Wedding Bringing dress home in a sheet?

[Gwyn]

So, I spoke to the dress shop about picking up my dress when it is done with alterations and they said that i need to bring a white sheet or something to wrap the dress in when i pick it up. that it would not be in a bag. Is this normal?

 

[ladyciel]

I ordered my dress from Pearl''s Place, and the dress was shipped to me in the original clear plastic bag and tissue from the manufacturer. Whether or not a shop gives you a real dress bag with the dress is probably very individual to the shop. I found a white dress bag on ebay for pretty cheap. It''s more like a thin cloth than plastic, so there''s no funny smell and it lets the dress breathe. Let me see if I can find the seller...

Ok, the guy I bought it from isn''t selling anymore, but this looks like exactly the same bag.

 

[Pandora II]

I bought a bag on ebay - they''re super-cheap and come in different widths depending on how pouffy the dress is.

Look for the ones that are 72".

My dressmaker had made a muslin bag that the dress was kept in while she was working on it, but I wanted something more waterproof!

 

[ksinger]

I don''t know about "normal" for a dress coming from alterations, but I do know that wedding dress preservation specialists always say storage in plastic is a big no-no, so I suspect it''s not being cheap or anything...

 

[neatfreak]

Mine came in a bag, but I have heard that it isn''t good to store in, so it might be why? Have you inquired about whether they sell bags? Some stores don''t include them.

 

[Pandora II]

The ebay ones are acid-free and are made from breathable materials.

 

[Gwyn]

That makes sense. I know my dress came to them in a bag. i wondered why they were not giving me the bag to take it home in.

Now I know, thanks!

 

[winston26]

Funny that you ask that!
The bridal shop sold it to me in a cheap plastic bag. A slightly heavier bag with zipper was $10 and I was sick of getting nickeled and dimed by them so I went with the free one.
I had alterations done by a lady who does it professionally out of her home. She told me to bring a sheet to pick it up in. She had the dress bag but she says this is a better way to do it, not sure why. I thought she was being eccentric but now you make me wonder!