We have created a package that suits our bride's who may be having a small wedding ceremony at first and a larger reception at a later date, whether you're having a destination wedding abroad and a huge celebration when you return, or if Covid ruined your wedding plans and now you are having two ceremonies, we have the ideal package for you.
Your wedding day should be shared by all and we want to ensure your wedding dress looks as good as it did on your big day! Not only will your wedding dress be cherished, you can send along your added extras such as your underskirt, veil, jacket/bolero, detachable train and garter for no extra charge
(shoes are not accepted).
Once you have tied the knot, we will have one of our trusty postage packs waiting for you which contains instructions and mailing sacks to ensure your wedding dress reaches us. All you will need to do is pack it up, arrange a collection day with us and voilà!
Your wedding dress will then recieve its first clean along with any minor repairs. We will then store it up until the week of your reception. Your wedding dress will then be returned home to you inside one of our gorgeous
As time has progressed and the day of your reception is on its way, rest assured that your wedding dress is ready to wear all over again! You can also breathe a sigh of relief knowing that any spills of your favourite tipple, or any tears from pulling your favourite dance moves, will be dealt with by us.
You will already have another postage pack which will have been sent along with your dress after its initial clean.
After you have recovered from your wedding receptio, pop your wedding dress back into your postage pack for the last time.
Upon arriving with us, it will be put through its second clean and packed into one of our stunning wedding dress boxes.
Not only will your dress look beautiful, it will hold so many wonderful memories, ready for you to cherish for years upon years.
Destination weddings can truly be a dream come true, let us take the stress out of travelling with your wedding dress with our specially tailored wedding dress cleaning travel package.
Our travel boxes are suitable as hand luggage on most popular airlines*.
Simply book your Travel Package, and leave the rest to us!
We will send you one of our postage packs via Royal Mail. Inside this pack you will find everything you need in order to package and send your wedding dress safely to us.
Once you have packed your wedding dress, simply email us with your preferred collection date (Monday - Thursday) and we will arrange our courier to come and collect your wedding dress and deliver directly to us.
We will carefully wrap and package your wedding dress into a travel box, then our fully insured courier will return your travel box to you - ready to jet away for your destination wedding.
Upon returning home, we will send you another postage pack where the same process happens, only this time your wedding dress will be cleaned and steamed and returned in a garment bag ready to wear to your at home celebration.
Finally, after you have recovered from your festitivites, return your wedding dress to us for a final time, this time in the travel box, and we will clean and repair your wedding dress where necessary, before wrapping and packing your wedding dress for the final time.
Your travel box isn't just a travel box, it is also the perfect long term storage solution for your wedding dress, to ensure it stays perfectly preserved for years to come.
What are you waiting for? Book your Travel Package now.
Don't forget to open up your beautiful box every few months just to allow air to flow through and check there is no mould forming.
Our boxes are made from pH-neutral materials which is the perfect breatheable environment for delicate materials to maintain their integrity however, if the box is stored in a cold, damp place, or wrapped in a plastic bag (please don't do this!) then the contents of the box become a high risk for damage.
Please store your box in a spare room or on top of a wardrobe, where air flows freely.
*please check with your airline for their cabin size restrictions
Please see below the Christmas postage times and important dates to note if you have placed an order with The Dress Cleaning Company.
ORDERING CLEANING PACKAGE AS A GIFT
If you have ordered your cleaning package as a Christmas Gift, you MUST telephone into the office and advise a member of our team. To receive your order as a gift, your order must be placed before 12pm lunchtime on Wednesday 1st December 2021.
ORDERS PLACED AFTER 21ST DECEMBER 2021
If you have placed you order on or after 21st December 2021, your postage pack will be sent in the post on Monday 10th January 2022. The 15 week process will not start until we receive your items.
ORDERS PLACED DURING THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD
If your Christmas cleaning package is not a gift, your order will be subject to the standard 10 - 12 week turnaround period from the date of receiving your items.
ALREADY ORDERED?
The last day for DPD collections of your items to send to us is Monday 20thDecember so that we can receive you wedding dress in store safely.
If you have placed your order on or after 21st December 2021, your postage pack will be sent in the post on Monday 10th January 2022. The 10 - 12 week process will not start until we receive your items.
EXPRESS CLEANING PACKAGES CANNOT BE ORDERED FROM LUNCHTIME on 8th December 2021 up until January 10th 2022.
Are you a bride-to-be who has pushed their wedding date back further than anticipated? If so, you may find that you need to store your wedding dress at home for longer than hoped.
We understand that this can be a stressful thought and we want to give you the best tips, tricks and purchases for you to make sure your wedding dress is kept in pristine condition ready for the big day.
It is so important that you store your dress is the right environment. You are looking for a dark room to prevent exposure to direct sunlight and a room that is not warm and humid such as a bathroom, laundry room, boiler cupboard etc. Sunlight, heat and moisture can lead to the yellowing of your wedding dress as well as speeding up the process of ageing, something we want to avoid at all costs! We recommend putting your dress somewhere such as a spare bedroom with the curtains drawn, a wardrobe with closed doors or in a wedding dress storage box.
The best way for you to store your wedding dress in the lead up to your wedding day is to store it in one of our handmade wedding dress storage boxes. Not only does this allow you to store your wedding dress laying flat, ensuring that there is no stress on the straps, sleeves or seams of your wedding dress, but it also protects your dress from yellowing, insect damage and slows down the ageing process.
Our wedding dress storage boxes are handmade from pH-neutral materials, lined with lace and topped with a beautiful satin bow.
This is the perfect solution for preserving your wedding dress until the big day!
Plastic garment bags and boxes are a straight up no-no from us when it comes to storing your wedding dress. The chemicals found in plastic are known to react with the chemicals in the fibres of your wedding dress, causing yellowing and ageing.
Moisture can also become a problem if not stored in a well ventilated, breathable areag meaning your wedding dress could fall victim to mould before you have even worn it!
We will always recommend our wedding dress storage boxes for long-term storage and our breathable garment bags for short-term storage.
If you are worried about the responsibility of storing your wedding dress at home, why not hand your dress over to the professionals until it is time for your big day or alterations to begin? By doing this, you can give yourself peace of mind knowing it's fully insured, couriered to and from you, hidden from prying eyes and will be kept in perfect condition.
Take a look at our storage service and relieve yourself of this pressure. Let us help make this process enjoyable and stress-free for you.
We promise that it won’t be in better hands.
It's that time of year when we find ourselves wracking our brains for the best, most unique gift ideas. If you find yourself wondering about what you can buy your bride this Christmas, think no more! The Dress Cleaning Company have you covered.
One of the most important days you have shared will be your wedding day. This is also the day she walked down the aisle wearing one of her most treasured posessions, her wedding dress.
Give her a gift she will never forget this Christmas. Preserve and cherish all of those precious memories in a beautiful, personalised box with one of our Wedding Dress Cleaning Packages.
We know that wedding dresses come in all shapes, sizes and designs and we have a package for all. We have a very handy guide which you can find here that talks you though our packages and what type of gowns they suit!
Even if you still aren't quite sure what package is best for her precious gown, just send us an image of her dress and a trusty member of our team will be on hand to give you their expert advice!
We can make this Christmas gift a little extra personal for you by personalising the inside lid of her box.
You can opt for something such as her married name, wedding date and the venue or you can add something such as a lyric from her favourite song, a line from your vows or just a loving statement.
If you are struggling for ideas, take a look at some of our suggestions here.
We provide a very flexible service meaning we can send you an unbranded postage pack to ensure she isn't suspicious. We can also arrange collection and delivery of her gown to and from an alternative address so that you can keep everything discrete!
Christmas is our favourite time of year and also our busiest, we absolutely love getting all of our Christmas Gift orders out!
Have your wife's dress cleaned, repaired and packed with love by the professionals. The hardest part for you will be sneaking her dress out of the house without her noticing!
If this will be too difficult and will raise too much suspicion, why not get her a voucher instead?
We can guarantee that she won't get a better present this Christmas.
Organising a wedding can be challenging enough, but 2020 has thrown the rule book - for just about everything – out the window and forced us all to accept a new normal. Weddings are now allowed to take place which is great news for those with their heart set on a tying the knot sooner rather than later, but there is no doubt things have changed with new considerations and restrictions for every bride-to-be.
With government restrictions limiting guest numbers, many couples are taking the approach of having a ceremony now with restricted numbers and planning for a reception when guidelines allow larger gatherings. One plus point of this is the opportunity to wear your wedding dress twice. That is where our Endless Love Package is ideal.
Offering two cleans and professional storage, it ensures your dress is good as new for your reception, and then given a final clean before being packed into one of our specialised storage boxes and returned to you.
For further piece of mind, between your ceremony and reception we will store your dress in the optimal environment using acid-free tissue paper, fully insured, returning it to you the week of your reception.
Social distancing is now a part of our everyday lives, and wedding ceremonies are no different. Open air weddings can be a great way to give space to guests and create a more relaxed atmosphere. However, choosing to conduct your ceremony in a garden, field or beach can come with its own range of wedding dress related issues.
A muddy path (not an unusual occurrence in our Scottish climate!) or a freshly mown lawn can leave their mark on your pristine dress. Proper cleaning to remove mud splashes or grass stains is a must, and will ensure your gown is returned to all its glory to be worn again at a future reception, taking advantage of our Endless Love Package, or simply cleaned and carefully stored in one of our beautiful boxes.
Masks Available from Eliza Loves
Depending on your ceremony location, guests and even potentially the bride and groom may be required to wear face masks. Your approach may be to embrace this as an opportunity to accessorise with a co-ordinated face mask perfectly matching your wedding gown, or even create personalised masks for your guests or bridal party as a keepsake, presented in one of our personalised boxes.
The face mask has become such an iconic sign of recent times that professionally cleaning and storing it with along with your dress will complete the memory of your big day.
With couples deciding to hold their wedding receptions at a later date, it makes sense to plan your main photography for when your full guest list can be in attendance. Of course you will want beautiful pictures of your ceremony, but with social distancing restrictions still currently in place forward planning and creative positioning will limit who can be together in your photographs.
Waiting for your main reception to capture family and friends makes sense – and could possibly allow indoor photographs to be taken face mask free. Make sure your dress is photo-ready with a professional clean before your reception, making your gown as-new for your photographs, before having its final clean as part of our special Endless Love Package.
Planning your wedding can be fraught with decisions at the best of times, and we want to ensure we can offer solutions to help you stay carefree on your big day.
Our Endless Love Package offers a saving of £75 and includes two cleans (including underskirt, veil, jacket/bolero, detachable train and garter), professional fully insured storage between your ceremony and reception, two postage packs - making it simple and convenient to send the dress to us - and finally your dress will be carefully packed into one of our wedding dress boxes for you to treasure for years to come.