Cleaning Angel – Specialist Dry Cleaners
Wedding Dress Cleaning
Based in Hart’s Corner, Glasnevin and with a commercial unit in Ballycoolin, Cleaning Angel is widely recognised as Ireland’s best wedding dress cleaners. We clean dresses from all around Ireland, but mainly for brides based in Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow, where we provide free collection & delivery. We also do wedding dress cleaning for customer across many other counties on a regular basis, including Carlow, Wexford, Laois, Westmeath, Offaly and Louth, using a combination of couriers and our own drivers to collect and deliver your dress. Click here for wedding dress cleaning pricing.
Cleaning Angel also specialises in cleaning curtains from around Dublin. We are very experienced in cleaning heavy, custom-made curtains from period properties. The oldest curtains that we have cleaned were two pairs of 350 year old historic curtains based well known building in Dublin city centre! We collect, dry-clean, press and deliver your curtains back to your home or business all included in the price. Please note that we have a minimum €100 charge for collections and deliveries. Click here for curtain cleaning pricing.
Different dry cleaners price their wedding dress cleaning in different ways. Some others, especially non specialist outfits simply have one just price for wedding dresses irrespective of the dress. In Cleaning Angel, we prefer to price according to the amount of work that is involved for us. Some wedding dresses are fairly straightforward to clean, others require a significant amount of effort, care and attention. By pricing it according to the work involved, we can make sure that every dress gets the care and attention it needs without ever over or under charging our customers.
To achieve this, we have designed a wedding dress cleaning quote calculator which very accurately works out the costs involved in cleaning your wedding dress. You can access the calculator here, it only takes 3 minutes to fill in the various pieces of information, but it gives you a very accurate price for your wedding dress and as long as the correct information is entered, avoids us having to ever approach our customers for more money. There are no hidden costs with us.
Yes, definitely. The longer stains are left, the more difficult they are to remove!
Ideally, we recommend that you get your wedding dress cleaned as soon after your wedding as is practicable to ensure best possible results. The sooner stains are treated the higher the likelihood that they will be fully removed. Left on garments for an extended period of time, stains can become embedded in the threads of the fabric meaning that they are more difficult, and sometimes impossible, to remove without damaging the fabric.
That said we have cleaned dresses many years after they were worn and the results have been fantastic so definitely worth doing.
Irrespective as to whether you plan to keep your wedding dress for posterity, sell it on or have it made into a christening gown or communion dress, pressing and cleaning wedding gowns is always a good idea.
Wedding Dress Cleaning FAQs
- 3. How much does it cost to get your wedding dress cleaned?
Get a quick quote using our on line Wedding Dress Cleaning Price Calculator – it’s simple to use & will give you an instant quote.
You just need to tell us about your dress by answering 4 simple questions :
- Type of Material – Silk & Raw Silk cost a little extra as they are difficult fabrics to clean and hence take more time
- Number of Layers of fabric – the more layers the more time it takes to pre-treat your wedding dress before it’s cleaned. Every inch of fabric is inspected and all stains / marks found are treated to get the best possible results
- Train – 4 options to choose from here
- Dress Does Not Touch the Ground i.e. your dress is not full length and hence the bottom of the dress is unlikely to be badly soiled
- Dress Touches the Ground but it doesn’t have a train
- Trailing Train – Train on your dress is up to 1’ long
- Long Train – train on your dress is longer than a 1’ long
In general the longer the train the more work there is involved in cleaning your dress, hence it’s slightly more expensive
Trains can be badly soiled, particularly where you have been outdoors having photos taken or have hit the dance floor!!! We consider it to be the sign of a good day !!!
- Embellishments
Does your dress have pearls / beads , crystals / diamonds or other embellishments e.g. a brooch or other adornment ? These are typically found on the bodice of wedding dresses or around the arms or waistband.
Extra care is required when cleaning wedding dresses with embellishments to ensure they do not damage the dress while it’s being cleaned. If we have any concerns and the embellishment can be removed it will be taken to our specialist alterations partner, removed prior to cleaning and then re-attached once your dress has been cleaned. This will be done at the discretion of our specialist dry cleaner at no extra cost to you.
Taking great care of your precious wedding dress is always our top priority and we’ll make every effort we can to ensure best possible results.
Your quote includes the following:
- Cleaning & pressing your wedding veil
- Cleaning & pressing a bolero jacket
- Free collection & delivery if you are based in Dublin, Kildare, Meath or Wicklow. We do provide a collection & delivery service elsewhere in Ireland for a modest additional cost – please contact us to find out more
If you have a separate underskirt or overskirt there is an extra cost for cleaning these – typically €30 – €80 depending on the amount of fabric, etc
- 4. My wedding dress has a solid adornment on it. Can you clean it?
Yes we can.
If we feel that it would be safer to have the adornment removed before your wedding dress is cleaned we’ll arrange to have this done by our specialist alterations partner. This decision will be made by our wedding dress cleaning specialist, who has over 35 years experience cleaning wedding dresses. If we do remove the adornment we’ll arrange to have it re-attached once your wedding dress has been cleaned so it will be returned to you as we received it, just freshly cleaned & pressed.
This will be done at no extra cost to you. We always prefer to go to extra trouble rather than risk damaging your precious wedding dress.
- 5. My wedding dress has a solid adornment on it. Can you clean it?
Yes we can.
If we feel that it would be safer to have the adornment removed before your wedding dress is cleaned we’ll arrange to have this done by our specialist alterations partner. This decision will be made by our wedding dress cleaning specialist, who has over 35 years experience cleaning wedding dresses. If we do remove the adornment we’ll arrange to have it re-attached once your wedding dress has been cleaned so it will be returned to you as we received it, just freshly cleaned & pressed.
This will be done at no extra cost to you. We always prefer to go to extra trouble rather than risk damaging your precious wedding dress.
- 6. How Do I Arrange to have my Wedding Dress Collected for Cleaning ?
There are a few options here
- Ring us on 01 25 44 222 and have a chat with us. We’ll be delighted to answer any questions you might have and we’ll also arrange a date and time to collect your dress that works for you
- Indicate a preferred Collection Date when using our online Wedding Dress Cleaning Price Calculator and we’ll contact you to get your full address and agree the collection date and time
E-mail us on [email protected] and we’ll get back to you within a couple of hours
- 7. How long does it take to clean a wedding dress?
It normally takes 6 to 8 weeks to clean a dress from pick up to drop off. If you need your dress more quickly than this, let us know and we can prioritise your dress and get it done more quickly.
- 8. Will all the stains come out?
Our master dry cleaners are incredibly experienced and are very good at removing stains from dresses. They have tools, techniques and solvents which can remove almost all stains.
The sooner we get the dress the better our results will be. Unfortunately not all stains can be removed from all materials, especially if significant time has passed or someone else has tried to remove the stains previously, so the sooner we get our hands on the garment, the better.
- 9. Do I need a box for my wedding dress?
No, especially if you are going to sell your dress.
You only need a wedding dress box if you intend on keeping your dress long term. Our boxes are specially designed to keep your wedding dress looking good for years to come.
The bag that your dress came in is very good for keeping your dress short term, but it isn’t suitable for long term storage and will actually discolour your dress after a period of time.
- 10. How do we go ahead?
Get a quote from our wedding dress cleaning calculator. The calculator will email you a very accurate quote. There is a link in this email that you can click which will allow you to book your wedding dress in for cleaning. One of our staff will make contact with you to arrange for collection.
Alternatively, our shop in Glasnevin is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and you can drop your dress in without an appointment at any time.
- 11. How can I pay the deposit?
There is a button on the top right corner of our home page ‘Make Payment’, simply click on this payment link, or click on the ‘Book Now’ link that you got in your quote email..
- 12. Do you do collection & delivery?
Yes, we have our own drivers and vans which collect and deliver your dress directly from your home or work. This way we don’t have to chance your dress with a courier with other things being carried or the risk of something getting mis-delivered. Your dress goes straight from your door to ours!
- 13. Is it worth getting my wedding dress cleaned?
This really is a personal choice. If you are selling your dress, the person purchasing it will expect that you have had it cleaned by specialist wedding dress cleaners.
If you are keeping your dress, cleaning it now and storing it properly will give it the best chance of staying in wonderful shape for the future. If you are keeping your dress for future use, such as converting it into a cocktail dress, or getting baptismal or communion gowns made from it or keeping it for your daughter to use for her own wedding, then cleaning your dress now will ensure the best results possible.
- 14. What happens if my dress gets damaged when being cleaned?
We specialise in wedding dress cleaning and deal with several wedding dresses every single day. As a result we have a significant number of mature processes, policies and procedures to make sure that does not happen. No one is infallible, however we do everything in our power to make sure that nothing happens to your dress. We employ our own drivers and vans to collect and deliver your dress, we employ only very experienced master dry cleaners, unless you tell us otherwise, we follow the care label on the dress and will discuss in advance with you anything that we are concerned about, all to make sure that nothing untoward happens to your dress. We are very conservative in our approach and have many, many happy customers as a result.
- 15. Can you clean your wedding dress, at home yourself?
There are many online articles on cleaning wedding gowns yourself. So, should you, or should you go to a specialist wedding dress cleaners?
Approach
Wedding Dress Cleaning Specialists approach cleaning wedding dresses very differently to any of the suggestions that online articles make. This is primarily because those articles are correctly assuming that you won’t have any of the tools and solvents that are available to genuine wedding gown specialist cleaners. These tools and solvents increase the quality of result that specialists can achieve.
How to Clean a Wedding Gown
Firstly, on a spotting table, we examine every wedding dress inch by inch, under bright lights. The source of each stain is identified and treated accordingly.
Across the day, wedding gowns pick up a wide variety of stains, from mud or dust at the bottom of the dress, to food, wine, lipstick or tan stains. We treat each of these stains differently, with different solvents specifically designed to remove that type of stain on your specific type of dress material. These solvents are expensive and only available to dry cleaners, but they are very effective at cleaning wedding gowns. We can also use a wide variety of tools which you would not have at home.
Once the stains on the dress have been treated, we then clean the whole gown.
After cleaning, we then re-examine the stains and the dress to see the success of the treatments. We will start at the beginning again to re-treat and re-clean the dress if any stains remain until the stains disappear completely or stop to improve.
Will cleaning your wedding gown at home be a success?
Anything approach involving wedding dress cleaning at home takes a very broad approach and therefore a big risk. Depending on the material and stains, cleaning your dress using one of the online approaches at home may lead to some success, but may also leave some stains still visible and sometimes will actually damage the material.
Unfortunately, once you have attempted to clean a stain at home and fail, it often ‘sets the stain in the thread’. This means that nothing, even our specialist solvents are no longer likely to remove those stains and the dress is forever ruined.
Pressing
After the dress has been cleaned, we then press the dress. This is achieved through a combination of very specialist presses, that many dry cleaners won’t even have and then we hand finish the gown. Pressing a wedding dress is typically only completed by very experienced wedding dress cleaners to achieve a good result.
Most Valuable Garment you own
Your wedding gown is a valuable garment, both financially and sentimentally. Lets face it, it’s probably the most valuable garment you will ever own. Do you want to take a chance on cleaning such a valuable garment yourself? Many dry cleaners today won’t take the chance of cleaning wedding gowns they know they don’t have sufficient experience. Often, they send any wedding gowns that they get in to a wedding dress specialist cleaners, such as ourselves.
Conclusion.
It unlikely that you will get a good result with cleaning a wedding gown at home and once you try, even specialist dry cleaners may only be able to improve it a bit, but may also be hamstrung in the approaches that they can now take.
- 16. Where are you based?
We have retail premises in Glasnevin and commercial premises in Ballycoolin. Our Glasnevin shop open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday.
The address of our Glasnevin shop is:
Cleaning Angel
14 Prospect Road
Glasnevin
D09 T279
Some Wedding Dress Customer Reviews
I never expected it to be so close to its original condition!
“Thanks Katelyn for everything, the dress came out incredible. I am so happy with it! I made final payment online! Thanks for a great service! I never expected it to be so close to its original condition!”
September, 2024.
Grace D
I’m delighted with how the dress turned out!
“I’m delighted with how the dress turned out and the presentation thank you so much !! will defo recommend you guys to friends 😊”
August, 2024.
Samantha D
From start to finish the service was excellent
“I arranged to get my daughter’s wedding dress cleaned and boxed after her Spanush wedding which left the dress with lots of red dust. From start to finish the service was excellent. Fidelma provides an efficient and very personal service. The dress was collected and returned in six weeks as promised. The dress is perfect again. All the red dust is completely gone. I would highly recommend Cleaning Angel.”
August, 2022.
Aideen O'D
The service is fabulous.
“It was my daughter’s dress that I got cleaned and I couldn’t be happier with the result. The service is fabulous and I would highly recommend the Cleaning Angel to everyone. The dress was even delivered back to my house when ready.”
September, 2024
Laura D
I’ll definitely be using you again!
“Just a quick email to say I received my wedding dress after being cleaned with you guys and it is absolutely fabulous. You did an amazing job! It was a sample dress so now I’m off to get it altered for my wedding, but I’ll definitely be using you again after the wedding and recommending you to everyone!
I love it, thank you so so much.”
November 2023.
KB
Your professionalism is second to none.
“We’ve just received the wedding dress from your driver. Fab presentation box, dress looks amazing. Thank you to all the team for doing such a magnificent job. Your professionalism is second to none as is your communication.”
June, 2023.
Marie M
We will treasure her wedding dress forever!
“Thank you so much for Lorna’s Wedding Dress. The presentation service and delivery is wonderful. As Lorna is my only Daughter we will treasure her Wedding Dress for Ever. Thank you so much the respect and caring for The Brides Wedding Dress.
Many thanks again”
June, 2023.
Irene B
It looks great, delighted with it.
“Thanks so much for cleaning and boxing the dress. It looks great, delighted with it.”
November 2021
Louise B
Such a fantastic keep sake
“I am absolutely thrilled with the job you did. Such a fantastic keep sake and I will recommend to everyone!”
December 2021
Naomi
Beautifully presented box, well worth every penny!
“The service you give is the best. 100%, before ringing you, I had researched cleaning services, but Cleaning Angel was the most professional I came across plus the phone call I recevied from you confirmed the choice I made was correct. The end result was better than I imagined. Beautifully presented box, well worth every penny. The only problem I have is I now don’t want to put it away! It’s just too pretty to hide away in a wardrobe. Excellent service from start to finish. Thank you x”
March 2022
Christine S
Its like brand new, thanks a mill
“Just wanted to drop you a message to say I received my dress back yesterday – its like brand new, thanks a mill!!! I will most definitely be recommending your service to everyone.”
February 2022
Gillian O'C
It’s so gorgeous, I couldn’t be happier.
“Thank you so much for the amazing job you did with my dress. It’s so gorgeous, I couldn’t be happier.”
February, 2022
Pamela C
Its looks absolutely amazing!
“Just go the dress and two other pieces back. Just wanted to thank you, so so much. Its looks absolutely amazing! “
February 2022.
Amanda D
My dress was delivered and it’s brilliant
“My dress was delivered and it’s brilliant, thank you.”
January 2022.
Amy O'L
I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a stress free way to have their wedding dress cleaned!
“I recently got my wedding dress dry cleaned here after my wet Nov wedding, and opted to avail of the special offer to include the grooms suit and shirt at a small extra cost. The whole team were very friendly and extremely responsive. You get the impression that everyone is very invested in the process and takes care of what is ultimately a prized possession. My dress and my husbands suit were collected and returned without any hassle or issue. Fidelma was a delight to work with, she called and texted me as if she was a friend rather than someone providing a service! I was confident she would take care of our items. My dress is now in a beautiful display box and my husbands suit is as good as new. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a stress free way to have their wedding dress cleaned!”
January 2022
Hannah McC
Top class service. Its absolutely stunning.
“Thanks for all the help Fidelma. Top class service. Its absolutely stunning.”
January 2022.
Andrea B
Dress looks great, just like new.
“Fidelma, I got the wedding dress. Many thanks for arranging delivery. Dress looks great, just like new. Many thanks again. Have a lovely Christmas.”
December 2021
Paula D
It’s amazing, I love it … It’s so new looking.
“Hi Fidelma,
Thank you so much to you and your team there for the fantastic job done on the dress, it’s amazing, I love it … It’s so new looking. The service has been stellar from start to finish, appreciate it so much. Fecken Deadly Service.”
February 2022
Paul McD
Dress Looks Fab!
“Thanks Fidelma, Dress Looks Fab! Happy Christmas.”
December 2021
Emer H
Fantastic Service!
“Fantastic service, Fidelma and Sean were so accommodating. My dress came back like new.”
October 2021
S Mooney
You went Over & Above
“Hi Fidelma & team, I am extremely happy with your very professional service. I contacted you to arrange the cleaning of my daughter’s wedding dress. You went over & above with your collection & delivery service. The dress is like new & it was delivered in a beautiful presentation box.
Thank you again, I would most certainly recommend your brilliant service.”
November 2021
R Schlindwein
The sheer delight, tears of joy and expression on her face …
“I dropped my wife’s wedding dress off to get dry-cleaned and specially boxed for our 9 year wedding anniversary.
Needless to say, the sheer delight, tears of joy and expression on her face when she not only set eyes on the beautiful handcrafted box the dress came presented in, but saw the pristine state of her dress, was testament to the quality, presentation, attentiveness, and care that Cleaning Angel took with it.
The entire process from start to finish was easy and stress free. Fidelma was absolutely lovely and took the time to discuss the best options available to realistically suit my needs and worked diligently to help expedite my order.
Head dry cleaner Paul is a miracle worker as far as I’m concerned and a master of his craft, as the dress was practically like new and as white as the day my wife walked down the aisle.
Meanwhile the entire Cleaning Angel staff could not have been more accommodating, courteous and helpful.
Based on price, quality, experience, attention to detail, customer service and craftsmanship, I would highly recommend Cleaning Angel to anyone looking for a great dry-cleaning service that can pay the regard, respect and TLC their most precious delicates deserve.”
September 2021.
C Rodriguez
Brilliant service!
“Brilliant service, collected dress, suits and mother of the bride outfits and delivered back everything in 6 weeks.”
October 2021
M O'Connell
Absolutely amazing 😁
“Absolutely amazing 😁 came picked my dress up from my home when it came back I couldn’t believe how new it looked so new I was able to see it on to another bride . Would highly recommend this service.”
October 2021
C Lalor
I was Blown Away with the Results!
“I had my wedding dress cleaned prior to my wedding as a paper cut when unpacking my dress caused havoc. After 3 weeks and lots of reassurance from Fidelma, I was blown away with the results. It was a no brainer to get my dress cleaned with Cleaning Angel again after my wedding, I opted to get it boxed and packed and am once again thrilled with the results.”
September 2021
H Wylie
So Lovely to Deal with and so Helpful
“I had my wedding dress cleaned and my husbands suit cleaned with the Cleaning Angel, they were so lovely to deal with and so helpful. Everything was perfect and so well presented. Would highly recommend for any cleaning.”
December 2021
L Sheridan
Making Things so Easy!
” Thanks a mill for all your help with the dress, and for making things so easy “
October 2021.
Sue S
Want to wear it again!!
” Thanks so much for the beautiful job you did on my dress. It looks perfect. Want to wear it again!! “
October 2021.
Alison H
What an amazing job and such beautiful boxes too!
” Thank you so much for the dresses. What an amazing job and such beautiful boxes too. My mum couldn’t get over the dresses either!”
October 2021
Emma R & Leighanne T
Broken-hearted after accidentally spilling red wine … they successfully removed it!
” Y’all. I can’t praise this place highly enough. I was pretty broken-hearted after accidentally spilling red wine on my beautiful new wedding dress a few weeks ago (don’t drink and dance, brides!). Sean and Fidelma were so kind to me when I came in, they collected it from my home straightaway and although they couldn’t guarantee that they would be able to get the stain out, they reassured me that they would do their best. I was overjoyed to get a phone call from Fidelma earlier this week to tell me that they’d successfully removed the stain. Fantastic service and lovely people – highly recommended. Thank you, Cleaning Angel! xo “
October 2021
M B Taylor
It came back Perfectly Cleaned, Beautifully Presented and Boxed!
” I had my wedding dress cleaned and they were amazing. It came back perfectly cleaned, beautifully presented and boxed. Fidelma engaged with me on several occasions to organise the collection and return of the dress. She was at all times accommodating and very friendly. The service was second to none. I highly and without hesitation, recommend Cleaning Angel, that’s exactly what they are! “
Saundra B
Honesty and Integrity was So Appreciated!
” I used cleaning angel to clean and box my wedding dress. The responsiveness to my emails and the options available to me were fantastic. They came to my house to pick up my dress and also delivered it back to me. They even told me that my dress could fit in a box that was less expensive than the one I had chosen, so that honesty and integrity was so appreciated. They did a fabulous job and were extremely kind and professional throughout the process. I would highly recommend. “
November 2021.
Trisha C
Great Job on the Dress!
” Great job on the dress, looks like new! “
November 2021.
Claire K
The Box is Perfect
” Many thanks to yourself and Sean for looking after the wedding dress and suit so wonderfully. The box is perfect, and so lovely to be able to see the dress! “
Ruth & Peter J
OMG it’s So Beautiful!
” OMG it’s so beautiful! Thank you so much. Its been a pleasure and I’ll highly recommend you to everyone “
November 2021
Kim O'C
Delighted with my Wedding Dress
” Delighted with my wedding dress. Great Service. “
November 2021.
Aideen M
Wow it is Amazing!
” I received my dress, wow it is amazing, so beautifully clean and I can’t get over how beautifully boxed it is! So glad that it is done now and thank you so much service was fantasic “
November 2021
Louise McK
A Huge Thank You
“Just wanted to say a Huge Thank You for looking after my dress. It’s presented so lovely and the box is super. Really appreciate everything and all your kindness.”
November 2021
Aisling K
Honestly, I can not praise this experience enough
” Absolutely will be recommending you to anyone who wants fantastic service. First of all, after submitting the form online you actually called me and made a genuine effort to know how to pronounce my name which was greatly appreciated. Fidelma was also very reassuring and put me at ease when it came to making a decision after I had looked into a few different places. I never had to go looking for updates, they were always given readily.
My dress was returned in a fabulous box. The grooms suit looks as if it just came from the tailors, perfect condition. I loved that Fidelma suggested a smaller size because of the material and listened to how I intended to store it so I could make a decision on having a window or not. She could have tried to upsell me like others tried to do so yet she didn’t. Even when I called to settle the account they knew who was supposed to call ana again even that person made an effort with my name.
Honestly, I can not praise this experience enough. You will get my business again in the future.
Ye truly are angels. “
February 2021.
Tendai M
It looks absolutely stunning!
” Hello, I received my wedding dress back and it looks absolutely stunning, thank you for your amazing work.
I will certainly recommend you to all my friends who want to have their dresses cleaned and packed.
Thank you so much and best wishes. “
February 2021.
Diana B
To say I am thrilled with the result would be an understatement
” 10 years after my wedding, I finally decided to get my dress cleaned. Fidelma made the process so easy by collecting and delivering the dress. I received it back today and to say I am thrilled with the result would be an understatement. The presentation box is gorgeous and the dress is like brand new. They did such a wonderful job and I would have no hesitation in recommending them. “
January 2021
Anne Marie G
Great Customer Service, Knowledgeable and Helpful !
” Had a great experience with Cleaning Angel and can highly recommend them to look after a wedding dress! Great customer service, knowledgeable and helpful staff. My dress was returned to me in a beautiful presentation box. “
December 2020
Linda G
Couldn’t be Happier with the Result
” I had my wedding dress and veil cleaned by Cleaning Angel. This was all arranged during the pandemic and they both collected and dropped off my dress for me, which was really helpful. My dress is now absolutely perfect and couldn’t be happier with the result. I had also forgotten to put my veil in the dress bag and didn’t realise for a few weeks and they were happy for me to drop that into them, even though they had already started my dress. Communication was excellent throughout. I would highly recommend Cleaning Angel and will definitely use again. “
August 2020
Nikki O'R
The service was exceptional !
” The service was exceptional. My dress was collected and dropped back to me when finished. You could tell that the staff knew that my dress was special to me and treated it with the utmost care. All stains were removed and I love the way it was boxed up. “
July 2020
Sarah K
Highly Recommend !
” Excellent service. Dress was collected and returned. Beautifully presented in a box for safe keeping. Fidelma explained clearly the process and costs so there were no surprises. Highly recommend. “
July 2020
Aisling O'C
Really Happy !
” Excellent service. I am really happy with how my dress has turned out. “
June 2020
Niamh M
Would Recommend to a Friend !
” Delighted with the results. Would totally trust cleaning angel and would recommend to a friend “
March 2020
Tara H
Gleaming White Again !
” Dress went from dusty dirty and covered in sand to absolutely perfect and gleaming white again.
Beautifully cleaned and boxed for storage. “
March 2020
Amanda McL
Really Good Value for Money !
” Excellent service, dress was picked up and delivered which was great for me as I work fulltime. I had left the dress for a few years before having it cleaned and the results were truly amazing. Really good value for money, I would highly recommend this company. “
December 2019
Therese N
Absolutely Delighted with the Whole Service !
” Absolutely delighted with the whole service, my dress was promptly picked up a few days after I made an appointment and was delivered back to my home in it beautiful new box, couldnt have asked for a better service from start to finish it was so easy and no stress at all! “
November 2019
Sarah M
Curtain Cleaning Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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1. How much does it cost to clean a wedding dress?
Different operators price their wedding dress cleaning in different ways. Some others, especially non specialist outfits simply have one just price for wedding dresses irrespective of the dress. In Cleaning Angel, we prefer to price according to the amount of work that is involved for us. Some wedding dresses are fairly straightforward to clean, others require a significant amount of effort, care and attention. By pricing it according to the work involved, we can make sure that every dress gets the care and attention it needs without ever over or under charging our customers.
To achieve this, we have designed a wedding dress cleaning quote calculator which very accurately works out the costs involved in cleaning your wedding dress. You can access the calculator here, it only takes 3 minutes to fill in the various pieces of information, but it gives you a very accurate price for your wedding dress and as long as the correct information is entered, avoids us having to ever approach our customers for more money. There are no hidden costs with us.
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2. Is it a good idea to get my wedding dress cleaned?
Yes, definitely. The longer stains are left, the more difficult they are to remove!
Ideally, we recommend that you get your wedding dress cleaned as soon after your wedding as is practicable to ensure best possible results. The sooner stains are treated the higher the likelihood that they will be fully removed. Left on garments for an extended period of time, stains can become embedded in the threads of the fabric meaning that they are more difficult, and sometimes impossible, to remove without damaging the fabric.
That said we have cleaned dresses many years after they were worn and the results have been fantastic so definitely worth doing.
Irrespective as to whether you plan to keep your wedding dress for posterity, sell it on or have it made into a christening gown or communion dress, pressing and cleaning wedding gowns is always a good idea.
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3. How much does it cost to get your wedding dress cleaned?
Get a quick quote using our on line Wedding Dress Cleaning Price Calculator – it’s simple to use & will give you an instant quote.
You just need to tell us about your dress by answering 4 simple questions :
- Type of Material – Silk & Raw Silk cost a little extra as they are difficult fabrics to clean and hence take more time
- Number of Layers of fabric – the more layers the more time it takes to pre-treat your wedding dress before it’s cleaned. Every inch of fabric is inspected and all stains / marks found are treated to get the best possible results
- Train – 4 options to choose from here
- Dress Does Not Touch the Ground i.e. your dress is not full length and hence the bottom of the dress is unlikely to be badly soiled
- Dress Touches the Ground but it doesn’t have a train
- Trailing Train – Train on your dress is up to 1’ long
- Long Train – train on your dress is longer than a 1’ long
In general the longer the train the more work there is involved in cleaning your dress, hence it’s slightly more expensive
Trains can be badly soiled, particularly where you have been outdoors having photos taken or have hit the dance floor!!! We consider it to be the sign of a good day !!!
- Embellishments
Does your dress have pearls / beads , crystals / diamonds or other embellishments e.g. a brooch or other adornment ? These are typically found on the bodice of wedding dresses or around the arms or waistband.
Extra care is required when cleaning wedding dresses with embellishments to ensure they do not damage the dress while it’s being cleaned. If we have any concerns and the embellishment can be removed it will be taken to our specialist alterations partner, removed prior to cleaning and then re-attached once your dress has been cleaned. This will be done at the discretion of our specialist dry cleaner at no extra cost to you.
Taking great care of your precious wedding dress is always our top priority and we’ll make every effort we can to ensure best possible results.
Your quote includes the following:
- Cleaning & pressing your wedding veil
- Cleaning & pressing a bolero jacket
- Free collection & delivery if you are based in Dublin, Kildare, Meath or Wicklow. We do provide a collection & delivery service elsewhere in Ireland for a modest additional cost – please contact us to find out more
If you have a separate underskirt or overskirt there is an extra cost for cleaning these – typically €30 - €80 depending on the amount of fabric, etc
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4. My wedding dress has a solid adornment on it. Can you clean it?
Yes we can.
If we feel that it would be safer to have the adornment removed before your wedding dress is cleaned we’ll arrange to have this done by our specialist alterations partner. This decision will be made by our wedding dress cleaning specialist, who has over 35 years experience cleaning wedding dresses. If we do remove the adornment we’ll arrange to have it re-attached once your wedding dress has been cleaned so it will be returned to you as we received it, just freshly cleaned & pressed.
This will be done at no extra cost to you. We always prefer to go to extra trouble rather than risk damaging your precious wedding dress.
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5. My wedding dress has a solid adornment on it. Can you clean it?
Yes we can.
If we feel that it would be safer to have the adornment removed before your wedding dress is cleaned we’ll arrange to have this done by our specialist alterations partner. This decision will be made by our wedding dress cleaning specialist, who has over 35 years experience cleaning wedding dresses. If we do remove the adornment we’ll arrange to have it re-attached once your wedding dress has been cleaned so it will be returned to you as we received it, just freshly cleaned & pressed.
This will be done at no extra cost to you. We always prefer to go to extra trouble rather than risk damaging your precious wedding dress.
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6. How Do I Arrange to have my Wedding Dress Collected for Cleaning ?
There are a few options here
- Ring us on 01 25 44 222 and have a chat with us. We’ll be delighted to answer any questions you might have and we’ll also arrange a date and time to collect your dress that works for you
- Indicate a preferred Collection Date when using our online Wedding Dress Cleaning Price Calculator and we’ll contact you to get your full address and agree the collection date and time
E-mail us on [email protected] and we’ll get back to you within a couple of hours
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7. How long does it take to clean a wedding dress?
It normally takes 6 to 8 weeks to clean a dress from pick up to drop off. If you need your dress more quickly than this, let us know and we can prioritise your dress and get it done more quickly.
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8. Will all the stains come out?
Our master dry cleaners are incredibly experienced and are very good at removing stains from dresses. They have tools, techniques and solvents which can remove almost all stains.
The sooner we get the dress the better our results will be. Unfortunately not all stains can be removed from all materials, especially if significant time has passed or someone else has tried to remove the stains previously, so the sooner we get our hands on the garment, the better.
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9. Do I need a box for my wedding dress?
No, especially if you are going to sell your dress.
You only need a wedding dress box if you intend on keeping your dress long term. Our boxes are specially designed to keep your wedding dress looking good for years to come.
The bag that your dress came in is very good for keeping your dress short term, but it isn't suitable for long term storage and will actually discolour your dress after a period of time.
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10. How do we go ahead?
Get a quote from our wedding dress cleaning calculator. The calculator will email you a very accurate quote. There is a link in this email that you can click which will allow you to book your wedding dress in for cleaning. One of our staff will make contact with you to arrange for collection.
Alternatively, our shop in Glasnevin is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and you can drop your dress in without an appointment at any time.
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11. How can I pay the deposit?
There is a button on the top right corner of our home page 'Make Payment', simply click on this payment link, or click on the 'Book Now' link that you got in your quote email..
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12. Do you do collection & delivery?
Yes, we have our own drivers and vans which collect and deliver your dress directly from your home or work. This way we don't have to chance your dress with a courier with other things being carried or the risk of something getting mis-delivered. Your dress goes straight from your door to ours!
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13. Is it worth getting my wedding dress cleaned?
This really is a personal choice. If you are selling your dress, the person purchasing it will expect that you have had it cleaned by specialist wedding dress cleaners.
If you are keeping your dress, cleaning it now and storing it properly will give it the best chance of staying in wonderful shape for the future. If you are keeping your dress for future use, such as converting it into a cocktail dress, or getting baptismal or communion gowns made from it or keeping it for your daughter to use for her own wedding, then cleaning your dress now will ensure the best results possible.
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14. What happens if my dress gets damaged when being cleaned?
We specialise in wedding dress cleaning and deal with several wedding dresses every single day. As a result we have a significant number of mature processes, policies and procedures to make sure that does not happen. No one is infallible, however we do everything in our power to make sure that nothing happens to your dress. We employ our own drivers and vans to collect and deliver your dress, we employ only very experienced master dry cleaners, unless you tell us otherwise, we follow the care label on the dress and will discuss in advance with you anything that we are concerned about, all to make sure that nothing untoward happens to your dress. We are very conservative in our approach and have many, many happy customers as a result.
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15. Can you clean your wedding dress, at home yourself?
There are many online articles on cleaning wedding gowns yourself. So, should you, or should you go to a specialist wedding dress cleaners?
Approach
Wedding Dress Cleaning Specialists approach cleaning wedding dresses very differently to any of the suggestions that online articles make. This is primarily because those articles are correctly assuming that you won’t have any of the tools and solvents that are available to genuine wedding gown specialist cleaners. These tools and solvents increase the quality of result that specialists can achieve.
How to Clean a Wedding Gown
Firstly, on a spotting table, we examine every wedding dress inch by inch, under bright lights. The source of each stain is identified and treated accordingly.
Across the day, wedding gowns pick up a wide variety of stains, from mud or dust at the bottom of the dress, to food, wine, lipstick or tan stains. We treat each of these stains differently, with different solvents specifically designed to remove that type of stain on your specific type of dress material. These solvents are expensive and only available to dry cleaners, but they are very effective at cleaning wedding gowns. We can also use a wide variety of tools which you would not have at home.
Once the stains on the dress have been treated, we then clean the whole gown.
After cleaning, we then re-examine the stains and the dress to see the success of the treatments. We will start at the beginning again to re-treat and re-clean the dress if any stains remain until the stains disappear completely or stop to improve.
Will cleaning your wedding gown at home be a success?
Anything approach involving wedding dress cleaning at home takes a very broad approach and therefore a big risk. Depending on the material and stains, cleaning your dress using one of the online approaches at home may lead to some success, but may also leave some stains still visible and sometimes will actually damage the material.
Unfortunately, once you have attempted to clean a stain at home and fail, it often ‘sets the stain in the thread’. This means that nothing, even our specialist solvents are no longer likely to remove those stains and the dress is forever ruined.
Pressing
After the dress has been cleaned, we then press the dress. This is achieved through a combination of very specialist presses, that many dry cleaners won’t even have and then we hand finish the gown. Pressing a wedding dress is typically only completed by very experienced wedding dress cleaners to achieve a good result.
Most Valuable Garment you own
Your wedding gown is a valuable garment, both financially and sentimentally. Lets face it, it’s probably the most valuable garment you will ever own. Do you want to take a chance on cleaning such a valuable garment yourself? Many dry cleaners today won’t take the chance of cleaning wedding gowns they know they don’t have sufficient experience. Often, they send any wedding gowns that they get in to a wedding dress specialist cleaners, such as ourselves.
Conclusion.
It unlikely that you will get a good result with cleaning a wedding gown at home and once you try, even specialist dry cleaners may only be able to improve it a bit, but may also be hamstrung in the approaches that they can now take.
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16. Where are you based?
We have retail premises in Glasnevin and commercial premises in Ballycoolin. Our Glasnevin shop open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday.
The address of our Glasnevin shop is:
Cleaning Angel
14 Prospect Road
Glasnevin
D09 T279
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1. Is it a good idea to get my curtains cleaned?
Yes, definitely. The longer stains are left, the more difficult they are to remove!
The sooner stains are treated the higher the likelihood that they will be fully removed. If stains are left on your curtains for a a prolonged period of time, the stains can become embedded in the threads of the fabric meaning that they are more difficult, and sometimes impossible, to remove without damaging the fabric.
Getting your cleaned often, prolongs the useful life of your curtains.
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2. How much does it cost to get your wedding dress cleaned?
Get a quick quote using our online Curtain Cleaning Price Calculator – it’s simple to use & will give you an instant quote.
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3. How Do I Arrange to have my Curtains Collected for Cleaning ?
There are a few options here
- Ring us on 01 25 44 222 and have a chat with us. We’ll be delighted to answer any questions you might have and we’ll also arrange a date and time to collect your dress that works for you
- Indicate a preferred Collection Date when using our online Wedding Dress Cleaning Price Calculator and we’ll contact you to get your full address and agree the collection date and time
E-mail us on [email protected] and we’ll get back to you within a couple of hours
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4. How long does it take to clean curtains?
We don't do on-site 'steam cleaning', we only take your curtains and properly dry clean and press them. In our experience simple steam cleaning does not do a great job of actually cleaning curtains.
The length of time it take depends on the size of your curtains. Typically, we can collect, clean, press and deliver your curtains in 3 to 5 days.
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5. How do we go ahead?
Get a quote from our curtain cleaning calculator. The calculator will email you a very accurate quote. One of our staff will make contact with you to arrange for collection.
Alternatively, our shop in Glasnevin is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and you can drop your curtains in without an appointment at any time.