Your dress holds priceless memories — and it deserves more than a standard clean. Whether it needs wedding dress dry cleaning or a gentler process, every gown is assessed individually by fabric, embellishment and care label, cleaned with the method that suits it, and hand-finished so it looks the way you remember it.
Wedding dresses mix fabrics and trims that need different care — silk or satin bodies, lace overlays, beading, sequins and boning. We choose specialist dry or wet cleaning per gown after examining what it's actually made of, gently lift marks (hemline dirt, makeup, food and the invisible ones — champagne and sugar stains that yellow over time), and restore the fabric's radiance.
After careful pressing, your gown is returned looking its best — ready to be stored, boxed for preservation, or prepared for resale. The sooner after the day it's cleaned, the better: stains set and yellow with time, so even a dress that “looks fine” benefits from prompt attention.
No two gowns get the same treatment — fabric, embellishments and construction are examined before we choose dry or wet cleaning.
Champagne, sugar and body oils dry clear but yellow with age. We treat them now, before they become permanent.
Your dress never leaves our care — cleaned, finished and pressed on Shaw's Road by the team you hand it to.
Priced by the complexity of the gown:
Not sure which yours is? Bring it in — we'll assess it with you and confirm the price before any work starts.
We're at 13 Shaw's Road, Altrincham (next to Caffè Nero) — Mon–Fri 9–5, Sat 9–4, Sun 11–4. Given how personal each gown is, we recommend bringing it in so we can assess it together and talk through what you'd like — cleaning, pressing for a second wearing, or preparing it for storage or resale.
£165 for a simple single-layer gown, £205 for an elaborate dual-layer dress, and £250 for large or long-train gowns. We confirm the price with you after assessing the dress, before any work starts.
As soon as you can. Champagne, sugar and body-oil marks dry invisible but yellow and set over months — prompt cleaning is the difference between removing them and living with them.
Yes — that's exactly why every gown is assessed individually. We choose the cleaning process around the trims and embellishments, and hand-finish rather than machine-press delicate areas.
Yes — after cleaning and pressing we'll return it ready to store or sell. Our wedding dress care guide covers how to box and store a gown so it stays beautiful.
We assess older gowns honestly — age, fabric condition and existing yellowing all affect what's achievable, and we'll tell you what's realistic before you commit.
