For the socially responsible consumer we offer 100% natural cleaning solutions. Your dress will be eco-cleaned and preserved, by permanently removing both visible and invisible stains, your fabric will be protected from discolouration and deterioration. Your gown will look just as beautiful as the day you first tried it on.
SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS
Packaging instructions to send us your gown, once you've ordered and received your Preservation Kit. Please view the Step-by-step illustrated instructions to have your wedding gown cleaned and preserved by Preserving Elegance.
OTHER SERVICES
With state of the art cleaning and preservation technologies available, Preserving Elegance also offers the same gown preservation services for other apparel items upon request. Select More Info to view some examples of items you can have cleaned and preserved upon request. Also Gown Repairs are available in the event of an accident on your wedding day.
WHY PRESERVE YOUR GOWN?
You spent a great deal of time and thought selecting your wedding dress. You may hope that perhaps your daughter will someday wear your gown. Or you may want to hold onto your beautiful gown for sentimental reasons. Either way, your wedding gown is a treasured keepsake that if properly cleaned and preserved, can last for years to come.
FLOWER PRESERVATION
After being preserved via a natural process and enhances to insure longevity, flowers are carefully prepared for display. With a variety of display options to choose from, we can help you find the prefect presentation. Frames and special order glass cases cases to showcase your flowers for years to come.
Preserving Elegance uses only completely Natural Eco-Frienldy cleaning solutions. Nothing is more eco-friendly than wet-cleaning with water. Let Preserving Elegance wet-clean your wedding gown for the most thorough cleaning with the least environmental impact. With wet-cleaning, there are no hazardous chemicals used, no air pollution, and no water or soil contamination. Avoid using the toxic chemical approach of Dry Cleaning on your Wedding Gown. Our Museum Method - Muslin Gown Wrap gown preservation package is also the "Greenest" most natural Gown preservation method available.
The reason to choose a wet-cleaning system over dry-cleaning is obvious. It’s safer. For you, for me, for our children and the environment. Perchloroethylene (PERC) is a toxic substance. It is dangerous to human and animal health and it harms the very environment we depend upon. Preserving Elegance uses no solvent based cleaners, no PERC, so the used end water is harmless as opposed to toxic. We use less energy because water is heated on demand (instead of being maintained in a hot water storage tank) and steam resulting from this process is utilized further down the line.
According to the EPA, over-exposure to 'Perc' (Perchloroethylene - toxic chemical used by dry cleaners to clean you clothes) can lead to headaches, dizziness, skin and eye irritation and other health effects, including an increased risk of cancer. Seniors, young children and pregnant women are especially vulnerable. Perc leaves a smell of petrochemical residue. Most people find it distasteful, but some people that suffer from asthma or odour sensitivities find it can make them sick. Perc is a petroleum byproduct and it is toxic to the environment. It’s colorless and clear so it’s not apparent when it ends up in our soil or water ways. Additionally, dry cleaners use chlorinated solvents, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia and petroleum naptha to clean stains and for other dry cleaning processes. These chemicals are also toxins. The environment is contaminated with these toxins via air born exposure. It also ends up in our soil and waterways.
