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I need help! I recently took my wedding gown to the dry cleaners and they told me my dress had too much bead work to be dry cleaned there and that the colour may run and ruin the white. They showed me what they were going to put it in and it looked like a glorified front loader washing machine. I need to wear the dress again for a parade in two weeks and am unsure how to get it clean!
By Alice
I would call some more dry cleaners and find out who has experience in cleaning wedding dresses with bead work on them.
I have a satin wedding dress that has had its train walked on by the family dog. A few muddy paw prints are in place. The wedding is in a few weeks. Please help.
By Carmel
Oh wow! The bride must be in a complete panic! I would try the dry cleaner first. They'll be able to let you know if it's even possible to get the stains out.
You can try one of these methods, too, if you're on a tight budget:
laundry.about.com/
But I'd really consider having a professional do this job.
I am getting married in a couple months and I have a wedding dress that is 100% polyester and the lace is 100% rayon on 100% nylon. It is 7 years old. How can I safely clean it? It says do not wash, do not dry clean, spot clean only.
The lace is very dirty at the bottom and throughout the dress it does look dirty. How can I safely clean the dress? And the lace also has beading. I am very worried and don't want to have to buy another dress. Please help!
By Danielle
I have kept my mother's pale pink, lace wedding dress with pearl buttons. I would like to wear it to my son's wedding in a couple of weeks, but it has a large dark yellow/almost orange age stain on the front. How can this be removed without altering the original colour of the dress?
Desperate Susan from Sydney, AustraliaHow do I clean a 40 year old wedding dress? It has several brown spots.
By Carolyn
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I am trying to figure out how to clean my mother's wedding dress that I have, still in a box for almost 70 years. It is made of a slipper satin fabric and I'm afraid to give it to a dry cleaners.
I just want to ask, how can I wash or clean my wedding dress at home? There are stains of make-up and orange juice on it.
I have a small issue; I have a beautiful wedding dress. I'm getting married May 22 of the year. My issue is I have tried my dress on like 3 times and from putting it on I have gotten some oil spots (dirt) from my hands on it.
My sister gave me her hand me down wedding dress. But it has mold and water damage to the dress? Someone please help me with advice on how to clean it.
I found my dream wedding dress 2nd hand. Its gorgeous and exactly what I wanted. However it needs to be cleaned.
I recently bought an Alfred Angelo wedding dress at a thrift store. It is very pretty, with sequins and such on the top.
My wedding dress is made of satin with some lace overlay. I want to give it to my daughter, but it is too small for her to wear.
How can I remove patches of iron mould marks from a 1930s wedding dress made of very fine satin backed crepe?
I recently bought a wedding dress. The bodice is lace with pearl beads. It is really dirty, like a shopping cart was rolled over it several times.
