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Champion Wedding Gown Specialist is a special wedding dress cleaning and preservation service located in the Birmingham, Alabama area.. From gown cleaning and preservation to restoration and alterations, Champion Wedding Gown Specialist will help keep your wedding gown looking great. Regardless of your desire to preserve your gown for future generations or to sell it to another admiring Bride, we can help you.

If you need services before your wedding or after, we can provide it.. We use safe and effective methods to return your wedding dress in as good of a condition as possible. No spill, tear, or smell can beat Champion Wedding Gown Specialist’s restoration. We are committed to your gown’s lasting beauty - and to your peace of mind.

Services Offered

For services before your wedding, we can clean and press your dress so it will look perfect for your wedding day. If you wore your dress for photos before your wedding and if your dress has been handled a good biut. you will likely need to have it cleaned before your wedding. Check the hemline of you dress for dirt, Check the neckline for makeup and the underarms for perspiration. We can help correct these blemishes.

Our services after your wedding, include cleaning, preservation and repairs. Our methods and techniques are unique to the wedding gown industry. And we will return your dress to you in as clean a condition as possible.

Our wedding gown restoration services will take an older gown and work to return the dress to its ealrier days. We have restored dresses that our customers thought were beyond help. Whether they were stored incorrectly or never preserved, we can often remove the dingy, off-color look of gowns that are 20 or 30 years old, or older.

Our gown preservation process uses museum-quality preservation chests that protect the dress during storage but allows it to breathe. Fresh air is critical to the long-term storage of any textiles, especially wedding gowns. Our special preservation chests make this possible and are made from 100% acid-free materials which is also important for storage of your wedding dress.

Exclusive Services

We can serve you at the following addresses through our retail dry cleaning facilities of Champion Cleaners:

  • 2548 Rocky Ridge Road, Vestavia Hills, Alabama 35243 (205.824.7737). We have Wedding Gown Specialists at this location.
  • 5363 Highway 280, Hoover, Alabama 35242 (205.408.2797)
  • 42-A Church Street, Mountain Brook, Alabama (205.871.2962)
  • 4204 Highway 31, Calera, Alabama 35040 (205.668.4727). We have Wedding Gown Specialists at this location.

May I answer any questions about your wedding gown needs or our services?

David Whitehurst

Owner

205.902.1093

David@ChampionCleaners.com

www.ChampionCleaners.com

WWW.ChampionWeddingGownSpecialist.com

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Frequently asked questions

How do you price dress alterations?

By Piece

Who do you provide services for?

Bride
Bridesmaids
Flower Girls
Mother of the Bride
Mother of the Groom

Which of the following services do you provide?

Alterations
Cleaning
Full Customization
Preservation

What is your return policy?

Full Refund

Reviews of Champion Wedding Gown Specialist

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Amy L. Sent on 12/04/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Great experience

Champion steamed my wedding dress and veil, they both looked perfect for the big day!
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Rick Sent on 09/07/2017
5 out of 5 rating
My daughter is getting married in November and I wanted to have her use my Mother's bridal handkerchief as something old. It had discolored from 63 years of being stored and had many intricate beads. I went to many cleaners around the Chicago area ( yes Chicago ) and nobody would touch it. I contacted David and explained my situation and he said to send it to him and he would look and advise. David is a miracle worker! It came back to me just like I envision my Mom walking down the aisle with on her wedding day. Please call him even if you are far away as he will take care of you.
Michelle
Michelle Sent on 08/23/2014
5 out of 5 rating
I just picked up my wedding dress and wow did they do a great job! Everyone was so nice at the Vestavia location! The little lady that helped me with the dress was so adorable! I definitively recommend going to this location!
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L Sent on 05/20/2010
4.8 out of 5 rating
Champion helped me out with my wedding dress twice, and I was very happy both times. I bought a dress at a sample sale that needed to be cleaned before the wedding. Champion was very careful with the delicate beading and netting (I think that's what you call it) on the top layer when they cleaned it. Then a few months later when I decided the 1st dress was not right for me and bought another one, I took that one to Champion to have it cleaned and boxed after the wedding. I used the Vestavia location the first time and the Hwy 280 location the second time, and both experiences were great.
Honie
Honie Sent on 04/21/2019
4 out of 5 rating

Happy with the alterations and cleaning

Alterations and cleaning were made quickly and I was happy with the service
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User2548931 Sent on 03/07/2016
2.3 out of 5 rating
I took my sample wedding gown for an alterations appointment to Champion Cleaners in Vestavia Hills where I expected to have a food experience. To my surprise, the alterations lady moved extremely fast during the appointment, and I was concerned that I didn't understand what her plan was for the dress alterations since she didn't take the time to explain to me. So, my future mother in law and I asked questions because she mentioned that she wanted to cut the fabric on the dress, and the alterations lady said thay we would just need to take the dress somewhere else. We were simply asking questions. In the end we decided to leave the dress there. To our further surprise a few days later we received a call from an associate who told us that they decided to decline our business since they believed we didn't have confidence in them. They told us to come pick up the dress. What a horrible experience. I would not recommend wasting your time at this cleaners for alterations.
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Nicole Sent on 04/17/2013
0.9 out of 5 rating
I read reviews of this place and thought it was going to be perfect to do just a few alterations on my wedding dress. Walking in the place, it was super hot and humid. They put me in a tiny room without a mirror to put on my wedding dress (which my mother and grandmother were also in there to help me get it on). It was so cramped, hot, and miserable. A foreign lady was there to help and once I got the dress on and situated, she acted like we were inconviencing her the entire time and was in such a hurry. She had a mirror that was broken in half and I couldn't even look in the mirror to see if I liked the pinning she had done. There wasn't even a step stool for me to stand on so that I wasn't stepping on my train. I asked her to make sure I didn't look crooked in it since I have scoliosis and she totally dismissed that, told me she had another appointment and left. Needless to say, we took my dress elsewhere. This was a terrible experience and I would not recommend anyone to waste their time going there.
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Champion can make sure your beautiful wedding gown is cleaned and preserved so that years from now, you can pass it down to your daughter or granddaughter. They do a GREAT job!

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