If you’ve inherited your mother’s or grandmother’s wedding dress, you may be wondering what the best option is. An heirloom gown holds sentimental value, and there are several ways to honor its history while making it meaningful for you.
Wear it as-is Some vintage gowns have timeless styles and beautiful craftsmanship. With professional cleaning and minor alterations, many brides choose to wear the dress just as it was.
Redesign it into a modern gown A skilled seamstress can update the style while keeping special details like lace, buttons, or fabric from the original gown. This allows you to blend family tradition with your personal style.
Preserve it for the future If you prefer to keep the gown intact, professional wedding gown preservation protects the fabric from yellowing and damage so it can be passed down to future generations.
Repurpose it into keepsakes If the dress can’t be worn, the fabric can still be used to create meaningful items like quilts, ring bearer pillows, christening gowns, or other family keepsakes.
No matter which option you choose, caring for an heirloom wedding gown helps protect the memories and history it represents.
Wedding Gown Preservation: Protecting Your Dress for a Lifetime
Your wedding gown is more than just a dress—it’s a cherished keepsake filled with memories from one of the most important days of your life. Proper wedding gown preservation ensures your dress stays beautiful for years to come, whether you plan to save it for future generations or simply want to protect your investment.
After your wedding day, your gown may have invisible stains from sweat, makeup, champagne, or outdoor photos. Over time, these stains can darken and damage delicate fabrics like lace, silk, and tulle. Professional wedding gown cleaning and preservation removes these hidden stains and prevents yellowing, fabric weakening, and odor buildup.
Our preservation process begins with a careful inspection of your gown, followed by gentle professional cleaning designed specifically for bridal fabrics and embellishments. Beading, lace, and embroidery are treated with special care to maintain their original beauty. Once cleaned, your gown is expertly packaged in a preservation box to protect it from light, dust, and moisture.
Our Process: → Drop off your dress. → We clean it with expert care. → We preserve it for generations. → We notify you as soon as it’s ready.
If your gown needs minor adjustments before or after your wedding, our wedding dress alteration services ensure the perfect fit while maintaining the integrity of the design. From hemming and bustle creation to strap and bodice adjustments, our experienced team helps your dress look flawless on your big day.
Preserving your wedding gown is an investment in your memories. Whether you hope to pass it down, reuse it for a future celebration, or simply keep it safe, professional preservation helps your gown stand the test of time.
Contact us today by email or call 651-351-3951 to learn more about our wedding gown cleaning, restoration, preservation, and alteration services. We can’t wait to help protect and preserve the memories from your special day!
Treasured Garment Restoration Named 2026 Winner of the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards®
We are honored to announce that Treasured Garment Restoration has been recognized as a 2026 winner of the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards®, an award that highlights the top wedding professionals across the country based on outstanding reviews from real couples.
Each year, the Couples’ Choice Awards recognize wedding vendors who consistently deliver exceptional quality, service, responsiveness, and professionalism throughout the wedding planning process. Winners are determined by the reviews and experiences shared by couples on WeddingWire, making this recognition especially meaningful to our team.
This award places Treasured Garment Restoration among the top wedding professionals nationwide, recognized for helping couples preserve one of the most meaningful pieces of their big day—their wedding gown.
As part of the WeddingPro network, Treasured Garment Restoration is proud to be connected with a global community of wedding professionals serving millions of couples who plan their weddings through WeddingWire and The Knot.
We are incredibly grateful to the brides and families who trust us with their gowns and special garments. Your support and reviews make awards like this possible, and we’re honored to be a small part of so many unforgettable wedding days.
Contact us today by email or call 651-351-3951 to learn more about our wedding gown cleaning, restoration, preservation, and alteration services.
We can’t wait to help protect and preserve the memories from your special day!
Treasured Garment Restoration by St Croix Cleaners is honored to be one of the top vendors in Minneapolis on WeddingWire.
Minneapolis, January 18, 2021 Treasured Garment Restoration was announced as a winner of the 2021 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards®, an accolade representing the top wedding professionals across the board in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism reviewed by couples on WeddingWire.
In 2020, the rise and spread of COVID-19 unfortunately impacted the wedding industry and the hundreds of thousands of small businesses who bring weddings to life every day. However, wedding vendors worldwide continued to guide their couples through wedding planning and the challenges of the global pandemic. In celebration of local wedding vendors nationwide and overseas, the 2021 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® recognizes the wedding professionals who excelled in supporting to-be-weds despite unprecedented challenges resulting from COVID-19.
To determine these distinguished wedding professionals, WeddingWire analyzed reviews across more than 20 service categories—from venues and caterers to florists and photographers—to find the most- and highest-rated vendors of the year. The winners exhibit superior professionalism, responsiveness, service and quality when interacting with the millions of couples who turn to WeddingWire to help with their wedding planning process each month.
Wedding professionals who win WeddingWire Couple’s Choice Awards® are members of WeddingPro, the leading B2B wedding brand. As the largest marketplace and community for wedding professionals, WeddingPro connects businesses with more than 13 million unique monthly visitors who are planning weddings on WeddingWire and The Knot, as well as with hundreds of thousands of pros in the industry. Through its online marketplaces, educational programs and community-building events, WeddingPro is dedicated to helping wedding professionals build relationships with couples and pros that grow their businesses.
CONTACT US TODAY BY EMAIL OR CALL 651-351-3951 We can’t wait to talk with you about the ways we can make your big day that much more special!
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About Treasured Garment Restoration
Treasured Garment Restoration was created in 2008 as a specialty division of St Croix Cleaners. We specialize in Cleaning, Restoring, Preserving & Wedding Gown Alterations. We thrive on exceeding customer’s expectations of the toughest clothing restoration challenges. We are passionate about the care we give to you and your garments! Visit Treasured Garment Restoration online at Facebook.com/TreasuredGarmentRestoration.
About WeddingWire
WeddingWire is a trusted online marketplace, connecting couples with local wedding professionals and a suite of comprehensive tools that make wedding planning easier. Operating within a $250 billion global industry, WeddingWire helps millions of couples every month find the right team of wedding professionals to personalize and pull off their special day. Couples around the world can read millions of vendor reviews and search, compare and book from a directory of hundreds of thousands of vendors local to them. Visit WeddingWire online at WeddingWire.com and follow on social media: Facebook.com/WeddingWire and @WeddingWire on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.
The 2020 year was rough for most people, for many reasons, and, Brides were no exception. Planning a wedding is no small undertaking. Some couples take anywhere from 10 months to 2 years constructing and finalizing all the details for the big day, so, undoubtedly, forced cancellation and postponement was heartbreaking.
A recent survey by The Knot among U.S. couples who originally planned their weddings for March through August 2020 found that 52% pushed their celebrations to a later date in the year, while 33% rescheduled to 2021 and 14% are still unsure of a new wedding date.
But guess what!? We made it! The much-anticipated year of 2021 has finally arrived! From weddings that were rescheduled to 2021 and ones originally planned for 2021 to the brand new Brides that are just beginning to plan – it’s starting to get back on track and not a moment too soon!
So, let’s dive in and help you get those creative juices flowing as we reveal the most talked about wedding fashion for 2021!
Brave & Bold
This year is all about bolder wedding fashion. Brides are feeling braver than ever with their choices and free to really express themselves on their wedding day. Many are making their statement with ball gowns, exaggerated sleeves, layers of textures, romantic ruffles, edgy jumpsuits and capes!
Kathryn Wen told Fashionista.com, “Brides are expressing themselves through more adventurous, seize-the-day approaches: “We have a lot more interest in color. Still the light blue, gray and blush ranges, but we’ve had people who’ve done mustard or burgundy. A little bit ‘out there’ colors.”
Personal Style & Versatility
Lace, bows, feathers, beading, sequins, pleats, rhinestones, and pearls – OH MY! Embellishments are dominating this year and should not be overlooked! Here’s a couple reasons why –
It’s the small details that will take a wedding dress you love to the next level and transform it into something that’s unique and personal to you.
Don’t stop at the dress… Embellishments can be added to veils, capes and shawls, matching couples’ jackets, and on the newly-trending hair accessory: barrettes and combs.
Brides want the option to switch up their looks – overskirts, capes and embellished top layers are more popular than ever.
In an effort to have a more sustainable dress, we are seeing Brides even design their own wedding gown or transforming an old one into the dress of their dreams! The possibilities are truly endless.
In fact, Treasured Garment Restoration specializes in bringing Vintage Wedding Gowns back to life. We clean and restore vintage wedding gowns, and work with you to add your own modern twist and match the dress to your unique style!
Check out this video: Twin Cities Live interviews Monica Zaun, one of our Alterations Specialists and features THREE of her most recent wedding gown rebuilds.
CONTACT US TODAY BY EMAIL OR CALL 651-351-3951 We can’t wait to talk with you about the ways we can make your big day that much more special!
Treasured Garment Restoration is nationally recognized for Wedding Gown Cleaning & Preservation, has an Award-Winning Bridal Alterations staff with 3 different locations around the Twin Cities’ metro area, and, is your Minneapolis-St Paul ‘go-to’ source for Wedding inspiration!
9th Annual Hall of Fame Awards Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Across America
Treasured Garment Restoration is pleased to announce that we have been inducted into The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame from The Knot, a leading wedding planning and registry brand and app. Exceptional wedding professionals who have earned four or more of The Knot Best of Weddings awards are inducted into the prestigious The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame.
Despite COVID-19 interrupting many 2020 weddings and social events, wedding professionals around the nation continued to support to-be-weds throughout their wedding planning journeys. From adjusting future schedules to make way for postponed weddings, to helping couples host socially distanced weddings following state and local guidelines and restrictions with an increased focus on health and safety, wedding pros—and the industry as a whole—rallied together in 2020, ultimately helping couples continue to celebrate life and love. The Knot 2021 Best of Weddings recognition honors the vendors who went above and beyond to help to-be-weds navigate the global pandemic.
In its fifteenth annual year, The Knot continues its long-standing tradition of supporting local wedding vendors with The Knot Best of Weddings 2021, an annual by-couples, for-couples guide to the top wedding professionals across the country. To determine the winners, The Knot analyzed its millions of user reviews across various vendor categories—including venues, musicians, florists, photographers, caterers and more—to find the highest rated vendors of the year. These winners represent the best of the best wedding professionals that engaged couples should consider booking for their own unique weddings.
This year, The Knot Best of Weddings winners represent the top five percent of local wedding vendors listed on The Knot. There were 1,422 new inductees into The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame for 2021, out of hundreds of thousands of local vendors featured on The Knot.
The Knot has inspired 25 million couples (and counting!) to plan a wedding that’s uniquely theirs. With a rich history of providing high-quality content and inspiration, The Knot makes it easy for couples to connect with and book just the right wedding professionals to create their perfect wedding day. On The Knot Marketplace, couples can connect with any of the hundreds of thousands of local wedding professionals across the country. The Knot Best of Weddings gives couples the confidence to find and book the best local vendors to bring their wedding visions to life. In combination with years of trusted content, The Knot’s innovative technology simplifies wedding planning, inspiring couples to plan a wedding unique to their love story and personalities.
Wedding professionals who win The Knot Best of Weddings are members of WeddingPro, the leading B2B wedding brand. As the largest marketplace and community for wedding professionals, WeddingPro connects businesses with more than 13 million unique monthly visitors who are planning weddings on The Knot and WeddingWire, as well as with hundreds of thousands of pros in the industry. Through its online marketplaces, educational programs and community-building events, WeddingPro is dedicated to helping wedding professionals build relationships with couples and pros that grow their businesses.
For more information about The Knot Best of Weddings and this year’s winners, please visit https://www.theknot.com/vendors/best-of-weddings.
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About Treasured Garment Restoration
Treasured Garment Restoration was created in 2008 as a specialty division of St Croix Cleaners. We specialize in Cleaning, Restoring, Preserving & Wedding Gown Alterations. We thrive on exceeding customer’s expectations of the toughest clothing restoration challenges. We are passionate about the care we give to you and your garments! Visit Treasured Garment Restoration online at Facebook.com/TreasuredGarmentRestoration.
About The Knot
The Knot is one of the nation’s leading multiplatform wedding resources offering a seamless, all-in-one planning experience—from finding inspiration and local vendors to creating and managing all guest experiences, wedding registries and more. The trusted brand reaches a majority of engaged couples in the US through the #1 iOS and Android mobile app The Knot Wedding Planner, the #1 wedding planning website TheKnot.com, The Knot national and local wedding magazines, and The Knot book series. Since its inception, The Knot has inspired approximately 25 million couples to plan a wedding that’s uniquely them. Visit The Knot online at Facebook.com/TheKnot and @TheKnot on Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.
