Here's how you can preserve your wedding gown and boquet for generations to come
By Romina Urra-Gonzales
Printed in Metro Weddings Vol 6 No. 1
You
wake up in the morning after your wedding, delirious from
the night before. Then your smile quickly disappears at the
sight of your wedding gown. Your precious piece is crumpled,
soiled and abused. Red wine stain are apparent, and the hemline
is muddy from dancing all night in the garden. And to think
it took over five months to make, only to be ruined in one
night.
Every wedding gown has its
own story to tell. If it could speak, it would be the guardian
of memories for the night. It isn't just proof of your most
beautiful state; it is witness to the gamut of your emotions,
from the moment it is put on to the time it is returned to
the box. What a waste it would be to fold and simple store
your dress, letting it slowly deteriorate in the process.
How could you pass this on as an heirloom in the years to
come?
Finally,
fine apparel preservation is now available in the Philippines.
The Bridal Conservatory is the only business of its
kind that uses the techniques of museum professionals
in the US for fine apparel preservation. Owner Melissa
Arietta-Jadwani started this preservation business with
flowers in June 2001. "I used to hand-press flowers
for myself, until many were asking me to do it for them,"
she says. She quickly did her research, and moved beyond
the do-it-yourself stage with the technology she learned
in the US.
Bridal Conservatory
The results are preserved
bridal bouquets that look so alive with vibrant, their colors
remain vivid. These bouquets are then framend in tasteful
wood-framed shadow boxes, bubble-top frames or glass encasements.
But once the flowers have wilted, they cannot be brought back
to life. You can, however, ask your florist to make a new
bouquet, and they can preserve a replica for you. "To ensure
that your original bouquet is preserved beautifully, for a
fee, we offer pick up service straight from your reception,"
Melissa says.
Years
later, she expanded her preservation business to include
fine apparel preservation, for wedding gowns and fabric
accessories like your veil, pillow, cord - even your
fabric shoes. Top designers like Inno Sotto, the late
Joe Salazar, Patis Tesoro, and Patrice Ramos-Diaz highly
recommend her services. Famous clients include KC Concepcion
for her debut gown, and former brides Miriam Quiambao-Rondinelli
and Audrey Tan-Zubiri.
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more information on how to preserve your wedding gown, you
may read the complete article in Metro
Weddings magazine Vol. 6 No.
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