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    farmersdaughter    June 26, 2010  

    My wedding is in 4 days, and my organza gown is a bit wrinkly after traveling to my wedding destination. I'm in a rural area and there is only one dry cleaner's in town and I have not heard good things about them...people have complained about the service they get there for normal clothes, so I'm a bit nervous about taking my wedding gown there to get it pressed. I'm working on steaming it with a hand steamer and making very slow progress. Should I just do my best with this? Or should I take a risk and send it to the dry cleaners? With the latter, it could end up perfectly pressed, or possibly ruined. With the steamer, I think it'll end up being slightly wrinkled still...

    Help! Advice? Thanks!

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    That is a tough one.

    I don't think I would chance it, unless I was extremely desperate.

    Have you tried hanging your gown in the bathroom from the shower rod and running a steam shower. That might help.

     
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    simplifiedbride    June 2011   California

    do you have another steamer that you could use?  we steamed my sister's gown with no problems at all.  it came out perfect!  i wonder if your steamer isn't very strong?  i wouldn't trust an unknown shop to press my dress, though.  good luck!

     

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