Every girl dreams of looking her best on her wedding day and thus she brings the best lehenga for herself. Obviously girls spend a lot of time, energy and a huge amount in finalizing their bridal lehenga. As you have spent a lot of money on your bridal lehenga, it’s obvious that you will keep it with utmost care even after your wedding. But the main thing is that do you know how to preserve it in the best way so that it remains like new forever? There are some smart ways to take care of your bridal lehenga after wedding, here we are sharing the same for you:
Check if Refinishing is Required
Once you have worn the lehenga, don’t just wrap it and keep it back in almirah. Check the entire lehenga carefully if any threads or stones are falling. If there is anything that requires refinishing then ask your tailor to fix it up.
Always Dry Clean
Just to save few pennies don’t ever think of washing your bridal outfit at home itself. Many of us have this tendency that if we see that there is not much dirt in the outfit, we think why waste money on the dry cleaning and just wash it at home itself. Even if you see that your lehenga looks fine then also it’s good to always send it for dry clean after using it.
Store it
What most of the woman do is just hang their bridal lehenga in their almirah thinking that it’s absolutely fine to do that. But the bridal outfit has heavy work of stones, cutdana and that might fall if you have hanged the lehenga. So, the best option is always to store the lehenga in a box and keep it safely in the place where there is no moisture and termites.
Fold it Right
Well, the most important thing to save your bridal lehenga from getting any excess creases is by folding it in a right way. With so many stones, cutdana, zardosi work in the lehenga you have to make sure that the folds doesn’t break them and ruin your wedding lehenga.
Wrap it right
After you have fold it correctly, the next step is to wrap it carefully and in a right manner. Use a soft muslin cloth or a soft satin paper to wrap your wedding lehenga and keep it in the box.
Where to Store
Place the box at such a place which is termite and moisture free. The best place to store the box is in a iron almirah or a plastic cupboard.
Let it feel the air once in a while
After following all the above step, don’t feel like you are done. Once in a while you need to take the outfit out of the box and let it breathe. You can also check whether it’s in the best condition or not.
Transform it to some other Outfit
If you feel like you are not going to use your bridal lehenga in any occasion further then rather being disappointed about it, you can find the ways of transforming your bridal lehenga into any such outfit that you can wear further. Like you can use the border of your bridal lehenga and use it as a saree border and wear that saree to any wedding. You can also create an anarkali with the lehenga skirt or you can also wear the choli as a saree blouse. By transforming your bridal lehenga into some other outfit, you will atleast remain satisfied that you are able to use your bridal lehenga even after your wedding. So, in a way you won’t feel bad about the loads of amount that you spent on your bridal outfit.
Throw in Some Natural Fragrance
While you wrap your bridal outfit in a muslin cloth or a soft paper, don’t forget to throw in some natural fragrance like cedar oil balls or cloves to protect them from insects.
Follow the above 9 tips and keep your wedding lehenga safe for years and make it look like you are wearing a brand new lehenga everytime.