If you had your dress perserved- did you open the box?

well I did today for the first time- looking for my lost veil

and guess what- my dress is NOT cleaned or preserved- just thrown in the box

my Dad day the place he took it went out of bussiness- can't say I am shocked

so is it too late to take it to my dry cleaner and get it cleaned at least?

I am so upset!

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omg that stinks!

I haven't opened mine yet...its still at my parents house under my old bed.

I will def have to do that when they bring it down.

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I opened it just to make sure it was my dress, not someone elses.

Im so sorry about what happened to you. Im sure its not too late

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Yes, I opened mine to check it out. But, I was told by the company to do that, otherwise I might not have.

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I did open mine up to make sure I got MY dress back... It was fine. I made sure I sealed it all back up nice and tight.

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Yes. My cousin borrowed my veil for her wedding.

The dress is neatly folded and set in the box. I just had to untie the veil from the manequin.

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The place I brought my gown to called me in to look at the cleaning job and then boxed it up while I waited.

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I opened mine just to check it was mine. I don't think its too late for you to take yours to get cleaned

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Mine's still sitting in the garment bag, dirty. I got married August '06

That really sinks about your dress

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mine is still in the garment bag, from my 11/05 wedding, I really need to get it cleaned. I think you would be ok bringing it to another place. I have also heard good things about wedclean.com.

I cannot believe they did that! no wonder they're out of buisiness

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my dress is still in its bag from the night of the wedding, I have not touched it since

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Mine is in the box. Don't you have a see throough window of the items?

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Mine was preserved. I opened the box to find it in another box. Opened that box to find it in one of those see through boxes. I didnt open the see through box b/c I could see it was my dress.

My veil I have it crinckled up in a zip lock bag.

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OMG! What azzholes!

I am sorry that happened to you and I certainly think you still should go and get it cleaned again.

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I would have it cleaned. It's not too late. My cousin didn't clean hers until 2 years later and it turned out fine.

I used Wedclean and I was very happy with the results. I was too wary of those places that say you can't open the box because of what happened to you (also happened to someone I know too, but in a different state). Plus, local places wanted to charge me $200+ to clean my gown. Wedclean was a little over $100.

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I was told to open the box to inspect the dress. I used Wedclean and for $99 the dress looks brand new! I was shocked, because it snowed on my wedding day and the bottom of the dress was disgusting. It's spotless now. Beth, go to Wedclean.com and check out their prices.

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Posted by MommyofG

my dress is still in its bag from the night of the wedding, I have not touched it since

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Beth that really stinks. I am so sorry.

I honestly don't know why I would preserve it. Nobody will ever wear mine again. I may just have it cleaned and not preserved and either try to sell it or donate it.

Message edited 11/18/2007 9:09:49 PM.

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I have never opened it but now you have me worried.

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That sux!

Mine is all sealed up, but the box that it's in has a window I can look at it through. I know it's definately mine, I can tell by the detail I can see on the dress. I got one that was pretty hard to find so I'm confident it's mine.

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no i didn't open mine - i didn't want to break the plastic seal all around the box.

i got mine done at the local cleaners in E. Setauket (next to the stop and shop) where my parents get all their cleaning done. they know and trust them - so i felt okay trusting them with the process.

i know it's clean bc they had us stop in and look at it before they boxed it. they did a great job -- it was rainy the day of my wedding and i defininitely got the bottom dirty.

i guess i am trusting it's the right dress!

ETA: That stinks that this happened to you!!! But, I'm glad you found out now so you could get it cleaned properly. No, I don't think it's too late!

Message edited 11/19/2007 12:03:01 PM.

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I opened mine, looking for my lost veil also.

My dress was in there, they did a nice job with it... but my veil was missing.

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I opened mine...but it wasn't vacuum sealed. So I can look at my dress whenever I want to. I just can't touch it. They gave me acid-free cotton gloves to handle the dress.

It ***** that you have to pay for it again, but you can still get it cleaned.

Message edited 11/19/2007 10:41:26 AM.

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