Elegance Preserved — Attraction in San Carlos

I found my gown in 2019, and I had no idea that we would have such a journey in the years to follow. I met the Tori gown by Casablanca at Wine Country Bride Boutique in Santa Rosa (I cannot recommend the shop enough). As a previous bridal consultant, I had worked with the ladies that own the shop now and wouldn’t trust anyone else to do a better job. She was the very first gown picked and tried on. If only the rest of it were so easy.

We all know what happened in 2020, and every bride handled it differently. For me, we decided to make lemonade out of lemons - and my wine country dress became a backyard wedding dress for better or worse. It was also during that backyard wedding that we announced to our immediate family that we were expecting our son. It was nothing like I imagined, but so much more.

We did still have our wine country wedding in 2021, though we hadn’t previously imagined we would have our three month old son on the guest list back when we started planning our wedding in 2019. (Nor did I ever think I’d have pictures of me breastfeeding a baby in my wedding gown, but that’s just how the wedding cake crumbles).

When it comes down to it, this dress gave me so much more than I had planned for it. And, when all was said and done, I wanted to do what I could to protect it (and the memories) for the years to come. Not to mention it’s also massive and I had no good storage solutions for it in our small condo.

I did some googling and came across Elegance preserved. I had fully prepared myself to have to lug my massive ballgown to another dry cleaner, but when I read about their pick up and drop off procedures, after a couple of years of difficult decisions I found myself making an incredibly easy one. Sending my dress to be cleaned and preserved after all we had been through was a no brainer, and the team at Elegance preserved made it so convenient and easy. And I am eternally grateful for an easy conclusion to my wild wedding ride.

Just do it. Get your dress cleaned and preserved. It’s worth it. Trust me, and trust Elegance preserved to be that final step. I’m...

The thought of cleaning and preserving your wedding gown can be daunting — where to even begin?! Elegance Preserved is a super convenient and trustworthy service that’s a great relief. You don’t have to worry about another place on your post-wedding list to drive to or another thing to look for in the mail because they come over to your place to pick up and then drop off your gown.

I purchased (and altered) my Maggie Sotero gown at Janene’s Bridal in Alameda and at the end of the process, they recommended Elegance Preserved for $100 off gown cleaning and preservation. The service is all throughout the Bay Area (and parts of Southern California)! I knew I wanted my gown cleaned and also realized it made sense to preserve since I wasn’t sure what I’ll do with my gown yet in the future.

While time is of the essence when sending your gown in for any cleaning/preserving, I thankfully had no issues sending mine in a few weeks after my wedding date. My wedding ceremony was outdoors so my hem naturally had some dirt on it but nothing too major and the cost was the lowest they offer which was great to see!

My gown was fitted, ivory-colored and with a classic, romantic vibe with some subtle shimmery lacing and beading around the chest and hips but otherwise smooth and silky feeling. While it’s not among the most extravagant of gown budgets or designs, I felt that it would be worth preserving the one-of-a-kind memories within this dress for such a special day to have as a keepsake. After all, chances are this is the most amount of money you or a loved one has spent on a dress ever!

I also appreciated that they made sure to return both my original hanger and garment bag/cover upon completion of the process and my gown was delivered in a professional box placed inside a zippered cloth bag.

Overall, an easy, smooth experience and with results that I’m looking forward to...

I am just absolutely AMAZED at the level of service Elegance Preserved provided from the beginning all the way to picking up my beautifully preserved dress.

High quality service Customized care for every dress and bride Quick response times Fair prices + quotes Timely and honest

After my wedding, I was looking for a place that I could have it done in San Mateo or somewhere along the peninsula (going into SF is a bit of a distance for me) so I was really hoping to find a reliable and reasonably priced location that I could have my dress cleaned and preserved. I’m the first of my friends to get married so I didn’t have a ton of recommendations to go by, so I googled for one nearby and was so lucky to have found Elegance Preserved.

I originally purchased my dress from Novella Bridal (also highly recommend if you’re looking for different dress options + alterations). I purchased a Pronovias gown and an overskirt by Essence of Australia. My dress journey honestly took some time and I had multiple pieces to my dress - an extended long custom train veil and a second skirt. Elegance preserved made it so easy by quoting me fairly and giving me options too. They didn’t even consider the second skirt an additional cleaning and did it all in one! They sent me pictures, texted me updates, and honestly it was just so easy to get in touch with them. The response time was under 3 hours every time I sent them an email. That’s SO impressive given how many dresses they work on.

When I picked it up from Olivia, I honestly felt like talking to an expert and a friend. She remembered my husband (who dropped off the dress) and was so kind to ask how things have been going. It was such a custom feeling experience and I highly recommend them to everyone. I’ll be sure to be referring my girlfriends (who are all getting married in the...