Wedding Cost for pressing a dress?

[marchswallowbird]

I know there was a discussion recently on how much people paid for alterations, but what about pressing? I''ve only been to one shop so far that had a dress I was really considering. They quoted me $150 just to press the dress. How much should stuff like this cost? I live in L.A. if that makes a difference.

 

[neatfreak]

Again, that shop is insane. My shop pressed my dress for free when they did the alterations...RUN from that store!

 

[Haven]

Date: 8/21/2008 5:14:59 PM
Author: neatfreak
Again, that shop is insane. My shop pressed my dress for free when they did the alterations...RUN from that store!

Mine pressed the dress for free, too. That''s ridiculous, delivering a beautiful, ready-to-wear gown post-alterations should be a part of the alterations price.

 

[Sabine]

I didn''t get my dress altered at a bridal shop, just a local seamstress, so she couldn''t press it, but she would have carefully ironed/steamed it. I instead insisted on taking it somewhere to get pressed, and it cost $70. It was the biggest waste for me though cause the dress wasn''t really wrinkled, adn I sat down once before the ceremony and it got totally wrinkled from that.

 

[ladyciel]

Ditto. My seamstress quoted me $200 to do everything I needed, and that price includes pressing and packing it up so it doesn''t wrinkle. I''m assuming she''ll do that last part w/ tissue and some kind of paper/cardboard dress form. I think I posted this previously, but she''s doing the hem, bustle, darts in the bust where there''s a ton of beading, and taking it in most of the way along the back zipper.

 

[marchswallowbird]

Wow, thanks you guys! Who knew?

 

[ilovethiswebsite]

Seriously - that should be included in alterations. Maybe you can just use a steamer? Or is that a nono?

 

[clop]

Hi!

My seamstress charges $60 to press the dress, the dry cleaners charge $125. My friends'' who''ve also had their dresses pressed were also charged for it separately, so it might depend where you live.

Sheesh, I wish mine was free

 

[miraclesrule]

Our salon charged $80 or $90, but they comped it. And I had them do it twice.