Trends in the wedding industry come and go with every season, but it seems a growing trade in pre-worn wedding gowns is here to stay. Wedding dresses were once considered untouchable – an heirloom to be treasured and preserved for future generations. However, a growing number of brides have discovered that unloading their gown after [...]
Category Archives: Weddings
Aug
27
2012
Sell Your Wedding Gown: Five Easy Tips
Posted by jamesComments (0)Posted in Tips and Tricks, Weddings
Jul
25
2012
Wedding Gown Storage Tips
Posted by jamesComments (0)Posted in New York Dry Cleaning, Weddings
We’ve been preserving and restoring wedding gowns more than fifty years at Meurice. I’m proud to say that we’ve seen subsequent generations wear many of the earliest gowns we preserved! With proper care, a wedding gown can be worn by daughter, grand-daughter, and even great-grand-daughter of the original bride! When we receive yellowed, stained gowns [...]
Jun
04
2011
Filene’s Running of the Brides 2011 Union Square
Posted by jamesComments (1)Posted in Deals and Events, Weddings
Meurice was back at Filene’s Basement for this year’s Running of the Brides event in Union Square on Friday, and as always we had a great time at the event. Where else can you find so many eager brides lining up to score their dream wedding gown (at a fraction of the original retail price!)? [...]
Feb
22
2011
Running Of The Brides 2011 Mayhem Video!!
Posted by benjaminComments (2)Posted in Deals and Events, New York Dry Cleaning, Weddings
Friday February 18th, Team Meurice worked Running Of The Brides at Filene’s Basement on Broadway to help all brides to be get a great fit for their gowns. Simply put, it was pure mayhem. For some great video of the insanity follow the break.
Feb
22
2011
Running Of The Brides 2011 Discounts!
Posted by benjaminComments (0)Posted in Deals and Events, Weddings
To all brides to be who attended Filene’s Basement’s Running Of The Brides 2011 this past Friday, February 18th, Remember to SAVE YOUR BRACELETS! We handed out a bunch of purple silicon Meurice Garment Care branded bracelets and post cards. Make sure you wear you’re bracelet and bring in your bridal gown to receive $25 toward [...]
Feb
21
2011
Team Meurice @ Running Of The Brides.
Posted by benjaminComments (0)Posted in Deals and Events, New York Dry Cleaning, Weddings
Team Meurice held down the fort this past Friday at Filene’s Basement’s Running Of The Brides event. It was absolutely an insane and amazing experience. The doors opened at 8am. By 8:02, just about every bridal gown had been ripped off the racks and snatched up by marriage hungry brides to be. It was soo [...]
Feb
15
2011
Filene’s Basement Running Of The Brides 2/18/2011
Posted by benjaminComments (0)Posted in Deals and Events, New York Dry Cleaning, Weddings
Friday February 18th, Meurice will be attending Filene’s Basement’s Running of The Brides event. Our expert tailors will be on hand to help all brides to be get that runway fit for their wedding gowns. The event will be held at 8:AM Friday February 18 2011. Follow THIS LINK to sign up at the Facebook [...]
Nov
16
2010
Vera Wang Bridal Gown Brought Back To Life
Posted by benjaminComments (0)Posted in Fabric Care, New York Dry Cleaning, Weddings
Recently, a very unhappy women who spent a small fortune to have her gorgeous Vera Wang bridal gown preserved after her wedding 2 years ago, brought us her gown to do a re-restoration. From the images below you can see the dramatic difference. BEFORE As you can see, there was extensive staines from “Oxidized” wine [...]
Jul
28
2010
New letterpress wedding invitation
Posted by jamesComments (0)Posted in New York Dry Cleaning, Weddings
We work with a wedding salon on Long Island that extends a discount at Meurice to their customers. In the past, we’ve handed out gift cards, but I decided I wanted to give them something a little more memorable. So, I designed these custom wedding invitations and printed them letterpress-style. I’m so pleased with how [...]
May
14
2010
Interesting wedding dress label… what materials burst into flames when washed?
Posted by jamesComments (3)Posted in New York Dry Cleaning, Weddings
. Just saw this bizarre wedding gown care label. Another member of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists forwarded it to me this morning. I’ve heard of materials that are combustable when machine-dried before, but gowns exploding in the wash is a new one for me! An important reminder: care labels are required by the [...]