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Who is she? Who will be
the next to wear your gown? Your daughter or your granddaughter, your cousin,
your daughter-in-law or even your grand-daughter-in-law? Preserve your special
gown for her -- the right way -- with a true preservation.
What is true preservation? True
preservation of your gown includes:
- hand cleaning with special chemicals to remove
visible stains.
- thorough cleaning in a solvent bath.
- unique anti-sugar stain treatment featured
in
Modern Bride and Bride's.
- environmentally-pure, lasting protection of
acid-free tissue, an acid-free acetate window for viewing treasured memories,
and an acid-free, archival-quality wedding chest.
Why are sugar, salt and acid important?
Wedding gown spills such as soda, wine and cake (many times caused by a
guest and unnoticed by the bride) contain sugar and often dry without leaving a
visible mark. Sugar is not dissolved during ordinary dry cleaning and
caramelizes over time into ugly brown stains. Salt, too, can remain behind
after ordinary dry cleaning and literally eat the fabric of the gown. Ordinary
boxes and tissue are heavy in acid, which also damages fabric. Ordinary boxes
actually yellow and "burn" gowns. After a few years there will be dark brown
streaks wherever the fabric was in contact with the box or tissue.
When should I preserve my gown and where should
I keep it? Gowns should be treated with the true preservation process
as soon as possible after the wedding before stains can set and sugar begins to
caramelize. Do not keep gowns in plastic bags - plastic emits fumes that yellow
the gown - and never store gowns in the attic or basement where there are
extreme changes in temperature and/or humidity.
What is my guarantee? You receive a
written 100% international guarantee against sugar stains or yellowing of the
gown. When the gown is to be worn again, it will be inspected and pressed by
any participating Wedding Gown Specialist at no charge.
What is a ZeroCarbon wedding gown
preservation? Some solvents and solutions, including those called
"organic," are thought to be more friendly to the environment than others, but
the process of cleaning, no matter what solvent or solution is used, generates
carbon emissions so there are no truly "green" wedding gown preservation
procedures. However, you can offset the carbon dioxide emissions that result
from the process of cleaning and preserving your wedding gown. We offset all
carbon dioxide emissions --from your travel to and from our location to the
cleaning process to the manufacture of your wedding chest--with donations to
Carbonfund.org, the leading nonprofit carbon offset and climate solutions
organization. In turn Carbonfund.org uses our donations to help fund
reforestation projects around the world. You get all the advantags of our
trademarked MuseumCare gown preservtions plus our donation goes to
Carbonfund.org to offset carbon dioxide emissions. Certified Wedding Gown
Specialists are the first in the industry to offer carbon-neutral wedding
gown cleaning and wedding gown preservation, and our ZeroCarbon wedding
gown preservations are unique. When you choose us give your beautiful gown the
care it deserves, you also choose to help safeguard the future of our
planet.
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