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Oakwood Cleaners

Preservation
Plus Size Gowns
Cleaning
Alison
Mariellen
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Recommended by 96% of couples

About this vendor

Oakwood Cleaners - gown care is a dry cleaner and wedding gown preservation company located just outside of Nashville in Hermitage, Tennessee with a drop off location in Nashville also. From pressing to alterations, they’ll take excellent care of your garments. Oakwood Cleaners - gown care has a top-of-the-line preservation process for post-wedding. Using the trademarked Museum Method, their preservation steps include hand-cleaning the item; this process has received attention for restoring garments to their original level of quality. If you are having a gown cleaned and intend to use it again, they’ll press it for you at no cost.

Services Offered

Endorsed by the Association of Bridal Consultants, Oakwood Cleaners - gown care bills itself as a green business because of its environmentally friendly processes. Their clients include:

  • Father of the groom
  • Bride
  • Mother of the bride
  • Groom
  • Ring bearers
  • Flower girls
  • Groomsmen
  • Mother of the groom
  • Father of the bride
  • Bridesmaids

Only a MuseumCare™ wedding gown preservation is true protection for your wedding or family gown and for you. Look for the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists name, and look for their logo!

Their written international preservation guarantee is backed by their Certified Wedding Gown Specialists™ of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists, who are represented in more than 500 cities around the world.

Return your wedding or family gown to any participating Certified Wedding Gown Specialist™ who will inspect and press your gown at no charge. Improper handling of the wedding or family gown without the supervision of a Certified Wedding Gown Specialist™ may cause damage and compromise the true preservation of your wedding gown.

Association of Wedding Gown Specialists established a ReforestationFund™ and will help provide support to the Arbor Day Foundation, the perfect partner to help make a positive impact in nature and celebrate your wedding gown preservation, to plant a tree for every wedding gown our members preserve. Founded in 1972, the Arbor Day Foundation is the world’s largest member nonprofit dedicated to planting trees. Together with their members, partners, and programs, they have helped plant more than 500 million trees in neighborhoods, communities, cities, and forests throughout the world.

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FAQ

How do you price dress alterations?

By Piece

Who do you provide services for?

Bride
Bridesmaids
Father of the Bride
Father of the Groom
Flower Girls
Groom
Groomsmen
Mother of the Bride
Mother of the Groom
Ring Bearers

Which of the following services do you provide?

Cleaning
Preservation

Which of the following items do you offer?

Plus Size Gowns
Veils

What is the average turnaround time for a bridal gown?

9-11 months

How often do you receive new bridal gowns?

Annually

What is your return policy?

Final Sales

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Reviews of Oakwood Cleaners

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Oakwood Cleaners receives high praise for their exceptional cleaning and preservation services for wedding dresses and formal wear. Reviewers highlight the attention to detail, quality of service, and restoration of gowns, with many noting the impressive results that exceeded their expectations. The staff, particularly Rhonda, are commended for their professionalism and helpfulness throughout the process. Despite the higher cost, reviewers unanimously agree that the service provided by Oakwood Cleaners is well worth the investment for preserving cherished garments.

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Oakwood Cleaners receives high praise for their exceptional cleaning and preservation services for wedding dresses and formal wear. Reviewers highlight the attention to detail, quality of service, and restoration of gowns, with many noting the impressive results that exceeded their expectations. The staff, particularly Rhonda, are commended for their professionalism and helpfulness throughout the process. Despite the higher cost, reviewers unanimously agree that the service provided by Oakwood Cleaners is well worth the investment for preserving cherished garments.

Alison
Alison Sent on 11/19/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Dress Preservation

Oakwood Cleaners is amazing! I had used them previously and when I wanted my wedding dress preserved, I knew I would use them again. My dress had been hanging in a closet for about a year and not been professionally cleaned post wedding. I was so happy with the time they took to make sure it was perfect before the preservation process and my dress is beautiful! Highly recommend if you are looking for the best to preserve your dress.
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Kris Sent on 12/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Professional and Friendly

I brought my daughter's wedding dress in for cleaning. Rhonda the owner of Oakwood Cleaners took the time to explain the difference between cleaning and preservation. I decided to preserve the wedding dress and am so very happy with my decision. I know that the dress will now last for years to come.
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Ann S. Sent on 10/29/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful experience!

I have a friend who highly recommended Oakwood Cleaners after having her daughter’s wedding gown preservation done there.
I talked with Rhonda on the phone prior to taking my daughter’s gown and veil there for the preservation process to be done. I made the decision to have the work done there.
Once I got there and talked with her in person, I knew that I had made the right decision. She explained the process and expected completion date in detail.
Communication was excellent throughout the process.
I found the entire staff to be very kind, knowledgeable, and accommodating!
My daughter’s dress and veil were in excellent hands with the Oakwood staff!
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Tamara Sent on 07/29/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Daughter’s Wedding Dress

My daughter’s wedding dress was designed by Jean Dudley Smith and hand sewn—an heirloom masterpiece, and she had a rip roaring blast at her wedding while wearing it! Oakwood cleaners restored it to pristine condition! It takes a
long time, but I trust them, and it’s worth the wait!
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Camille Sent on 04/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Service and Experience

I am so glad I decided to preserve my wedding gowns and accessories with Oakwood Cleaners. They took special care to all of the details and made sure I was informed along the way. If you’re considering where to bring your wedding gown or special pieces in Nashville, I highly recommend Oakwood Cleaners.
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Carolyn Sent on 12/29/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Can't believe my trashed bridesmaid dress came clean!

I took my bridesmaid dress here for cleaning after a somewhat "wild" wedding. Believe it or not, I have a bridesmaid dress I think I'll actually wear again. So i was pretty disappointed when i saw the state if it after the wedding. I had all sorts of spray tan, frosting, & general gunk all over it. I brought it in to Oakwood Cleaners & they explained the process very clearly. They seem to be very knowledgeable, as much of the technical info was way over my head. They do a complicated inspection process - photos, listing all the spots & damage in the computer. I have never seen another dry cleaner even come close to that amount of attention to detail. They said that they couldn't guarantee that all the stains would come out, but I wasn't surprised. I trashed that dress! However, when I got it back, it was in better condition than when I got it. All the gunk came off and it was pressed really nicely. It was wrapped in an inflated plastic bag with a cardboard hanging mannequin, which is keeping it from getting smooshed in my closet. I'm really happy I splurged to get my dress cleaned here. It was worth every penny. I'd definitely recommend Oakwood for nicer clothes - and everyday clothes, if you have the budget for it. They do a fantastic job. I'll be coming here for all my formal dry cleaning in the future.
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Jennifer Sent on 12/28/2023
5 out of 5 rating

My gown was a mess after the wedding !

My gown turned out amazing! Customer service was informative and helpful. Definitely recommend them to a friend.
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Ana M. Sent on 12/28/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Fast and Simple

My gown came out looking like it was new. I love it!!
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Hannah Sent on 12/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

This is the best place to take your dress.

Stop looking. This is the best place to take your dress. Beyond the normal 5 star care taken, there’s a black light inspection that helps with the removal of stains you can’t see today that will show up in years to come. The finished product comes in a quality box with a zipper dust cover. Once opened, you’ll find a pair of white gloves for any future handling. As you unfold the dust cover and layers of tissue paper, you’ll find your gown meticulously laid out and carefully folded, the bodice packed with tissue paper to preserve shape. Every detail has been considered for the placement of your dress accessories from veil to extra straps and panels. In addition to all this the work is of course guaranteed. This vendor has certain certifications that set them apart in this part of the industry that you can ask about as well.

Is this expensive? In a word yes. Though I’d consider this a relative question depending on how much you paid for your dress and how sentimental you are. I feel very confident I could easily show my granddaughter this dress someday and it look exactly as it does today.

How long does this take? Current wait times are between 12-14 months. The actual cleaning portion does include several different phases. Between that, the care taken, the finished product, and the demand, this made sense to me. I wasn’t in a hurry so the wait did not bother me. The communication was perfect for me. Calls and texts. I was notified of anything of importance but not overwhelmed with extra information I didn’t need as the customer.

When you pick up your dress, everything is explained and the box is opened so you can view the dress. I even received a hand written note from the person who did the preservation portion for my dress and happened to be the owner, thanking me for selecting them for this service and explaining the details of where she had laid my gown’s accessories.

I’m very satisfied with my choice and the finished product. I would happily recommend Oakwood Cleaners for Wedding Gown Preservation to anyone looking for the upmost professionalism, stellar customer service, and careful handling of what is often the most expensive and cherished dress many ever purchase.
Mariellen
Mariellen Sent on 11/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Great service and professional work

Oakwood beautifully restored several formal gowns for us for a dress display in our new archives museum! Several gowns were in a fragile state and they repaired them to a like-new condition. We were thrilled with the results!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2025 Winner
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Oakwood cleaners takes gown care to another level. They have an amazing team of people who specialize in making sure the gown is ready for the walk down the aisle and then it's prepared to be stored for years to come. Preservation is a huge part of their business and they are my top pick in the city!

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As a wedding professional, a former bride and multi-bridesmaid, Oakwood Cleaners has never failed! Deneal made my wedding dress a perfect fit - working with delicate Chantilly lace and hand sewn pearls - it was perfect. As a bridesmaid, my many alterations were fast and perfect. After my wedding, Oakwood cleaned my dress and it came back spotless, after hours of dancing and pictures that night. This is the BEST place in Nashville for wedding gown alterations, cleaning and preservation. Don't look anywhere else!

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The best in Nashville!!

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