Ironing Your Wedding Dress

The final step in preparing your gown for your wedding is pressing. Pressing should be done one or two days before the big event. And while many harried brides opt to have their gowns pressed professionally, it is possible to do yourself.

If you opt to go it solo, here what you need:

Begin with the bodice. If your gown is plain, you can press it on the outside. But if there an abundance of lace and decoration, you want to press the bodice on the inside, placing a plush towel over your ironing board first.

When the bodice is completed, move on to the sleeves. Using either a pressing mitt or hot pad, slip your hand inside the sleeve, then press the sleeve against the mitt. When you finished, stuff tissue paper Mulberry Alexa Bags inside the sleeve to keep it wrinkle-free.

Next, press any bows using your pressing mitt, and stuff with tissue when finished.

To press your train, find a place where you can hang it about 5 inches off the ground. Begin at the side seam and work your way around to the front, then to the back of your gown. Make sure to press all the way up to the waistline and down to the hem.

After all the pressing is complete, attach two ribbon loopers with pins to the bottom of your train and hang on a hanger (if you can find ribbon loopers, use a skirt hanger).

To keep your gown wrinkle-free until the wedding, hang it from a doorway. Spread a sheet out along the floor, then hang your gown from either a Mulberry Bayswater Bags hook or the top of the door. Now, gently lay your train on top of the sheet. If possible, attach the bottom of the train to a hanger and hang it up across the room from the front Mulberry Shoulder Bags of your gown.

To transport your gown, bring the two hangers together, then place the gown in a bridal bag. When you unzip the bag, your dress will be wrinkle-free and aisle-ready!