by Kathy Wright | Oct 11, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
A Wedding Gown Story by Marilyn Hellmuth When my daughter was engaged, we started to look for a wedding gown. My daughter Julianne knew that she wanted a simple, sophisticated,elegant gown. She was finishing her postdoctoral studies at Yale in CT, I was in South...
by Kathy Wright | Oct 1, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Restoration
Who doesn’t love a surprise? Thomas F., one of our few, but fabulous male customers recently surprised his wife by having us restore her wedding gown and veil. He originally planned the surprise for their wedding anniversary, but in the end he couldn’t wait and...
by Kathy Wright | Sep 27, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
A Wedding Dress Story by Sandy Derickson – Mother of the Bride This wedding gown was the Augusta Jones “Janice” with the Janice belt to match. We purchased the gown at Town and Country Bridal Boutique in St. Louis, Missouri. It was worn by my daughter, Katie...
by Kathy Wright | Sep 24, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Restoration
We received this beautiful vintage wedding gown, along with a mantilla veil, and a long veil.The wedding dress was around 30 years old and was designed by Teeny by Priscilla. The fabric is lace over acetate duchess satin. Vintage Wedding Gown Details This vintage...
by Kathy Wright | Sep 17, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
A Wedding gown story by Kate W. It was love at first sight. I am originally from Michigan, but now live in New York City. I knew that I would buy my gown in New York because of all of the amazing options and bridal salons. So, I gathered up a group of my friends and...
by Kathy Wright | Sep 13, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Cleaning
We had the opportunity of wet cleaning and preserving this beautiful silk taffeta wedding gown designed by Angelina Faccenda. The wedding dress was a very simple style, strapless with bridal buttons that went all the way down the back of the gown. There were some...
by Kathy Wright | Sep 10, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
A Custom Wedding Gown Story by Ashley H. My dress was designed and hand made by Jinza in San Francisco http://jinza.net/. Jinza Jin makes extraordinary couture bridal gowns. I knew I wanted to use the lace from my mothers wedding dress. My mother had worn a hand...
by Kathy Wright | Aug 30, 2013 | General
Congratulations to Julia G. who won our Facebook photo contest with 518 votes for her wedding gown! Julia has won a free Heritage Select wedding gown preservation. Second prize goes to Candace S. with 242 votes. Candace will receive a $50 discount on her wedding gown...
by Kathy Wright | Aug 22, 2013 | General, Newlywed Tips
Everyone knows couples who seem to have a very successful marriage, and we all know others who really struggle with their marriage. So what’s the difference? Why do some marriages end in divorce court while others go on to celebrate a golden anniversary after 50...
by Kathy Wright | Aug 15, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Restoration
I bought the wedding dress at Miss D’s of San Carlos. It was a quaint little store, packed with thousands of beautiful dresses. It was my dream dress. I had tried on literally hundreds before I found this one. I was a little worried about the price of the dress. ...
