What Comes Inside Our Wedding Dress Preservation Box?

Inside our wedding dress preservation box, you will find more than just packaging. You will find a complete, professionally engineered system built to protect your gown for up to 100 years.

Most brides assume preservation is just about cleaning the dress. But what it comes back in matters just as much as how it was treated. The wrong materials, the wrong container, the wrong storage environment, and all that expert cleaning count for nothing.

Here is exactly what we include, and the specific reason every piece of it is there.

What You Receive First: The Shipping Kit

Before your gown ever reaches our facility, we make sure it gets there safely. Once you place your order, your shipping kit arrives at your doorstep within 2 to 5 business days.

What is inside the shipping kit:

• A crush-proof shipping box built to protect your gown from any pressure or impact during transit

• A heavy-duty waterproof bag that keeps your dress safe from moisture or spills along the way

• A prepaid, insured shipping label so you never have to worry about cost or coverage

• Paperwork and step-by-step instructions that walk you through exactly how to pack your gown

Insurance coverage by kit type:

Need more coverage? You can increase it to match your dress's original purchase price for a small additional fee. And shipping is completely free, both ways.

The Preservation Chest: Built to Last 100 Years

This is the centerpiece of everything we do, and it shows.

Once your gown has been professionally cleaned and preserved, it is carefully placed inside our museum-quality preservation chest. This is not a standard storage box. It is a purpose-built, high-density chest designed to keep your dress in pristine condition for up to 100 years.

What makes our preservation chest different:

• Made entirely from acid-free and lignin-free materials — no chemicals, no off-gassing, nothing that reacts with your fabric over time

• Available in multiple sizes to fit every dress style, from sleek mermaids to full ball gowns, trumpets, A-lines, and even Quinceañera dresses

• Built to the same standard used to preserve museum-quality textiles worldwide

• Comes with a sturdy handle for safe and easy handling year after year

This chest is what backs our industry-leading 100-year anti-yellowing and anti-staining guarantee. We have never come across a dress that did not fit.

The UV-Protected Viewing Window: See Your Dress Without Opening the Box

This is one of the details that sets us apart, and brides love it.

On the face of every preservation chest sits a UV-coated Polyethylene Terephthalate viewing window, which we call the peeping pane. It lets you see your dress inside the box anytime you want, without ever having to open it or remove the gown.

Why this matters:

• The UV coating actively blocks damaging rays that cause fabric fading and yellowing over time

• You get full visibility of your gown with zero risk to its condition

• No need to unseal the box every time you want to check on your dress

Other preservation companies often skip this detail entirely, using cheap glossy cardboard with no viewing option. We built ours differently, because brides deserve to see their gown, not just store it away and wonder.

The Acid-Free Preservation Bust: No Folds, No Distortion

Permanent fabric folds are one of the most overlooked forms of wedding dress damage, and one of the hardest to reverse.

When a gown is packed without internal support, it creases under its own weight over time. Those creases can become permanent, especially in structured fabrics and heavier gowns. Every dress we preserve is supported by an acid-free preservation bust placed inside the chest.

What the preservation bust does:

• Holds the exact shape of your gown inside the chest, regardless of dress style

• Keeps the bodice supported and the silhouette intact over decades of storage

• Prevents the kind of deep, permanent creasing that no steaming or pressing can fully fix

When someone opens that box years from now, the dress looks exactly the way it should.

The Acid-Neutral Tissue: Protecting Every Layer

Tucked throughout the preservation chest is archival, acid-neutral tissue paper used to cushion and separate every layer of your gown.

This is not decorative. Standard tissue paper contains acid that transfers to fabric over time, contributing directly to yellowing and discoloration. Our acid-neutral tissue creates a protective buffer between layers, keeping every inch of fabric stable throughout long-term storage.

White Gloves: For the Moment You Open the Box

Inside every kit, you will find a pair of white gloves, and they are there for a very specific reason.

Natural skin oils transfer to fabric on contact. Over time, those oils oxidize and leave behind stains that are difficult to remove. The gloves let you inspect your gown safely without leaving fingerprints or residue on the fabric.

How to use them correctly:

• Put the gloves on before touching the dress or any part of the interior

• Inspect your gown, show it to loved ones, or simply admire it

• Reseal the box using the resealing equipment also included in your kit

Simple, but important.

The 100-Year Guarantee Certificate

Every preserved gown comes with our 100-year anti-yellowing and anti-staining guarantee certificate.

This is not a formality. It is a promise backed by over a century of expertise and trusted by more than 3 million brides since 1913. The certificate guarantees that your dress, stored correctly inside our preservation chest, will remain in the same pristine condition it was returned to you in, even after 100 years.

No other preservation company has matched this standard.

Accessories Preserved at No Extra Cost

Your gown is not the only thing we take care of. Every kit includes the complimentary cleaning and preservation of up to 5 wedding-day accessories at no additional charge.

Items you can include:

• Veil

• Garter

• Belt or sash

• Gloves

• Headpiece

Simply mark them clearly on the form included in your kit and send them along with your dress.

Optional: Personalize Your Preservation Box

Your preservation chest can be made uniquely yours with two personalization options:

• Name and Date Personalization

Your names and wedding date printed in an elegant sans serif font on the display box. Up to 18 characters per line, in black letters on a white background for a clean, timeless look.

• Photo Personalization

Your wedding photo printed on the box alongside your names and date. Available in white letters with a black border or black letters with a white border, whichever complements your photo best.

It is the finishing touch that turns a preservation chest into a keepsake.

The GownTracker: Know Where Your Dress Is at All Times

Every kit includes access to our 24/7 GownTracker monitoring system. From the moment your dress leaves your hands to the moment it returns, you can track exactly where it is and what stage of the preservation process it is in.

No guessing, no waiting around for updates; just complete visibility, the entire time.

Everything Inside Our Preservation Box at a Glance