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WHAT? Seriously if it is going to cost me that much I'm getting a steamer!
That's actually pretty good, I called a place in West Hollywood and was told $195. Then I realized the wrinkles in the tulle kinda themselves out when taken out of the bag, so I'm not doing anything.
My steaming is $35 but I live in a rather small city in Ohio. I'm sure regions make a big difference too.
Mine was between $75-80. My dress was dupioni silk and I was more than happy to spend the $$ to have a professional take care of it.
my alterations lady did it and she didn't charge any extra beyond the cost of alterations, which were $120 for side seams taken in, bust taken in a little, and a bustle added.
@SoonToBeMrsJordan: Really? David's Bridal does a dress pressing? Or is that only with alterations? They didn't tell me this when I bought my dress!
it is free with alterations where I got my dress (at house of brides), but I think I may be able to get it done when I have my bustle installed.
Are you talking about getting it pressed before or after the wedding? I got mine pressed for free where I got my dress and alterations done before the wedding. I havent cleaned mine yet, its STILL at my parents house in their closet.
Sheesh I haven't factored that cost in yet. I just bought a steamer from woot! But I won't have it with me for the wedding.
@ddubzz btw congrats on doctorhood! I'm just about to take step 1 and right now life seems pretty sucky! Can't wait to get to where you are :)
Holy moly I just called a local bridal salon and they quoted me $150! Umm, I'm totally leaning towards doing it myself. Has anyone had experience doing that? My dress is completely silk satin (no beading, no lace), and like I said, it's mostly the train that is wrinkled. Am I completely nuts for wanting to DIY? 
Here's a pic of my dress BEFORE alterations.
p.s. thanks @starbright333! Good luck on Step 1... it only gets easier after that dreadful test! 
Maybe it depends on the size of your dress and how many layers are in the skirt! I recently had a bridesmaid dress from another wedding pressed at my local Martinizing dry cleaners, and they only charged $13. Maybe wedding dresses cost more too.
I just did a little research on wedding gown care, and here are a few tips I found...
- Professionals charge so much because they use a "dry steam" and spend about two hours detailing the dress, and then they pack it with tissue paper in a long bag.
- If you want to do this yourself, do not use a home-steamer, because the water can sometimes decolor the dress.
- It looks like the best thing to do is turn the dress inside out, cover it with a thin white cotton towel, and iron on low-medium on top of that, so the iron is not touching the dress directly.
@jenbrandner: Thanks for that info! I'm going to call around for more quotes in my area. Sounds like I might just have to bite the bullet on this one (grrrrrrrrrrr!!). 
i would try a dry cleaner and see if that helps...since you havent had alterations yet, see if someone can do them and then steam your dress for free.
Where'd you get the gown from? They should be able to press it for free, or fairly cheap.
If not, I'd check around to different places - also, check the phone book, yellowpages online, etc. for little mom & pop seamstress or tailors - they tend to be more flexible on pricing.
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Hi bees (especially newlywed bees):
How and when did you get your dress pressed? Mine has been hanging in my FIL's closet in a garment bag, and mostly it's just the train that is kinda wrinkled. I went to my dry cleaners today and asked for their price for wedding dress pressing... JUST pressing. I was quoted "about $75"!!! This seems really outrageous to me! I can get a garment steamer for about the same price and just do it myself!
What did you bees do? Did you take your dress to the cleaners, or DIY?