May is Bridal Month, right? That’s right, and the options for dresses keep coming up, with veils, without veils, white, colorful, vintage, modern, whatever… but no one is talking about what to do with the long-awaited wedding dress after the long-awaited D-Day. , what to do? Sell? To hire? Keep it as a souvenir or for a daughter, niece, goddaughter or whoever? So, what to do after the wedding, with everything going perfectly, the guests satisfied, expenses properly taken care of, you radiant and happy in the way you dreamed of… but what to do now with your wedding dress?
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What to do with the Wedding Dress?
One tip is to do what thousands of more practical Brides do, sell the dress in online stores or in thrift stores, this way, in addition to making a little extra money, it won’t take up space (which is currently so limited) at home.
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Another tip is to rent the dress, thinking about the possibility of it coming back a little…let’s say…damaged, so an important tip, if this is your option, is to create a kind of contract, with the right to photos and a complete description of the condition of the dress, so that if it comes back different from what is duly documented, there is a fee for possible and necessary repairs (seamstress, laundry).
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And finally, if you don’t want to sell, much less rent the outfit, if what you really want is to keep your wedding dress as a souvenir, the tip is to keep reading this article to find out how to store your dress the right way.
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Well, right away it’s good to know that this option, although it is the most romantic, is not that easy to follow, that is, it requires a bit of work, especially if what you want is that years later it can be used by a daughter or whoever, still the way you bought it. The main tip, in this case, is not to wait to carry out the first conservation care of the wedding dress, so, if you go on your honeymoon after the wedding, one option is to leave this work to your mother or a friend, sister or mother-in-law.
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1) Dry clean the dress, but make sure the place specializes in cleaning clothes. To be able to eliminate possible stains that, at first, may not appear, but will later become visible;
2) Make sure to store the dress in a place protected from light, heat and humidity;
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3) Another fundamental precaution is to make sure that the dress will be stored in a place with a neutral pH, with tissue paper that is free of acids, that is, the tissue paper will become acidic if it is in a box that is not free. of acids and you will have to change the sheet periodically;
4) Also make sure that the box that will contain the wedding dress is resistant enough to eliminate light, protect against dust and accidents, even better, if it is made of a breathable material, other than plastic, for example.
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5) Try to keep the dress box in a dry room, without the possibility of the presence of insects or temperature changes;
6) Once stored, it is important that you check the dress at least every 6 months to make sure nothing harmful has happened.
Okay, now you can breathe easy, knowing that your dress will be free from possible damage, which is so common, caused by poor conservation.
