A couple of days after her wedding, Wendy brought her wedding dress into our Bayview and York Mills location for cleaning and preservation.

Wendy knew about the stains on the bottom of her wedding dress, but had no idea about the ink mark on the back left side of her wedding dress. Our staff found the stain while they were inspecting Wendy’s wedding gown with her. She had no idea how or when it got there.

Our experts did a great job removing the stains from the bottom hems and in removing the ink stain on the side.

The best thing to do when you notice a stain is nothing at all. Always let an expert treat the stain. Trying to remove yourself may damage the fabric, and spread or embed the stain.

Cara wanted her wedding dress cleaned in an environmentally friendly method. We advised Cara that most of our wedding dresses are cleaned using either GreenEarth or Wet Cleaning.

Cara was concerned that the bow on the front side of her dress would flatten or tear during the cleaning process. We advised Cara that the bow was held on by three stitches and that we would remove the bow prior to cleaning to ensure no damage was done to the bow or her dress. Our expert tailors will remove the bow prior to cleaning and replace the bow in the same spot after the gown has been cleaned.

Cara was also concerned that the mud on the bottom of her wedding gown would not come out. We advised Cara that many of the stains can be removed. There is a slight possibility that some marks may be embedded in the fabric and impossible to remove.

Cara was pleased with our staff expertise and knowledge and left her wedding gown for cleaning.

Our experts did a great job.

Often a wedding gown will come into Parkers Cleaners for cleaning and/or preservation that has beading or sequins that have been glued on, and every situation and wedding gown is different. In some cases, we are able to remove and then re-stitch the trims.

Sarah’s wedding gown had flowers attached to the front of her dress, and while the flowers were stitched on to her dress, the beading inside the flowers had been glued on.  Sarah’s wedding gown needed to be cleaned. There was an ink stain on the side and dirt on the hems.

We contacted Sarah for permission to remove the flowers from her wedding dress, so that her gown could be cleaned without possible damage to the beading.

Sarah approved and the flowers were removed, her wedding dress cleaned, and then the flowers were re-sewn. Can you see any difference?