by Kathy Wright | Feb 20, 2013 | Garment Rescue, General
The food pyramid appears to have inaccurately labeled my favorite food. Chocolate really should be categorized with fruits and vegetables so that I can eat 4 or 5 servings a day guilt free. And even if I have a twinge of guilt it is a great stress reducer that I...
by Kathy Wright | Feb 13, 2013 | General, Wedding Planning
I am so happy! My soul mate has proposed and we will officially become best friends forever this June. We called numerous friends and family members to announce our good news. Our loved ones were overwhelmed with the good news! It really is exciting…picking a...
by Kathy Wright | Feb 7, 2013 | General
It’s Valentine season again, so love is in the air – but for many of you, love has already aired and vows have been made. Hurray! Now you are off onto your next project…setting up a comfy home. But have you checked everything off of your wedding...
by Kathy Wright | Feb 1, 2013 | General, Heirloom Garments
Day two of wedding weekend took us to a small and simple wedding in San Diego; my boyfriend’s step brother and his childhood sweetheart were married by the groom’s grandfather. Close friends and family members gathered in excitement as they watched these...
by Kathy Wright | Jan 29, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Cleaning
Petroleum-based solvent Your wedding gown may have a tag that states “Clean with petroleum based solvent only.” This recommendation is usually based on protecting your wedding gown’s beads and sequins from melting during cleaning with perchloethylene...
by Kathy Wright | Jan 25, 2013 | General
We had the opportunity to work on three beautiful vintage dresses, circa 1940 – 1950 recently. They were all different styles and fabrics and so had three different treatments. The first vintage wedding dress is a yellowed wedding dress that we did restore (whiten.) ...
by Kathy Wright | Jan 23, 2013 | General
Jennifer and I spent Saturday talking to brides (and their moms, fiances & best friends!) at the Wedding Expo in Santa Rosa, California. I think between the two of us we spoke with about 300 brides! Busy day. Sooo fun! The Expo is a very well run bridal show...
by Kathy Wright | Jan 11, 2013 | General
A few weeks ago I had a very busy wedding weekend. Saturday evening’s wedding was my best friend from high school and Sunday afternoon was the big day for my boyfriend’s step-brother. The weddings were 500 miles apart and aside from being burnt out...
by Kathy Wright | Jan 9, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Care
We are listed on Weddingwire.com under the Dress & Attire category because they do not have a wedding gown cleaning and preservation category. It is nice to be acknowledged for our hard work and we thank our awesome customers for giving us such nice reviews. If...
by Sheryl | Jan 3, 2013 | General, Wedding Gown Stories
This beautiful wedding gown was worn by Patricia Lee DeJoy on Sunday June 3rd, 1956, when she married her true love Ensign Armand Tise Eyler Jr., USN., The gown was purchased at Garfinckels in Washington, D.C., from the Saks 5th Avenue collection. The ceremony...
