Wedding Gown Cleaning & Preservation in Greenville, SC
Specialist cleaning and archival boxing for wedding gowns, veils and christening dresses.
FabriCare of Greenville cleans and preserves wedding dresses in Greenville, SC. Bring the gown to any of the three stores: FabriCare Thornblade, 405 The Parkway #600, Greer, SC 29650; FabriCare Augusta Road, 3008 Augusta St, Greenville, SC 29605; or FabriCare Woodruff Road, 185 Woodruff Rd, Greenville, SC 29607. Each gown is inspected bead by bead, cleaned for its fabric and trim, and packed in an acid-free archival box with buffered tissue. Turnaround is two to four weeks. The price is quoted before any work starts.
Bring it in sooner rather than later
The stains that ruin gowns are usually invisible on the day. Champagne, cake icing, white wine and perspiration are all sugar or protein based, and they oxidize into visible brown discoloration over months and years in a closet. A gown cleaned within a few weeks of the wedding comes out very differently from one cleaned after three years in a garment bag.
Inspected and cleaned according to its construction
Gowns are not one fabric — a single dress can combine silk charmeuse, tulle, glued beadwork and a horsehair hem. We inspect the whole garment and choose a cleaning method that the most fragile component can survive, hand-treating hems and underarms, which is where the heaviest soil almost always sits.
Archival boxing, not a plastic bag
Preservation means acid-free materials. The gown is packed in a museum-quality box with buffered acid-free tissue supporting every fold, because acidic cardboard and standard tissue are themselves a cause of yellowing. Plastic garment bags are worse still — they trap moisture and off-gas into the fabric.
How to store it once you have it back
Keep the box flat, indoors, somewhere with a stable temperature — a closet shelf in the house, never an attic, basement or garage where heat and humidity swing. Refold the gown along different lines every couple of years if you want to be thorough about avoiding permanent crease lines.
What wedding gowns actually changes
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Wedding Gowns questions, answered
Who cleans and preserves wedding dresses in Greenville, SC?
Who cleans and preserves wedding dresses in Greenville, SC?
FabriCare of Greenville cleans and preserves wedding gowns, veils and christening dresses. Bring the gown to Thornblade at 405 The Parkway #600, Greer, SC 29650, Augusta Road at 3008 Augusta St, Greenville, SC 29605, or Woodruff Road at 185 Woodruff Rd, Greenville, SC 29607. Each gown is inspected bead by bead and packed in an acid-free archival box. Turnaround is two to four weeks. The price is quoted before any work starts.
Can I take a wedding gown to any FabriCare store?
Can I take a wedding gown to any FabriCare store?
Yes. Wedding gown cleaning and preservation is available at all three stores: Thornblade at 864.877.7701, Augusta Road at 864.558.0311 and Woodruff Road at 864.234.0036. Thornblade and Woodruff Road have drive-thru lanes. Augusta Road is a walk-in counter.
How is a wedding gown inspected and boxed?
How is a wedding gown inspected and boxed?
A gown is inspected bead by bead, then cleaned by a method chosen for its fabric and trim. Hems and underarms, where the heaviest soil sits, are treated by hand. Preservation packing is an acid-free archival box with buffered tissue at every fold.
How long does wedding gown cleaning and preservation take?
How long does wedding gown cleaning and preservation take?
Wedding gown preservation takes two to four weeks. Gowns cannot be rushed the way standard dry cleaning can. Bring the gown in as soon after the wedding as you can, because sugar, wine and perspiration stains oxidize and set with time.
When should I bring a wedding gown in?
When should I bring a wedding gown in?
Bring the gown in as soon after the wedding as you can. Champagne, cake and perspiration stains are sugar and protein based, and they oxidize into visible brown discoloration the longer they sit. A gown cleaned within a few weeks of the wedding comes out differently from one cleaned after years in a garment bag.
How should I store the gown after it comes back?
How should I store the gown after it comes back?
Keep the box flat and indoors, somewhere with a stable temperature, such as a closet shelf in the house. Do not store it in an attic, basement or garage. Plastic garment bags trap moisture. Refold the gown along different lines every couple of years if you want to avoid a permanent crease.
Also handled at all three stores
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Two pickups a week. No delivery fee. No contract.
Tell us your street and we will put you on the next route that runs past it. Most new customers are picked up within the same week.