle wearing the wedding gown that means so much to you. Cleaning and preserving your gown the right way now will ensure it remains beautiful for her in the future.

Classic Cleaners is a member of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists, offering MuseumCare™ preservation, an advanced process endorsed by the Association of Bridal Consultants.

When you visit us with your wedding gown, first we provide you with a free evaluation, letting you know exactly what to expect from the process. Then we gently clean your gown, removing any dirt or stains. Finally, we preserve your gown with a proven process and place it in a special archival-quality preservation box, where it will stay beautiful for many decades.

You will also receive a written 100% guarantee against sugar stains and yellowing (if at any time in the future stains appear or discoloration occurs, we or any participating specialist in over 500 cities around the world will restore the gown for free). In addition, when the gown is to be worn again, any participating specialist will inspect and press the dress at no additional charge.

The steps in the MuseumCare™ preservation process are as follows:

Step 1: Hand cleaning. We gently clean each gown individually, protecting delicate beads, embroidery, and lace.

Step 2: Anti-sugar stain treatment. Spills containing sugar, salt, and acids often dry clear and cannot be seen. Our anti-sugar stain treatment completely removes all of these stains, which do not dissolve during ordinary dry cleaning and turn an ugly brown over time. This stage is in fact a complete anti-acid conditioning and is crucial to preserving your gown for the long term.

Step 3: Inspection of gown. We inspect your gown before we preserve it to ensure it meets our rigorous standards. We also welcome you to inspect the gown before the final step. At every stage of the preservation process, we use gloves. At this point, we will give you a pair of gloves to keep for inspecting the gown now and in the future.

Step 4: Storage in archival-quality preservation box. Vacuum seals, plastics, and other seemingly harmless materials and methods can damage your gown over time. We layer your gown with acid-free tissue and carefully fold it into an acid-free, archival-quality preservation box. We store metal buttons and findings and shoulder pads separately, stuffing the sleeves, bodice, and folds with additional acid-free tissue to prevent hard wrinkles. The preservation box, designed especially for this purpose, allows the gown to breathe, keeping it in perfect condition for many decades to come.

MuseumCare™ preservation is the best way to preserve your dress for the next generation and beyond. Please visit us today for a free consultation!