I bought my wedding dress during Filene's Running of the Brides way too early. My wedding is about 15 months away. It was stuffed in the big Filene's bag and in my closet. I did a lot of research on wedding dress preservation and came across Meurices. Boy am I glad I did. I called them and spoke with Marc. Marc is super nice. I asked for his advice and he told me the best thing to do is preserve it since my wedding is so far away and it will prevent the dress from turning color. I decided to go for it so I went in and he examined my dress and walked them through the whole process. I knew I left my dress in great hands. Marc and his staff knew what they were talking about and they did not rush me in making a decision. He told me that first they will clean the dress and fix all the loose thread ends and fix a tiny hole in the back, then they will preserve it. The dress will be wrapped in acid free paper and cloth and in a box. He said that if I wanted I can take the dress out of the box when ever I like with these special gloves they provide. It totally beats putting it in a vacuum sealed box and never ever getting a chance to see it until I am ready to take it out. I asked if I can view it before it gets preserved in the box and he was very accommodating.
My dress was ready to be viewed a week before the date Marc told me and it was super nice. I did not realize the dress was dirty until he showed it to me. The beading on the dress sparkled more than it did before and the dress was oh so nice. I love it more than ever now. I did not want to take my dress off. I left the dress again in the the staff at Meurice and I know when I go pick it up it will be perfectly preserved for my wedding day.
Pros: great customer service. super friendly staff.
Cons: none!
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